CNA press releases

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Nurses holding signs: "Honk for support" "Patients first in the hospital" and "Save your staff, not your budget"

San Bernardino nurses to hold informational picket for patient safety at Dignity Health Community Hospital

RNs at Dignity Health Community Hospital in San Bernardino, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Thursday, March 28, to protest the administration’s refusal to address their deep concerns about unsafe staffing.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
March 26, 2024

Nurse holds sign "HCA loves income over outcomes"

RNs rally to demand HCA maintain life-saving trauma, stroke, and heart attack services at Regional Medical Center

Registered nurses at HCA’s Regional Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., will hold a rally to demand that HCA maintain life-saving trauma, stroke, and heart attack services at the facility. HCA, the Nashville-based health care giant, announced earlier this year it intended to close the services in August.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
March 25, 2024

Two City of Hope medical staff holding signs "Staff up! For safe care. End Crisis Care Now"

City of Hope nurses to hold rally for patient safety and safe staffing

RNs at City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, Calif., will hold a protest on March 27 to highlight their concerns about patient safety and chronic short staffing.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
March 25, 2024

John Muir Health nurses holding picket outside hospital

Concord nurses to hold informational picket for improved patient safety, a major factor in recruiting and retaining nurses

Registered nurses at John Muir Health, in Concord, Calif., will hold an informational picket to highlight their serious patient safety concerns, including staffing challenges and workplace violence issues.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
March 25, 2024

Nurses at Hazel Hawkins town hall

Registered nurses are deeply gratified after court dismisses Hazel Hawkins bankruptcy claim

RNs at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister, Calif. are deeply gratified that Judge Stephen Johnson, of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern California District of California, has agreed with the nurses represented by CNA and dismissed the San Benito County Health Care District’s assertion of bankruptcy.

California Nurses Association
March 21, 2024

Three nurses standing outside, one holds sign "CNA Ventura County health care proffessionals united for our patients"

Ventura County per diem registered nurses, health care professionals ratify five-year contract

Ventura County Health System’s per diem registered nurses and health care professionals voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a five-year contract which includes strong measures to improve patient safety and staff retention, including historic improvements in standards for per diem nurses.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
March 19, 2024

Group of five nurses arm-in-arm in hospital hallway

San Francisco nurses join board of supervisors Monday to demand answers from UCSF about acquisitions

Registered nurses from San Francisco hospitals will hold a rally and then provide testimony at a San Francisco Board of Supervisors hearing to demand that UCSF Medical Center answer major questions about its plans for maintaining or cutting key services and access to care at two hospitals it has recently acquired.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
March 14, 2024

Large group of nurses in hospital hallway, two hold signs "Patients First"

University of California nurses to hold rally for patient safety

UC registered nurses from across the state will hold a rally to highlight their ongoing patient safety concerns, including overcrowding in emergency departments, patient privacy violations, and the CDPH's failure to respond appropriately to these concerns with thorough and transparent investigations and reporting.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
March 13, 2024

California Sen. Monique Limón in front of podium

CNA applauds introduction of S.B. 1061 removing medical debt from credit reports

The bill, sponsored by CNA, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and a diverse coalition of organizations, would also prevent medical debt collectors from sharing medical debt information with credit reporting agencies.

California Nurses Association
March 11, 2024

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Fresno County Department of Public Health nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at the Public Health Department in Fresno, Calif. voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new two-year contract today, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
March 8, 2024