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Nurses at Desert Regional Medical Center organize for safe staffing, better patient care

Desert Regional Medical Center nurses to speak out at public forum on hospital’s future

Nurses at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, California are urging the public to participate in a public forum on March 5 regarding the future of the public hospital, which is currently leased by Tenet Healthcare, a massive health care corporation worth more than $9 billion.

California Nurses Association
March 4, 2024

Luz Maria Rivas in front of capitol building

Union nurses endorse Assemblymember Luz Maria Rivas for Congress

NNU today announced they have endorsed Assemblymember Luz Maria Rivas to represent California’s 29th Congressional District, home to over 750,000 people in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles.

National Nurses United
February 29, 2024

Assemblymember Laura Friedman

Union nurses endorse Assemblymember Laura Friedman for Congress

National Nurses United today announced they have endorsed Assemblymember Laura Friedman to represent California’s 30th Congressional District, home to close to 750,000 people and over a thousand members of California Nurses Association in Los Angeles area communities, including Glendale, Hollywood, and Pasadena.

National Nurses United
February 29, 2024

Evan Low visits strike line with nurses

Union nurses endorse Assemblymember Evan Low for Congress

NNU today announced they have endorsed Assemblymember Evan Low to represent California’s 16th Congressional District, home to nearly 750,000 people and over a thousand members of California Nurses Association (CNA) in Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz counties.

National Nurses United
February 29, 2024

UCSF nurses hold signs in support of safe staffing.

UCSF Mission Bay nurses rally to demand immediate action on safe staffing for patients

On February 27, nurses from University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Health Mission Bay will hold a rally to shed light on worsening conditions inside the medical center that the university has continuously refused to address.

California Nurses Association
February 26, 2024

Two City of Hope nurses holding sign "Staff up! For safe care. End crisis care now."

City of Hope nurses to hold candlelight vigil to win a fair contract with strong patient safety language

RNs at City of Hope National Medical Center, in Duarte, Calif. will hold a candlelight vigil on Friday, Feb. 23 to highlight patient safety concerns, including short staffing and the inability to take meal- and rest-period breaks daily, that they wish to resolve by winning a fair contract with strong, safe patient care provisions.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
February 20, 2024

Two nurses on picket line smiling

Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital in Marina del Rey, Calif., voted in favor of ratifying a new four-year contract on Feb. 16, 2024, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

California Nurses Association
February 20, 2024

Nurse holding up sign that reads "We are here for our patients."

Oroville Hospital nurses to hold informational picket to protest short-staffing, erosion of patient care standards, and deteriorating working conditions

Registered nurses at Oroville Hospital in Oroville, California, will hold an informational picket on Thursday, February 15, to protest chronic short-staffing conditions that jeopardize patient care and lead to high turnover and the loss of experienced nurses.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
February 14, 2024

Rep. Ash Kalra (AD 25), Sen. Dave Cortese (SD 15) on CNA panel for CalCare

Assemblymember Ash Kalra, California Nurses Association introduce CalCare legislation

AB 2200 would enact a comprehensive framework of governance, benefits, program standards, and health care cost controls for a single-payer health care coverage system in California, guaranteeing comprehensive, high-quality health care for all Californians as a human right.

California Nurses Association
February 7, 2024

Group of 9 nurses smiling, one holds signs "Respect Nurses, Our Patients, Our Communitites

California Nurses Association statement on San Benito County Health Care District’s proposal to promote interim CEO, Mary Casillas

As nurses who are extremely concerned about the well-being of our community and patients at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital, we are appalled and outraged that the San Benito Health Care District has chosen this time to elevate Mary Casillas’ status from interim to permanent CEO and offer a salary that would amount to greater than 30 percent increase in her salary. 

California Nurses Association
January 24, 2024