Patient Safety Act Archives

Senator Collett Celebrates House Passage of Patient Safety Act

June 28, 2023

Harrisburg, Pa. – June 28, 2023 — Today, Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery) joined her colleagues in the legislature and fellow nurses from across the Commonwealth to celebrate the passage of HB 106, the companion to Senator Collett’s Patient Safety...

Senator Collett Reintroduces Patient Safety Act to Improve Care & Support PA Nurses

August 30, 2021

Harrisburg, Pa. − August 30, 2021 − Today, Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) announced the reintroduction of the Patient Safety Act to set safe nurse-to-patient limits in Pennsylvania hospitals. SB 240 will set appropriate staffing ratios based on...

PA nurses say the Patient Safety Act is needed to save lives

February 23, 2021

Harrisburg, PA – February 23, 2021 – Nurses have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, risking their lives to provide the safest and best care possible, even with insufficient staffing in unsafe conditions.