Nurses: Threatened Daly City hospital closure poses significant threat to public amidst growing COVID-19 crisis

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Seton nurses

Registered nurses, joined by San Mateo County Supervisor David Canepa, will hold an emergency press conference Friday morning to call for urgent action to stop the threatened immediate closure of Seton Medical Center in San Mateo – an action nurses warn could endanger countless residents in the midst of the growing COVID-19 pandemic.

Daly City Council Member Pamela DiGiovanni and Colma Mayor John Goodwin, are also expected to join the press conference.

California Nurses Association
Mar 5, 2020
California

Press conference to release results of national nurse survey about COVID-19 preparedness

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COVID-19
March 4, 2020 -- A nationwide survey National Nurses United (NNU) conducted of registered nurses, the country’s frontline health care staff, reveals that the vast majority of United States hospitals and health care facilities are unprepared to handle and contain cases of COVID-19, announced NNU, the country’s largest union and professional association of registered nurses.
National Nurses United
Mar 4, 2020

RNs at San Joaquin General Hospital to Hold Two-day Strike March 5 and 6

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San Joaquin General Hospital
Registered nurses at San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp, Calif. intend to go out on strike Thursday, March 5 and Friday, March 6, citing an impasse in contract negotiations as nurses continue to fight for safe patient staffing and the recruitment and retention of experienced nurses, announced California Nurses Association (CNA). The nurses note it is irresponsible of the county to fail to come to a contract agreement at this time when bedside nurses are critically needed to address the coronavirus crisis.
California Nurses Association
Mar 4, 2020
California

San Mateo County Supervisors Call for a Study Session on Seton Medical Center Closure

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Seton nurses

Registered nurses have asked the San Mateo Board of Supervisors to call a study session on March 4th to discuss potential health impacts if Verity Health System closes Seton Medical Center.

Nurses hope to stop the closure.

“Seton Medical Center provides vital services to an underserved community here in San Mateo County,” said Debra Amour, a registered nurse who works in the ICU. “We know that if Seton closes, public health will suffer, and patients’ lives will be at risk.”

California Nurses Association
Mar 3, 2020
California

National Nurses United Urges Administration, Congress to Protect Health Care Workers and Fully Fund Coronavirus Response

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U.S. Capitol Building
On Monday afternoon, the nation’s largest union of registered nurses sent a letter to Vice President Mike Pence, Ambassador Deborah Birx, members of Congress, and other key officials in the administration, demanding a quick and meaningful response to the outbreak of novel coronavirus across the nation.
National Nurses United
Mar 2, 2020

Nation’s hospitals unprepared for COVID-19

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COVID-19 model
Despite University of California medical facilities being generally better prepared and equipped to treat challenging medical cases, the recent UC Davis Medical Center COVID-19 case highlights the vulnerability of the nation’s hospitals to this virus and the insufficiency of current Centers for Disease Control guidelines.
National Nurses United
Feb 28, 2020
California

National Nurses United Endorses Marie Newman for Congress

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Marie Newman

National Nurses United, the nation's largest union of registered nurses, today endorsed Marie Newman to represent Illinois’ 3rd congressional district in the US House of Representatives.

National Nurses United
Jan 21, 2020
Illinois

Global Nurses United Press Clips

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Worker in PPEs
See a collection of links to news stories about nurses in other nations, and how they are advocating for their patients.
Global Nurses United
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