California nurses score huge win: State directs hospitals to begin weekly Covid testing of all health care staff Dec. 14 and testing of all patients now
Nurses scored a tremendous victory for the type of infection control measures they have been demanding since the start of the pandemic when the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) on Wednesday directed all general acute-care hospitals in the state to begin Covid-19 weekly testing of all health care workers on Dec. 14 and of all patient admissions starting now.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Nov 30, 2020
Sutter Delta Nurses to Hold Press Conference Tuesday To Protest Imminent Closure of Hospital’s NICU, Jeopardizing Safety of Infants
Registered nurses will hold a press conference Tuesday, Dec. 1 to protest the planned closure of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch, Calif. The hospital plans to shutter the unit by the end of December.
California Nurses Association
Nov 30, 2020
At virtual press conference briefing on Covid surge, nurses urge employers, government, public to “Listen to nurses”
At a virtual press conference held Monday, Nov. 23 to brief the nation on the challenges they face now as Covid-19 surges in almost every state, National Nurses United RNs impassionately urged their employers, government, and the public to “Listen to nurses” and follow the science of infection control that the country needs to mitigate the catastrophic death and suffering they are anticipating heading into the winter and holiday seasons.
National Nurses United
Nov 23, 2020
UCLA Nurses Hold Vigil to Alert Public of Patient Safety Concerns During Covid-19 Pandemic
Registered nurses at University of California, Los Angeles will hold a vigil on Monday, Nov. 23 to alert the public to their patient safety concerns as hospitalizations spike in the county.
California Nurses Association
Nov 20, 2020
Nurses hold virtual press conference to brief nation on most current challenges they face during recent Covid surge
National Nurses United will hold a virtual press conference Monday, Nov. 23 to brief the nation on the challenges nurses face now as Covid-19 infection rates, hospitalizations, and deaths surge to record-breaking highs in almost every state.
National Nurses United
Nov 20, 2020
RNs at Rocky Mountain VA rally to alert public to patient safety concerns, short staffing, and intimidation of nurses exercising their union rights
Registered nurses at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado will hold a rally Friday, Nov. 20 to alert the public about patient safety issues as a result of chronic short staffing, to denounce hospital management’s decision to implement widespread shift changes, and to employ overt intimidation tactics as an attempt to deny the nurses their collective bargaining rights.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Nov 19, 2020
Global Nurses United demands World Health Organization strengthen Covid-19 guidance
Global Nurses United (GNU), a federation of the world’s premiere nurse and health care worker unions, today sent a letter to the World Health Organization (WHO), demanding that the WHO strengthen its guidance on Covid-19.
Global Nurses United
Nov 19, 2020
Why I am striking
Everyone in San Joaquin County needs to know why the county’s nurses are striking.
The county has $95.5 million in reserves yet the board of supervisors refuses to settle our contract. For nearly two years, county health administrators have failed to bargain in good faith and they have ignored our concerns about staffing, personal protective equipment (PPE), and safe patient care. All of this hurts the quality of medical care that you and your loved ones can expect to receive in our county facilities!
Marisa Lozano, RN
RNs to protest short staffing, PPE problems as Covid-19 crisis surges
Registered nurses who work at HCA’s Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. and Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kan. will hold a public action Tuesday to highlight ongoing problems with inadequate staffing and personal protective equipment (PPE) in the midst of an alarming surge of the Covid-19 pandemic.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Nov 16, 2020
New Study - Hospitals Hike Charges by Up to 18 Times Cost
With the Covid-19 pandemic continuing to explode across the country, a new study documents that hospitals jack up charges by as much as 18 times over their costs, a substantial contributor to the growing health care crisis for patients and families.
National Nurses United
Nov 16, 2020