Nurses applaud Maine Senate for passing nurse-to-patient ratios bill
Maine nurses applaud the Maine Senate for passing LD 1639, The Maine Quality Care Act, today. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Stacy Brenner (D-Scarborough), passed (22-13) on a floor vote and now moves to the Maine State House of Representatives.
Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
Mar 27, 2024
San Bernardino nurses to hold informational picket for patient safety at Dignity Health Community Hospital
RNs at Dignity Health Community Hospital in San Bernardino, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Thursday, March 28, to protest the administration’s refusal to address their deep concerns about unsafe staffing.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Mar 26, 2024
RNs rally to demand HCA maintain life-saving trauma, stroke, and heart attack services at Regional Medical Center
Registered nurses at HCA’s Regional Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., will hold a rally to demand that HCA maintain life-saving trauma, stroke, and heart attack services at the facility. HCA, the Nashville-based health care giant, announced earlier this year it intended to close the services in August.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Mar 25, 2024
City of Hope nurses to hold rally for patient safety and safe staffing
RNs at City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, Calif., will hold a protest on March 27 to highlight their concerns about patient safety and chronic short staffing.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Mar 25, 2024
Concord nurses to hold informational picket for improved patient safety, a major factor in recruiting and retaining nurses
Registered nurses at John Muir Health, in Concord, Calif., will hold an informational picket to highlight their serious patient safety concerns, including staffing challenges and workplace violence issues.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Mar 25, 2024
RNs applaud the reintroduction of the VA Employee Fairness Act
NNU applauds Sen. Sherrod Brown’s (D-OH) reintroduction of the VA Employee Fairness Act this week. The bill, which grants full collective bargaining rights to RNs and other clinicians in the Veterans Health Administration is an essential part of ensuring that our nation’s heroes receive the highest quality care possible.
National Nurses United
Mar 22, 2024
Registered nurses are deeply gratified after court dismisses Hazel Hawkins bankruptcy claim
RNs at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister, Calif. are deeply gratified that Judge Stephen Johnson, of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern California District of California, has agreed with the nurses represented by CNA and dismissed the San Benito County Health Care District’s assertion of bankruptcy.
California Nurses Association
Mar 21, 2024
Ventura County per diem registered nurses, health care professionals ratify five-year contract
Ventura County Health System’s per diem registered nurses and health care professionals voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a five-year contract which includes strong measures to improve patient safety and staff retention, including historic improvements in standards for per diem nurses.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Mar 19, 2024
Measles: What nurses need to know
Measles virus (MeV), also known as Rubeola, is a highly contagious aerosol-transmitted infectious disease. Globally, measles cases rose 30-fold in 2023 compared to 2022 and remain a significant cause of death among children worldwide. Despite its elimination in the United States in 2000, there remains a serious risk of outbreaks.