Covid-19 Press Releases

St. Mary’s Medical Center Nurses to Hold PPE Donation Drive and Demand Protections When Treating Patients with COVID-19

To demand the same COVID-19 staff levels as other Bay Area hospitals and to protest the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline health care workers during this COVID-19 pandemic, registered nurses at St. Mary’s Medical Center will hold an action, PPE donation drive, and media availability at 12 p.m., April 22...

California Nurses Association

April 21, 2020

University of California, Irvine Nurses to Hold Candlelight Vigil at Shift Change to Honor the Health Care Workers Who Have Been Exposed to and Contracted COVID-19 and to Demand Protections When Treating COVID-19 Patients

Orange, CA – To protest the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline health care workers during this COVID-19 pandemic, registered nurses at the Uni

California Nurses Association

April 20, 2020

Providence Saint John’s Nurses and Community Supporters Will Hold Solidarity Caravan to Demand Return of 10 Suspended RNs

Santa Monica, CA – Providence Saint John’s Nurses along with community supporters will hold a solidarity caravan at noon,&nbs

California Nurses Association

April 20, 2020

San Mateo Medical Center RNs to Hold Action to Demand Protections When Treating Patients with COVID-19

Nurses to demand personal protective equipment (PPE) for nurses at hospitals across the region, insist on safe staffing, and assert that the County not deny workers’&n

California Nurses Association

April 20, 2020

Nurses to Protest at White House to Demand OSHA Standard and Mass Production of Protective Equipment for Health Care Workers

Registered Nurses will be holding a protest in front of the White House on Tuesday, April 21 to call attention to the tens of thousands of health care workers nationwide who have become i

National Nurses United

April 20, 2020

Nurses Applaud Introduction of Emergency COVID-19 Bill to Protect RNs, First Responders, and Health Care Workers

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, California Nurses Association (CNA) is pleased to cosponsor Assembly Bill 664 (Cooper) to protect California’s nurses, firefighters, police officers, and health care workers by providing presumptive eligibility for workers’ compensation during a state of emergency.

California Nurses Association

April 17, 2020

John Muir Health, Concord Medical Center Nurses to Hold Action at Shift Change to Demand Protections When Treating Patients With COVID-19

Concord, CA – To protest the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline healthcare workers during this COVID-19 pandemic, registered nurses at John Muir&nb

California Nurses Association

April 16, 2020

Queen of the Valley Medical Center Nurses to Join Providence-St. Joseph Health System Nurses Across the State in Demanding Equal Protection When Treating Patients With COVID-19

Napa, CA – Registered nurses at Queen of the Valley Medical Center, part of the St. Joseph Health system, will join other Providence-St.

California Nurses Association

April 16, 2020

Atlanta VA Medical Center Nurses to Hold Action to Demand Protections When Treating Patients with COVID-19

To protest the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline health care workers during this COVID-19 pandemic, registered nurses at Atlanta VA Medical Center are holding an action and

National Nurses Organizing Committee

April 16, 2020

Provident Hospital of Cook County Nurses to Hold Action to Protest the Closure of Provident Hospital’s Emergency Room

To protest the abrupt and dangerous closure of South Side’s Provident Hospital of Cook County’s Emergency Room, registered nurses at Provident Hospital and their supporters are holding a socially d

National Nurses Organizing Committee

April 16, 2020