Registered nurses volunteers on the ground in Puerto Rico are warning that dire conditions, and a glacially slow federal relief effort, are threatening a growing health calamity for millions of residents, warns National Nurses United.

Una gran delegación de 50 enfermeras registradas voluntarias de todo EE.UU. se unió a una misión humanitaria única multi-sindical de dos semanas rumbo a Puerto Rico el miércoles por la mañana para brindar atención médica en la actual crisis humanitaria tras el paso del huracán María.

Nurses at Millinocket Regional Hospital have ended their employer’s bid to impose hikes on the nurses’ insurance premiums. The increases went into effect on August 1 and are believed by nurses to be in retaliation for their patient safety demands during contract bargaining.

“Nurses are proud to endorse former NAACP President Ben Jealous for Governor because of his inspiring vision for Maryland and his track record of activism and advocacy for social, economic, and racial justice,” said Sandy Falwell, RN, a resident of Clinton, Md., and an NNU vice president.

A large delegation of 50 volunteer registered nurses from across the U.S. joined a unique, multi-union two-week disaster relief effort heading to Puerto Rico Wednesday morning to provide medical aid in the wake of the ongoing humanitarian crisis following Hurricane Maria.

Registered nurses departed from Tampa and Orlando Florida today to join a delegation of up to 50 volunteer registered nurses from across the U.S. headed to Puerto Rico with the Registered Nurse Response Network.

Amy Lee Tidd, a Bangor resident and registered nurse in the Cardiology Unit at Eastern Maine Medical Center, departed from Maine today to join a delegation of up to 50 volunteer registered nurses from across the U.S. who are headed to Puerto Rico with the Registered Nurse Response Network.