California Governor Jerry Brown Honors Nurses on Nurses Week
Registered nurses form the backbone of an advanced health care system. They spend notoriously long shifts at hard labor, under great risk of work-related injury or disease, while maintaining professional and technical standards as a matter of life and death. Even under these conditions, nurses are also the heart and soul of our hospitals and clinics, providing a human touch and support for the emotional needs of the patients. It's most fitting that we honor their enormous efforts and vital contributions to our collective well-being.
Governor Jerry Brown
The time has come to expand Medi-Cal
As California grapples with implementation of the Affordable Care Act, it’s worth emphasizing that the significant gaps in the federal law call out for stronger action in the states to address a healthcare emergency that is far from over.
Malinda Markowitz commentary, Capitol Weekly
RNs to Unveil New Findings on California Hospital Charges
In the wake of Medicare data just released on individual hospital charges, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United will unveil new findings on how much hospitals jack up their charges on total costs in a Tuesday press conference in Sacramento.
California Nurses Association
May 10, 2013
CNA Nursing Angels Family Fund - Please Donate and Share the Page
This year’s Nurses Week was sadly darkened by the death of five caregivers in a tragic limousine fire on the San Mateo Bridge. To honor them and assist their families, we have established a fund. Please consider making a donation and sharing the link with friends. Thank you.
California Nurses Association
RNs Welcome Introduction of House Bill to Set Safe RN-to-Patient Staffing Ratios in Every Hospital
National Nurses United, the nation’s largest organization of nurses, today greeted the re-introduction of a bill in the House of Representatives by Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois – appropriately during Nurses Week – that would set specific limits on the numbers of patients each RN can care for in hospitals throughout the U.S.
National Nurses United
May 9, 2013
Affinity nurse takes pleasure in caring for you, your family
I am a Registered Nurse at Affinity Medical Center and although this is a week to recognize nurses, I would like to thank the people of Massillon and the surrounding area for the privilege of allowing my colleagues and me to care for you and your families.
Bob McKinney, RN
San Leandro city leaders support hospital charity care bill
A bill aimed at increasing accountability and charity care provided by California's nonprofit hospitals has gained the support of the City Council.
Inside Bay Area
Honor RNs for Nurses Week by Supporting Safe RN-to-Patient Staffing Ratios in Every Hospital
The nation’s largest organization of nurses today called on the healthcare industry and elected leaders to provide the best gift of all for nurses as a tribute to Nurses Week by supporting proposals to help nurses provide safer care through enacting nurse to patient ratio laws.
National Nurses United
May 8, 2013
RNs to Begin Strike Friday at 5 East Bay Sutter Hospitals
Registered Nurses at Sutter hospitals in Alameda and Contra Costa counties will hold a seven-day strike beginning on May 17 and ending at 7 a.m. May 24 in an effort to step up the message to the hard line East Bay Sutter region to follow the lead of other Sutter facilities and end its attacks on nurses and patients.
California Nurses Association
May 7, 2013
Robin Hood Says: If We Can Tax Internet Sales, Why Not Wall Street and the Banks?
With the passage in the U.S. Senate Monday of a new sales tax on internet purchasers, activists in the Robin Hood Tax Campaign today asked, “if we can tax the world wide web, why not the world wide banks?â€
Robin Hood Tax USA
May 7, 2013