A report commissioned by the Massachusetts hospital industry projects that a ballot question to
regulate nurse staffing would come at an extraordinary cost and worsen the quality of patient care.
Not exact matches
It was a busy day Thursday for the Erie County Legislature as it passed legislation to
regulate pawn shops, supported earlier drinking hours on Sunday and asked Albany to require minimum
staffing in hospitals and
nursing homes.
Both Ryan and Poloncarz acknowledged that
nursing homes are heavily
regulated and suffer from serious financial pressures because of low reimbursement rates for care and
staffing shortages.