Nurses represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association/National Nurses United have ratified a new one-year agreement with Boston-based Steward Health Care for Quincy (Mass.) Medical Center.
As part of the agreement, nurses agreed to a year-long wage freeze and allowed for an increased use of per diem and variable hour nursing positions. Additionally, Quincy is to create a swing unit for patients waiting for care in the emergency department.
"This agreement sets a blueprint for the future and increases awareness of the great care provided at our hospital. We are committed to high-quality, safe patient care. I believe that working together with the MNA we can become the hospital of choice for the residents of the greater Quincy area," Daniel Knell, president of Quincy Medical Center, said in the news release.
Quincy nurses went on a one-day strike earlier this year to protest staffing reductions.
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