Registered nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland will rally on Thursday, June 20, in support of “Patients First” and staffing protections, which they have proposed to hospital management during contract negotiations. The nurses, who are members of National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United, have been in negotiations since January 18, 2024.

Registered nurses at Ascension Via Christi hospitals, in Wichita, Kan., will hold a rally tomorrow, June 19, to highlight their patient safety concerns including short-staffing and protest the unjust firing of seven surgical intensive care unit (SICU) registered nurses.

Registered nurses at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance in Torrance, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Thursday, June 20, to protest the administration’s refusal to address issues of patient safety and unsafe staffing.

Nurses at HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville, Fla., will hold a rally on June 19 to protest HCA’s failure to seriously address nurses’ concerns in contract negotiations.

Registered nurses at HCA-owned Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., will hold a rally on June 19 to protest HCA’s failure to seriously address nurses’ concerns in contract negotiations.

Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital (SLUH) in St. Louis, Mo., will hold a rally on Tuesday, June 18, to demand a fair contract.

RNs at Antelope Valley Medical Center in Lancaster, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, June 18, to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care and chronic short staffing.

Nurses and health care professionals at Santa Paula Hospital (SPH) and Ventura County Medical Center will hold a ‘Speak Out’ on Friday, June 14 in Ventura to protest the proposed closure of the SPH intensive care unit (ICU) and birthing center by the Ventura County Healthcare Agency Administration and County Board of Supervisors.

RNs at Corpus Christi Medical Center (CCMC) in Corpus Christi, Texas, will hold a rally on June 17 to protest failures by HCA management to seriously address nurses’ concerns about staffing, retention, and break relief in contract negotiations.

National Nurses United applauds the Biden administration’s recent action to remove medical bills from most credit reports, a huge win for patients nationwide. A new rule proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will increase privacy protections, prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including medical debt on credit reports, and prevent debt collectors from coercing payments for inaccurate or false medical bills.