Registered nurses at Veterans Administration (VA) facilities across the country condemn the VA secretary’s recent announcement that our health system will end all gender-affirming health care for transgender and intersex veterans who are new patients.

Registered nurses from UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Chicago will be among dozens of nurses meeting with lawmakers on Thursday, March 20 to demand the passage of the Safe Patient Limits Act, which would mandate safe staffing laws in all hospitals across Illinois.

On March 20, Maine Medical Center nurses will gather at the district office of U.S. Senator Susan Collins in Portland, Maine, to protest proposed cuts to Medicaid that would deteriorate health care services in the region.

On March 20, St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center nurses will gather at the district office of U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei in Reno, Nev., to protest proposed Medicaid cuts that will deteriorate health care services in the region.

On March 20, Dignity Health Bakersfield Memorial Hospital nurses will gather at the district office of U.S. Rep. David Valadao in Bakersfield, Calif., to protest proposed cuts to Medicaid that would deteriorate health care services in the region.

On March 20, HCA Mission Hospital registered nurses will gather at the district office of U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis in Hendersonville, N.C., to protest proposed Medicaid cuts that would deteriorate health care services in the region.

On March 20, Ascension Seton Medical Center nurses will gather at the district office of U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in Austin, Texas to protest proposed Medicaid cuts that would deteriorate health care services in the region.

Registered nurses at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center in Long Beach, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, March 18, to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ ongoing concerns about safe staffing and safe working conditions.

Registered nurses at HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital in Port Charlotte, Fla. will hold a rally on March 18 to demand management work with nurses to create workplace violence prevention plans, initiate hands-on training for nurses and other hospital personnel, and implement protocols and policies to reduce workplace violence.

National Nurses United, the largest U.S. union and professional organization of registered nurses, calls on the U.S. Senate to reject the confirmation of Dr. Mehmet Oz as director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.