St. Joseph RN and Community Delegation to Deliver Petition to CEO Calling for End to Cuts that Harm
A delegation of St. Joseph Hospital of Orange registered nurses, local religious leaders, and community supporters will deliver a petition to CEO Steve Moreau today at 11:00 a.m., calling for the restoration of long standing employee benefits, including disability and retiree healthcare plans, that were recently cut.
California Nurses Association
Sep 15, 2014
Tri-City Medical Center RNs Sound Alarm on Emergency Department's Dangerous Conditions
Registered nurses at Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside will hold a press conference on Monday to voice alarm over operations of the hospital's Emergency Department and call for immediate changes to the department's management.
California Nurses Association
Sep 15, 2014
International Nurse News Round-Up
See a collection of links to news stories about nurses in other nations, and how they are advocating for their patients.
Global Nurses United
How You Can Help Healthcare Workers in West Africa
The worst Ebola outbreak in history has now killed nearly 2,300 people, and left 4,200 sickened in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Senegal. The World Health Organization (WHO) is estimating that it will take six to nine months to curtail the outbreak.
RNRN
Fallbrook Hospital RNs Say Closure of Labor and Delivery Puts Patients at Risk
The California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) called on Community Health Systems (CHS), the giant for-profit healthcare corporation based in Franklin, Tennessee that operates Fallbrook Hospital, to reinstate labor and delivery services, which were hastily suspended with little notice on September 3, 2014.
California Nurses Association
Sep 12, 2014
The Trouble with Kaiser's Technology
Nurses say the healthcare giant's new Oakland Medical Center is plagued by dangerous equipment malfunctions, ineffective communication systems, and chronic understaffing.
Sam Levin, East Bay Express
Nurses deliver pillows and a petition to USC Verdugo Hills Hospital officials
Nurses from USC Verdugo Hills Hospital delivered new pillows to key figures in upper management on Monday as a message that the medical staff needs more funding to improve patient care.
Arin Mikailian, Glendale News-Press
International Nurse News Round-Up
See a collection of links to news stories about nurses in other nations, and how they are advocating for their patients.
Global Nurses United
San Bernardino County Nurses To Picket Board of Supervisors Meeting Tuesday
San Bernardino County registered nurses from Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC), the county detention centers, juvenile halls, outpatient clinics, and public health programs will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, September 9, to call attention to what they view as unsafe conditions for their patients and a lack of response in negotiations by county officials.
Sep 8, 2014
Guest commentary: West County residents deserve a full-service hospital
As registered nurses who have worked at Doctor's Medical Center in San Pablo, for 48 years we feel a deep commitment to the health and well-being of our patients and community. That's why DMC registered nurses have joined with other medical professionals and West County residents to insist that DMC remain open as a full-service acute care hospital. Nothing less than the health and safety of tens of thousands of our neighbors is at stake.
Adrian Boyance-Reid and Carol De Young, Contra Costa Times