Dennis Kucinich joins Affinity nurses’ rally

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Families and nurses shared testimonies of times when the staff of Affinity Medical Center stepped up and provided excellent care to them or loved ones. Nurses at Affinity Medical Center, patients and supporters rallied outside the hospital’s main entrance Tuesday morning to discuss the devastating effects the hospital’s closure would have on the community and those who need care.

Samantha Ickes, CantonRep.com

It's Time To Move The Healthy California Act ( S.B. 562) Forward!

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California has an opportunity to make healthcare a human right and guarantee it to everyone in the Golden State. CNA/NNU Legislative Advocate Stephanie Roberson updates us on the status of S.B. 562 and what you can do to support it.
Pattie Lockard, Nurse Talk Radio

Affinity RNs to Describe Impact on Public Health Posed by Hospital Closure Threat Pledge to Work with Elected Leaders, Community to Save Hospital

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Affinity Medical Center of Massillon, OH

Registered Nurses who work at Affinity Medical Center in Massillon, Oh. will hold a press briefing in front of the hospital Tuesday morning to discuss the likely effects of the threatened closure of the hospital on public health in the region.

What: Press Conference with Affinity Medical Center RNs
When: Tuesday, January 9, 2018, 10 a.m.
Where: In front of Affinity Medical Center,
875 8th St., outside 8th Street entrance, Main Entrance, Massillon, Oh

National Nurses United
Jan 8, 2018

International Nurse News Round-Up

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

Nurses Catch Assembly Speaker in Lie About Healthy California Bill

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Healthcare is a Human Right
The nearly 100,000 registered nurses of the California Nurses Association (CNA)—co-sponsors of SB 562, the Healthy California Act, which would guarantee healthcare to all Californians—strongly condemn California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon’s statement that SB 562 sponsors have “sat on their hands and done nothing the past six months.”
California Nurses Association
Jan 4, 2018

Editorial: Protect Bayfront’s safety net of care

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For generations, Bayfront hospital in St. Petersburg has been where poor and uninsured residents regularly turned for quality health care. Now the hospital’s for-profit owner has offered to buy the minority stake owned by a local nonprofit that acts as a watchdog, which would silence the last community voice in the hospital’s operations. It might make financial sense for the nonprofit, but Bayfront remains a critical safety net and city officials must take additional steps to preserve and protect that mission.

Scott Keeler, Tampa Bay Times

Nurses Plan Candlelight Vigil in Redding December 28 to Raise Community Awareness of Patient Care Concerns at Shasta Regional Medical Center

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Candlelight vigil

Registered Nurses at Shasta Regional Medical Center (SRMC) in Redding will hold a candlelight vigil Thursday, December 28, to draw the community's attention to critical patient care issues SRMC management and Prime Healthcare Services, the parent company, have refused to address in a timely manner.

California Nurses Association
Dec 28, 2017