We, the under signed nurses and staff of Springfield Hospital, have long felt our voices for change have not been heard. Change that is desperately needed to improve quality of care, financial status, and retention of the best employees. Here and now we have a chance and demand to have our true opinions heard. We also feel our opinions have been misrepresented about our colleagues, the Physician's Assistants (PA's) of the group, Emergency Services of New England.

Today we wish to sign this petition in a show of support for our ED staffing group, Emergency Services of New England. ESNE has deep ties to the community and resounding relationships with our patients, a group that strives daily for practicing the most up to date, evidence based medicine, and that not only works to better themselves but also, all those they work with.

We feel it would be a determent of paramount proportions to replace such a group, especially in this time of great need, to resurrect one of the best community hospitals.