Congrats to ONA`s Lima Memorial Professional Nurses Association (LMPNA), which voted by a 2-to-1 margin to ratify a new contract!

The new contract language addresses issues important to LMPNA members, including wage, charge differential, and on-call pay increases; keeping insurance costs reasonable; and adjustments to policies governing internal transfers.

Thank you to the members of the LMPNA Bargaining Team for all your work, and congratulations to all LMPNA members on the ratification of this new agreement!

#ItsBetterInAUnion ...

On Indigenous Peoples Day, it is important we remember that Indigenous people continue to face vast health disparities, including lower life expectancy and higher rates of chronic illness.

Healthcare is a human right. For everyone. ...

October 11 is National Coming Out Day!

Shoutout to all our LGBTQ+ members and to nurses and health professionals everywhere who are creating safe spaces for patients and colleagues to be their full, true selves. ...

Today is World Mental Health Day, intended to raise awareness, fight social stigma, and mobilize support for mental health care.

Mental health *is* health, and all healthcare is a human right. ...

It`s Mental Health Awareness Week, and let`s be honest: the issues we have to deal with -- understaffing, workplace violence, unsupportive upper management -- they take their toll on our health and wellbeing.

There`s a reason so many nurses leave the bedside. It`s ok to ask for help before it becomes unbearable.

❤️‍🩹It`s ok to not be ok.
🤝It`s ok to ask for help.

#mentalhealthawarenessweek ...

OHIO: Early in-person voting starts today!

✅Find the 2026 voting schedule and links to all county boards of election here, https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voting-schedule

✅Research your local candidates and their positions on issues like safe staffing and workers` rights.

✅Your vote.
✅Your voice.
✅Make it count. ...

Important races and issues will be decided in the general election this November, and tomorrow is a crucial deadline: if you want to vote in the November election, you must be registered to vote by tomorrow, Monday, October 5, 2026!

Go to the Ohio Secretary of State`s website (https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/register-to-vote) to check your registration, update your address, and register to vote.

Plan now to vote in November! ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which means it`s a great time to get back in the habit of conducting regular self-exams, and go ahead and schedule your next annual mammogram, too!

As nurses and health professionals, we put others` health and wellbeing above our own, but it`s so important that we take care of ourselves. Take a little time this month to get checked for breast cancer. We need you in this fight! ...