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Kansas City nurses to hold vigil protesting planned service shut downs at Research Medical Center

Nurses at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., will hold a vigil for patients impacted by planned service shutdowns at their hospital. Nurses are planning for a solemn event to spotlight what this means for Kansas City patients and how the hospital’s ownership, HCA Healthcare, has mismanaged and cut resources to these units for years, laying the groundwork to justify their own decision to shutter these services.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

July 30, 2025

Kansas City nurses picket for safer staffing

Kansas City nurses protest planned service shut downs at Research Medical Center

Nurses at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri, are speaking out against the planned end of their hospital’s labor and delivery, neonatal intensive, and obstetrics emergency care services. Recently announced by HCA, nurses say these service shutdowns will leave patients with fewer options for essential health care for new parents and babies.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

July 11, 2025

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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 at two Kansas City-area hospitals ratify new contract with HCA management

Registered nurses at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., and Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kan., voted to ratify new three-year contracts last week, winning measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

October 14, 2024

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SSM Health SLU Hospital nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

RNs at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital (SLUH) in St. Louis, Mo. voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract today, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

July 27, 2024

Large group of nurses outside hospital, holding signs "Hey HCA, Put Patients Over Profit"

HCA nurses win new contracts

Registered nurses at 17 hospitals managed by HCA voted in favor of ratifying new three-year contracts in October, concluding a massive 2024 bargaining effort by nurses represented by National Nurses Organizing Committee.

December 20, 2024

Large group of nurses holding banner "SSM Health: Invest in Patient Care!"

St. Louis nurses strike again

Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital (SLUH) in St. Louis, Mo., held a two-day strike in December to protest management’s persistent union-busting and outsourcing of RN jobs. National Nurses Organizing Committee has represented nurses at SLUH since 2012.

March 29, 2024

Nurses picketing outside of Saint Louis University Hospital

St. Louis RNs hold historic first strike for patient safety

Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., held a one-day strike on September 26 to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care, safe staffing, and workplace violence. The strike follows the nurses’ 94 percent vote in early September in favor of authorizing the bargaining team to call a strike.

January 12, 2024