International Nurse News Round-Up
Providence St. Joseph Hospital Eureka Cited by State for Excessive Patient Restraint Use, RNs Call For Return of 'Sitters'
Nurses, Community Leaders Demand Sutter Health Make Firm Commitment to Retrofit Alta Bates Hospital
Why mixing Medicare with commercial insurance is not the health reform we need
At a gathering in Burlington, Vermont, convened by the Sanders Institute, with support from National Nurses United, I spoke about the perils of mixing Medicare with commercial insurance. We need improved Medicare for all, one single federally administered health plan that meets everyone’s needs.
Nurses call for union rights and better patient care
Nurses from the Hopkins Hospital and National Nurses United (NNU), a union of registered nurses, joined local politicians and community members for a town hall event on Saturday at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum. Nurses from the Hospital gave a presentation called “Reputation vs. Reality,” arguing that the institution does not live up to its worldwide reputation.
RNs Protest Ascension’s Decision to Cut Services to a Dangerous Level at Providence Hospital
Great Expectations: California’s First Steps Toward Universal Health Care
In September 2017, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom stood in front of a crowd of 1,500 nurses in San Francisco and pledged his support for bringing universal health care to California. The nurses, members of the California Nurses Association, were the principal supporters of Senate Bill 562, which sought to replace the state’s patchwork insurance system with a single-payer model in which the state would finance health care for all residents.
An Interview with Executive Director for Healthcare NOW Ben Day
Baltimore City Council Resolution Calls on Johns Hopkins Hospital to Allow Nurses to Conduct Union Organizing Activities Without Interference
Nurses’ Voice Impacts California Attorney General Decision on Dignity/Catholic Health Initiatives Merger
After speaking up at hearings throughout the state, California nurses are seeing their demands reflected in the terms of California Attorney General (AG) Xavier Becerra’s approval of the merger between Dignity Health and Colorado-based Catholic Healthcare Initiatives (CHI), the California Nurses Association announced today.