North Carolina press releases

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Nurses on picket line outside hospital holding signs "Hey HCA Put Patients Over Profit"

Asheville nurses rally Thursday to demand HCA restore MAHEC coverage

Registered nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., will hold a rally on Thursday, May 8, to demand HCA restore Mountain Area Health Education Center to their approved list of health providers.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
May 5, 2025

Nurses demonstrate at Durham VA

Durham nurses to hold rally to protest cuts to the VA

Registered nurses at Durham VA Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, will hold a rally on Wednesday, April 2, to protest devastating cuts to VA staffing and to stand up for their patients, veterans who deserve the best care, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United today. This action is happening amidst an unprecedented attack on federal employees’ protected union rights by the current administration, which NNU nurses strongly oppose.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU)
March 31, 2025

Large group of nurses outside Capitol building in Washington, D.C., holding signs "Fun Care, Not Billionaires" and "Some Cuts Don't Heal"

Asheville nurses to protest proposed cuts to NC Medicaid at Sen. Tillis’ district office

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.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
March 18, 2025

Nurses picketing outside Mission Hospital holding signs "Put Patients Over Profit"

Nurses sound alarm on patient safety crisis at Mission Hospital following death in the emergency room

Registered nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., will hold a rally on Thursday, March 6, to highlight patient safety concerns and expose the life-threatening conditions patients face due to extreme short-staffing. Nurses note that a patient recently died in the emergency room during a shift when nurses say the unit was down at least six nurses at the start of the shift.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
March 4, 2025

Two nurses inside hospital wearing RNRN shirts and hats preparing clinic

Nurse volunteers deployed to Asheville to support Hurricane Helene recovery

Registered Nurse Response Network, in partnership with International Medical Corps, deployed two teams of nurse volunteers to Asheville, N.C. to support the Hurricane Helene recovery. The fourteen nurses who volunteered on the Asheville RNRN deployment cared for residents who had arrived at shelters and clinics in the immediate aftermath of the unprecedented storm.

RN Response Network/National Nurses United
November 13, 2024

Large group of nurses standing with Josh Stein outside Mission Hospital holding an NNOC banner. Some hold signs "Josh Stein for Governor"

North Carolina RNs celebrate Josh Stein election win

NNOC/NNU endorsed Stein because of his support for nurses and their patients, including but not limited to: his advocacy for Medicaid expansion and his defense of the Affordable Care Act in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, which protected millions of North Carolinians with preexisting conditions.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
November 5, 2024

Nurses with raised fists

Nurses at 17 HCA facilities in six states ratify new union contracts

Registered nurses at 17 hospitals managed by HCA have voted in favor of ratifying new three-year contracts in recent weeks, concluding a massive 2024 bargaining effort by nurses, and including measures to improve patient care, patient safety, nurse retention, and working conditions at their hospitals.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
October 22, 2024

Nurses picketing outside Mission Hospital

Mission Hospital nurses in Asheville ratify new contract with HCA management

Registered nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., voted in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract this week, winning measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
October 9, 2024

Nurses picketing outside hospital holding signs "Patients over Profits"

Nurses at Mission Hospital vote overwhelmingly to authorize strike

Registered nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C. voted 97 percent in favor to authorize their nurse bargaining team to call a strike, should they deem it necessary, as HCA has refused to address numerous patient safety issues.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
September 2, 2024

Five RNs at Mission Asheville holding signs "Nurses fighting for patients and safe staffing" "Mission nurses support safe staffing" "Patients over profits"

Asheville nurses to hold informational picket for safe staffing, patient safety

RNs at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., will hold an informational picket on August 6 to protest management’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about safe staffing and patient care.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
July 30, 2024