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The Kemit Texas Winkler Nurses Trial Transcript and the
Temple University Nurses Strike
and the Issue of Reporting Malpractice and Gag Rules:
A Webliography of Selected Sources




The Kemit Texas Winkler Nurses Trial Transcript and the
Temple University Nurses Strike
and the Issue of Reporting Malpractice and Gag Rules:
A Webliography of Selected Sources




Transcript of the Criminal Trial of Innocent Anne Mitchell Online

"You will be flabbergasted when you finally learn the real story. You 
will also understand why the jury took minutes to render a verdict of not 
guilty."


<http://lawmedconsultant.com/?p=320>


Trial Transcript

<http://www.scribd.com/doc/30364402/ 
Transcript-of-Mitchell-Bogus-Criminal-Trial>


A shorter URL for the above link:



<http://tinyurl.com/2b5hst4>


[I found the Google Chrome browser worked better with this document than 
Internet Explorer on my computer.]


Nurses' civil suit delayed
OA
April 20, 2010 1:35 PM
ODESSA AMERICAN Online
<http://www.oaoa.com/news/nurses-46116-county-hospital.html>


PECOS A pre-trial hearing scheduled Monday was postponed until next month 
in the civil lawsuit two former Winkler County nurses filed against 
Winkler County Memorial Hospital and several county officials after they 
were terminated from the hospital.

One of the nurses, Anne Mitchell, was acquitted in February in a trial 
that attracted national attention. Mitchell had been charged with filing 
an anonymous complaint in bad faith against Dr. Rolando G. Arafiles Jr.



Pre-trial Hearing Postponed for Former Winkler County Nurses 4/20/10
Lindsay Martin
CBS 7 News
April 20, 2010
<http://www.cbs7kosa.com/news/details.asp?ID=19081>


Prosecutors said the women filed the complaint in "bad faith" against the 
doctor, but the nurses said they were only acting in the best interest of 
the patients.

Charges against Galle were eventually dropped, and Mitchell was acquitted 
back in February.

The two are now seeking compensation for their termination.

The mediation session is rescheduled for May 17th.




Coverage in Net-Gold of the Winkler Hospital nurse firings and criminal 
case in Kermit Texas can be found using this web link:


<http://www.google.com/search?q=%22net-gold%22+and+%22temple.edu%
22+and+nurses+and+(winkler+OR+kermit)&hl=en&filter=0>


A shorter URL for the above link:


<http://tinyurl.com/39mavc9>



More content on this case can be found with these links:



Google Web Search

Results 1 - 10 of about 152,000

<http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=nurses+and+
(winkler+OR+kermit)+and+(trial+OR+case+OR+verdict+OR+
court+OR+criminal+OR+firing+OR+fired)&start=0&sa=N>



A shorter URL for the above link:



<http://tinyurl.com/32l4y2v>



Google News Archive

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all&ned=us&hl=en&q=nurses+and+%28winkler+OR+kermit%
29+and+%28trial+OR+case+OR+verdict+OR+court+OR+
criminal+OR+firing+OR+fired%29&cf=all>



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<http://tinyurl.com/2vre5nq>




Google Blog Search



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(trial%20OR%20case%20OR%20verdict%20OR%20court%20OR%
20criminal%20OR%20firing%20OR%20fired)&cf=all&sa=N&tab=nb>



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<http://tinyurl.com/2fxyktt>




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20criminal%20OR%20firing%20OR%20fired)&cf=all&sa=N&tab=bi>



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<http://tinyurl.com/24doe7w>




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A shorter URL for the above link:

<http://tinyurl.com/52t9hj>

AND

<http://sites.google.com/site/searchtoolsfamily/>




Temple nurses strike over work rule, tuition perk
By KATHY MATHESON , 04.06.10, 12:17 PM EDT
Associated Press
Forbes
<http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/04/06/
business-pa-philadelphia-nurses-strike_7491650.html>


A shorter URL for the above link:


<http://tinyurl.com/25ctpwn>


PHILADELPHIA -- Hundreds of striking Temple University Hospital nurses and 
other employees rallied Tuesday in an effort to restart contract 
negotiations stalled over language that workers say would jeopardize 
patients, limit free speech and take away a crucial college tuition 
benefit.


About 1,000 nurses and 500 professional health workers have been picketing 
the hospital for nearly a week. No new talks are scheduled, and Temple has 
hired about 850 temporary workers to keep the building running.


<snip>


But Maureen May, head of the hospital's nurses union, said the tuition 
perk is a key recruiting and retention tool for the urban hospital in 
gritty North Philadelphia.

And a proposed "gag clause," which would restrict union members from 
publicly criticizing the hospital or its managers, could prevent nurses 
from advocating for patients or even grumbling about a bad day on their 
Facebook pages, she said.

"To me, that's frightening," May said on Monday.

Gomberg said the "non-disparagement" language is directed specifically at 
the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals, 
which represents the nurses and professionals. The association has a 
history of "disparaging the hospital and its business practices" in union 
publications and to the media, Gomberg said.




Nurse strike continues
April 6, 2010 by Valerie Rubinsky
Filed under News
Temple News
<http://temple-news.com/2010/04/06/nurse-strike-continues/>


In a letter to Temples administration, members of Pennsylvanias General 
Assembly, Sens. Shirley Kitchen, Lawrence Farnese, Vincent Hughes, Michael 
Stack, Christine Tartaglione, LeAnna Washington and Anthony Williams 
expressed their concerns about the gag clause and urged TUH to negotiate 
in good faith and bring an end to the strike as quickly as possible.




Posted on Sat, Apr. 24, 2010
Amid strike, interim CEO says she thinks as a nurse
By Stacey Burling
Inquirer Staff Writer
Philadelphia Inquirer
<http://www.philly.com/inquirer/business/
20100424_Amid_strike__interim_CEO_says_she_thinks_as_a_nurse.html>



A shorter URL for the above link:



<http://tinyurl.com/2c44a8o>



The strike by 1,500 nurses and allied professionals at Temple University 
Hospital has put the hospital's interim chief executive, Sandy Gomberg, in 
the spotlight.


A nurse herself, Gomberg has become the public face and, on radio ads, 
voice of the North Philadelphia institution as it makes its case that it 
must take a hard line against PASNAP (Pennsylvania Association of Staff 
Nurses and Allied Professionals) even as it spends millions on 
strike-replacement workers.


While striking workers say Temple could settle for what it's spending to 
stay open during the strike, Gomberg says the long-term costs of meeting 
the nurses' demands "dwarf" the cost of staying open during the strike, 
now in its fourth week. And, she said, costs are dropping as striking 
workers cross the picket line to return to work. She said 10 percent of 
PASNAP members (the union said it was 6.5 percent) were now working under 
the terms of the hospital's contract proposal.





Posted on Thu, Apr. 22, 2010
Pa. Health Dept.: A lot of complaints from Temple
By Stacey Burling
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Philadelphia Inquirer
Mhttp://www.philly.com/inquirer/breaking/business_breaking/
20100422_Pa__Health_Dept___A_lot_of_complaints_from_Temple.html>


A shorter URL for the above link:


<http://tinyurl.com/2bls2gg>


The deputy secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health says her 
agency has investigated "a lot" of complaints about Temple University 
Hospital since 1,500 nurses and allied health workers went on strike there 
March 31.

But because of reporting delays she blames on federal regulations, 
potential patients will not be able to see what those investigations found 
until at least the middle of next month.


<snip>


Mitchell said the system did not include special rules for strikes. It is 
designed to protect hospitals from inspectors who make mistakes or are 
unfair.

"We have to treat Temple the way that we treat all other hospitals, and I 
can't single them out because of their current situation."

The union representing striking workers, PASNAP (Pennsylvania Association 
of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals), has raised concerns that the 
850 replacement workers will affect quality.



Temple Strike Update: Care is Deteriorating
By Randy LoBasso
Philadelphia Weekly
<http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/news-and-opinion/
phillynow/Temple-Strike-Update-Care-is-Deteriorating-91915369.html>



A shorter URL for the above link:



<http://tinyurl.com/27jpush>



As detailed in earlier blogs and in the Inky, hospital deaths rise 19.4 
percent and readmissions rise 6.5 percent during hospital strikes, 
according to a study done by an MIT professor and Carnegie Mellon student.

Another recent study by authors at UPenn found that 10-13 percent fewer 
surgical patients would die in Pennsylvania if nurse-to-patient ratios 
(part of what this strike is about) were lowered, as theyve been done due 
to an evil, socialist mandate in California.

And while the healthcare workers on strike wanted more members, Temple 
Hospital has replaced the 1,500 employees with just 850 temporary workers 
(and the union has continually claimed the replacements would negatively 
effect care quality), so what do they expect?





Posted on Mon, Apr. 12, 2010
A study shows nursing strikes erode patient care
By Stacey Burling
Inquirer Staff Writer
Do Strikes Kill?
Philadelphia Inquirer
<http://www.philly.com/philly/business/90592309.html>


That is the provocative title of a study released last month that examined 
the quality of care in New York hospitals during 50 nursing strikes over 
two decades.

The answer appeared to be yes.

The authors, an MIT professor working with a Carnegie Mellon University 
student, found that in-hospital deaths rose by 19.4 percent and 
readmissions by 6.5 percent for patients treated during strikes.

"This study provides some of the first analytical evidence on the effects 
of health-care strikes on patients, and suggests that hospitals 
functioning during nurses' strikes are doing so at a lower quality of 
patient care," the authors wrote in a working paper published by the 
National Bureau of Economic Research.




Posted on Fri, Apr. 9, 2010
The cost of Temple Hospital replacements
By Jane M. Von Bergen
Inquirer Staff Writer
Philadelphia Inquirer
<http://www.philly.com/philly/business/90331944.html>



On its Web site, Health Source Global Staffing, a California company, put 
out a bid for help at Temple University Hospital, where 1,500 nurses and 
allied health professionals have been on strike since March 31.
"We are recruiting for an upcoming strike in Philadelphia at a large 
teaching hospital," the Web site said. "We need over 830 nurses, techs and 
other staff to take care of patients. We are asking for your help."


A flashing banner on the home page promises up to $10,000 a week for 
nurses.


At the rate Temple is spending, it could fund four years of raises, at 3 
percent per year, by the middle of next week, if the strike persists, said 
Bill Cruice, executive director of the union, the Pennsylvania Association 
of Staff Nurses and Allied Staffing. The tab for those raises would be $9 
million, he claimed.






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