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RNs at three Steward hospitals ratify new pacts
Registered nurses at three Steward Health Care hospitals in South Florida — Coral Gables Hospital in Coral Gables, Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah, and Florida Medical Center in Lauderdale Lakes — resoundingly voted in favor of ratifying new three-year contracts. The new contracts support improvements in patient care and will strengthen each hospital’s capacity to retain and recruit registered nurses, which is a priority given the staffing crisis at each facility.
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Nurses condemn closure of nursery unit
Registered nurses at HCA Florida Osceola Hospital in Kissimmee, Fla., held a protest and a vigil to condemn management’s scheme to drastically slash services to mothers and other patients giving birth, parents, and infants.
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Florida nurses vote to unionize
Citing a desire for improved staffing and a strengthened voice in patient care protections, registered nurses at Coral Gables Hospital in South Florida voted by 57 percent in July to join National Nurses Organizing Committee-Florida/National Nurses United.