Hayward: Kaiser to close pediatric hospital unit Nov. 17
HAYWARD -- KAISER PERMANENTE ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY IT WILL CLOSE ITS PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL UNIT ON NOV. 17 AND SHIFT YOUNG PATIENTS TO OAKLAND. Although Kaiser Permanente says those patients will get better care in Oakland, the move is opposed by nurses, who say it will create a hardship for parents.
Inside Bay Area
Nurses, Elected Officials Condemn Kaiser’s Imminent Closure of Vital Pediatrics Unit
Closure is part of pattern of HMO’s new model of care, limiting access to hospital and nursing care. Registered nurses, elected officials, including Assemblymember Bob Wieckowski, and Alameda County Supervisor Richard Valle and concerned community members will hold a press conference Thursday, followed by a community forum Friday, to protest Kaiser Permanente’s decision to close the inpatient pediatrics unit in its Hayward facility on Nov. 17.
California Nurses Association
Oct 23, 2013
Lawsuit against BJC HealthCare alleges wage violations
Missouri--A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against BJC HealthCare on behalf of a nurse who accuses the nonprofit health system of improperly calculating employees’ overtime hours and meal breaks.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Concerns and Opposition Grow in Anticipation of Upcoming MTV Nurse Series Scrubbing In
Cable channel, MTV, is set to launch the so-called “Reality-TV†show Scrubbing In this Thursday Oct. 24 on MTV. The show focuses on ten travel nurses who are on temporary assignment in Orange County, California.
National Nurses United
Mercy Killers, A Play Inspired by Health Care Horror Stories, Featured in State-wide Tour
Mercy Killers, a special, topical one-man play that highlights the ongoing plight of the uninsured, many of whom suffer financial tragedies on top of chronic illnesses, will be presented in venues throughout California from November 7 – November 22, 2013.
Campaign for a Healthy California
Oct 21, 2013
With the next budget fight looming, tell Congress don’t push Grandma off the cliff
With the hostage taking of the current crisis has passed, a budget conference committee will be convened whose charge will be further deep cuts beyond the much detested sequester cuts negotiated late last year. And, there’s already “bipartisan†consensus that a central target of those knives will be two of the most important social reforms in U.S. history, Social Security and Medicare.
Karen Higgins, RN, NNU Co-president
San Leandro Hospital ownership to transfer at end of October
SAN LEANDRO -- Ownership of beleaguered San Leandro Hospital transfers to Alameda Health System at the end of the month, the latest development in a lengthy fight by local officials to keep the struggling hospital open. "I'm really excited, because the emergency room and other acute-care services will remain open," said Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan, who brokered the deal between Alameda Health System, an independent operator of county health facilities, and Sutter Health, which owns the 93-bed hospital. "We've been working on this for a long, long time."
The Daily Review
Maine State Nurses Believe Healthcare is a Human Right
MSNA/NNU would like to thank all of the volunteer RNS, MDs NPs and community members that came out to the Health Care as a Human Right Events.
NNOC-Maine
Federal Budget Crisis Illustrates Need for New Revenue
Washington, D.C. – With the latest showdown over the government shutdown and debt limit finally over and the next budget fight beginning, a coalition of health care, community, faith-based, and labor activists will call on Congress members Wednesday, October 30 to shift the tone from austerity budget cuts to expanding revenues with a small tax on Wall Street speculation that can bring hundreds of billions of dollars into the budget to help rebuild our economy.
Robin Hood Tax Campaign
Oct 18, 2013
Des Peres Nurses Win First Collective Bargaining Pact
Registered nurses at Des Peres Hospital in St. Louis have achieved their first ever collective bargaining contract citing important improvements in patient care protections and securing their employer-paid health coverage at a time when so many workers face cuts in health benefits, the National Nurses Organizing Committee-Missouri (NNOC-Missouri) said today.
NNOC-Missouri
Oct 18, 2013