Disruption in Healthcare

On December 6th, more than 500 1199SEIU nurses and nurse managers gathered at the tenth annual 1199SEIU League Registered Nurse Labor Management Initiative (RNLMI) Nursing Symposium, “The Real Hand-off in Healthcare: Disruption.” The goal of the annual Symposium is to...

Check Out Our Brand-New Website!

We’re excited to share our newly redesigned website. The new site includes articles from Partnership Matters, information about LMP and RNLMI services, and resources to achieve high-quality care, excellent collaboration, and efficient service delivery. We’ve created...

Streamlining Supply Management at Northwell Health

As healthcare workers know well, hospitals require a myriad of supplies for patient care–everything from gloves and syringes to surgical supplies. As health care systems consolidate, they are trending toward self-distribution operations, which allows for greater...

1199SEIU Nurses Learn about Changing Roles at RNLMI Symposium

Eva James, an RN and 1199SEIU contract administrator for Mount Sinai Beth Israel, walked down the hall at the Brooklyn Marriott with a smile on her face. “The RN Symposium was great,” she said. “I learned so much about how hospitals are shifting to larger healthcare...

Many Overcrowded EDs Could Improve Patient Flow Interventions

Emergency Department (ED) crowding has been a growing problem over the last two decades, leading to poor patient outcomes including increased rates of mortality and cardiovascular complications. A national study published in Health Affairs showed that while the...