‘A Prescription for Higher Costs’

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield regional Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Greater Easthampton Chamber and the Greater Chicopee Chamber, will present a program — ‘How the Nurse Staffing Mandate is a Prescription for Higher Costs,’ on Sept. 21 at the TD Bank Conference Center, 1441 Main St., Springfield, starting at 7:30.

Join Mass Taxpayers Association president Eileen McAnenny, Mike Sroczynski, vice president of Government Advocacy for the Mass. Hospital Assoc., and Christine Klucnik, Baystate Medical Center’s chief nursing officer for a moderated panel discussion on how the proposed law will directly impact the ability of local hospitals to treat patients, while also driving up healthcare costs and taxes.

Registration, a continental breakfast, and networking begin at 7:30. The program begins at 8. To register, visit http://business.myonlinechamber.com/events/details/how-the-nurse-staffing-mandate-is-a-prescription-for-higher-costs-4258