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Nurses at 17 HCA facilities in six states ratify new union contracts

Registered nurses at 17 hospitals managed by HCA have voted in favor of ratifying new three-year contracts in recent weeks, concluding a massive 2024 bargaining effort by nurses, and including measures to improve patient care, patient safety, nurse retention, and working conditions at their hospitals.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

October 22, 2024

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Nurses ratify new contracts with HCA management at Osceola and Lake Monroe hospitals

Nurses at two Orlando-area facilities voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract this week, winning measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

October 18, 2024

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Fawcett Hospital nurses protest HCA contract proposals that endanger patient care

Nurses at Fawcett Hospital in Port Charlotte, Fla., will hold a rally on Monday, July 8, to protest HCA’s failure to address nurses’ grave concerns over chronic short staffing and patient safety during the current contract negotiations.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

July 5, 2024

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Nurses will rally in Largo to protest HCA contract proposals that endanger patient care

Nurses from three HCA Florida hospitals will rally at HCA Florida Largo Hospital in Largo, Fla., on Tuesday, July 2, to protest HCA’s failure to seriously address nurses’ concerns in contract negotiations, especially around safe staffing and patient care.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

June 28, 2024

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Orlando-area nurses to rally against HCA contract proposals that endanger patient care

Nurses at two HCA Florida hospitals in the Orlando area will hold rallies this week to protest HCA’s failure to seriously address their staffing and nurse retention crises in contract negotiations.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

June 24, 2024

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VA nurses across country fight for safe staffing, protest hiring freeze

Registered nurses who work at Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals around the country, from New York to Ohio to North Carolina to Florida, held a national week of action in August. The nurses are calling on the VA to lift what is in effect a hiring freeze that has contributed to more than tens of thousands of vacancies across the health system, including thousands of RN positions.

September 19, 2024

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HCA nurses from across the country rally in Florida

In late November, more than 100 registered nurses from HCA facilities across the country held a rally outside of HCA’s West Florida Division Office in Tampa, Fla. Nurses said their protest was intended to send a message to management about nurse unity and solidarity in the face of mismanagement at their hospitals across the country, and it came ahead of a wave of union contract expirations next year.

January 12, 2024

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Nurses condemn closure of nursery unit

Registered nurses at HCA Florida Osceola Hospital in Kissimmee, Fla., held a protest in November and a vigil in December to condemn management’s scheme to drastically slash services to mothers and other patients giving birth, parents, and infants.

January 6, 2023

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RNs at three Steward hospitals ratify new pacts

Registered nurses at three Steward Health Care hospitals in South Florida resoundingly voted in favor of ratifying new three-year contracts in October. 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.

January 6, 2023

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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.

October 7, 2022