Do Unionized Registered Nurses Reduce Ami Mortality

PERI Working Paper No. 28

30 Pages Posted: 20 Nov 2002

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Michael Ash

UMass-Amherst - Department of Economics; CPPA, UMass-Amherst

Jean Ann Seago

University of Massachusetts - Department of Economics

Date Written: December 10, 2001

Abstract

Although recent research shows interesting relationships between hospital work organization and patient outcomes, the relationship between nurse unions and patient outcomes has not been explored. This study examines the relationship between the prsences of a bargaining unit for registered nurses and the acute myocardial infarction (AMI) mortality rate for acute care hospitals in California. After accounting for patient and hospital characteristics, we find that hospitals with unionized RN workforces have 5.5 percent lower AMI mortality than do nonunion hospitals (-0.8 percentage point/14.6 percent average AMI mortality).

Suggested Citation

Ash, Michael and Seago, Jean Ann, Do Unionized Registered Nurses Reduce Ami Mortality (December 10, 2001). PERI Working Paper No. 28, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=333748 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.333748

Michael Ash (Contact Author)

UMass-Amherst - Department of Economics ( email )

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United States

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Jean Ann Seago

University of Massachusetts - Department of Economics ( email )

10th Floor Thompson Hall
Amherst, MA 01003
United States

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