Arizona press releases

Nurses Hold Pickets at Tenet Hospitals in Arizona, California, and Florida Nurses Rally in El Paso, Texas

Registered nurses at 12 Tenet hospitals in Arizona, California, and Florida, will hold informational pickets May 28, urging management to invest in nursing staff.

National Nurses United

May 28, 2019

RNs to Provide Medical Care to Asylum Seekers As Feds Reveal More Child Deaths in U.S. Custody

Registered nurses with the Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN) will return to Tucson, Ariz. this weekend to provide critical medical aid to asylum seekers.

National Nurses United / RNRN

May 24, 2019

RNs to Mark Mother’s Day Providing Critical Medical Care to Asylum Seekers

Registered nurses with the Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN) will spend this Mother’s Day weekend caring for children, mothers, and families as they provide critical medical aid to asylum seekers in Tucson, Ariz.

National Nurses United

May 10, 2019

Answering the Call- RNRN Nurse Volunteers Return to Tucson to Provide Critical Medical Aid to Migrants

“These are people, who through no fault of their own, are in horrific situations and trying to survive,” said Nancy Rudner, a registered nurse from Florida who is returning to Tucson for a second deployment at the shelter. 

National Nurses United

May 3, 2019

New Team of RNRN Nurse Volunteers Arrives Today in Tucson to Provide Medical Aid to Migrants

A new team of nurse volunteers with the Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN) will arrive today in Tucson to provide medical aid at the Casa Alitas shelter operated by Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona.

National Nurses United

April 26, 2019

Nurses volunteering medical services Easter weekend to migrants recently released from federal detention

Nurse volunteers with the Registered Nurse Response Network, a disaster-relief project of the California Nurses Foundation and National Nurses United, say they are providing medical care for unprecedented numbers of migrant families recently released from federal detention.

RN Response Network

April 19, 2019

RNs caring for migrant families in Tucson condemn negative health impact of detention, after already arduous journey

Nurse volunteers with the Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN) — a disaster-relief project of the California Nurses Foundation (CNF) and National Nurses United (NNU) — who are providing medical

RN Response Network

April 11, 2019

RNRN Volunteers Deploy to the Border Nurse Volunteers Provide Critical Medical Aid to Migrants and Asylum Seekers

Nurse volunteers from the Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN)— a disaster-relief project of the California Nurses Foundation (CNF) and National Nurses United (NNU)—are answering the call again this weekend, providing medical care for migrants and asylum seekers. RNRN/NNU has been sending teams of volunteer nurses to the Tucson area since February.

National Nurses United

March 29, 2019

Nurses Volunteer to Provide Urgently Needed Medical Care to Migrants Released from ICE Detention

The Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN), a disaster-relief project of the California Nurses Foundation and National Nurses United, is sending its sixth team of volunteer nurses to Tucson, Ariz., March 15 through March 17 to provide basic medical support to migrants and asylum seekers recently released from federal detention. 

National Nurses United

March 15, 2019

RN Volunteers Provide the Critical Gift of Medical Aid to Migrant Detainees

The Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN), a disaster-relief project of the California Nurses Foundation (CNF) and National Nurses United (NNU), is sending its fifth team of volunteer nurses to Tucson, Ariz., March 8 through March 10

RN Response Network

March 8, 2019