Stories from Main Street
Real stories from real people whose anonymity we are preserving as they struggle to endure this modern economic catastrophe.
"Keeping it together..."
The last year has been very challenging for our family. My husband is a self-employed window installer. He was the main breadwinner for our family. With the loss of auto jobs and other job losses in Michigan, we lost a lot of our customers.
Saint Francis Memorial, San Francisco
Saint Francis, San Francisco, and member facility of the California Nurses Association.
Research and reports
See all our research reports on nursing and health care.
Recent Facts on the Healthcare Crisis
- One in four working-age Americans went without insurance at some point in 2011.
Reuters | April 2012 - One-third of Americans are in families struggling in some way to pay medical bills, according to the Centers for Disease Control. New York Times | March 2012
RATIOS: National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act - S. 992 (Boxer)
This bill establishes requirements for acute-care facilities to provide registered nurse staff based on the acuity of patients provided that minimum nurse-to-patient ratios for each unit are met at all times. Registered nurses shall also have the obligation to act in the exclusive interest of their patients, and the right to be patient advocates.
Press contacts
National Nurses United and affiliate press contacts.
Patient Handling
Member Actions
Nursing Practice & Patient Advocacy Alert -- Treatment of Patients with Ebola
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NNU is calling on hospitals across the nation to immediately provide:
1. Highest, optimal standard of personal protective equipment for Health Care Workers