ROCHESTER, Minn. – Mayo Clinic is telling state officials it will send billion-dollar investments planned in Minnesota to other states if bills advance at the legislature to regulate nurse staffing levels and penalize hospitals with large increases in the cost of medical care.
The Star Tribune quotes an e-mail to Gov. Tim Walz from Mayo lobbyist Kate Johansen who said “Our Board was set to move forward to consider this investment next week. Because these bills continue to proceed without meaningful and necessary changes to avert their harms to Minnesotans, we cannot proceed with seeking approval to make this investment in Minnesota. We will need to direct this enormous investment to other states.”
Mary Turner, President of the Minnesota Nurses Association Union, said the desperate move by executives at Mayo Clinic Health System makes clear exactly why this bill is needed at Mayo and every hospital in the state.
The bill would require hospital committees, with 35% nurse membership, to set staffing levels.
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