Come support the UNAP Children's Hospital Fund at our annual Nurse's Week celebration and fundraiser on Wednesday, May 12th at the Twin River Event Center.  This year we are have invited the comedic players of Too Live Nurse to come and entertain!  Tickets for the dinner and show are $30 - receive $10 back in Bonus Play to enjoy after the show.  There will be a cash bar available, a cocktail hour starting at 5:30 and dinner at 6:30!

*The Too Live Nurse performance replaces the formerly advertised performance of "As The Hospital Turns".

After spending more than 2 1/2 years and $8 million in pursuit of a merger, Lifespan and Care NE announced on February 26 that they are abandoning their plans to become a single, seven-hospital system. In response, the UNAP commented that the decision reflects the public's increasing discomfort with large private corporations running essential public services like hospitals.

In 2008, the UNAP conducted a survey of hundreds of health care workers throughout the State who expressed concerns about the impact that the giant merger could have on employee rights and benefits, patient services, unaffiliated community hospitals, and overall health care costs. Since then, the UNAP has consistently argued that before we let a single private company control 70% of our state’s hospital beds, we must make sure we have the public oversight necessary to ensure that their private business decisions are made in the public interest.

To read more about Lifespan's announcement and UNAP's response, click here and here.

In the aftermath of the magnitude-7.0 earthquake that struck the impoverished Caribbean nation of Haiti the night of January 12, officials there are in the process of assessing the utter devastation, especially the area of Port Au Prince.  A massive relief effort will require the efforts of many individuals and organizations.  Here are a couple of ways that UNAP members can help:

Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN) is a national network of direct-care RNs that coordinates sending volunteer RNs to disaster stricken areas wherever and whenever they are needed most. RNRN was organized in 2005 when Katrina and Rita — two of the most destructive hurricanes in history — dramatically exposed America's flawed disaster relief system.   VOLUNTEER ONLINE HERE