Press releases

Submitted by njones on
Nurses in front of Ascension Via Christi hospital, listening to nurse speaking through megaphone

Wichita nurses at Ascension Via Christi to hold rally for patient safety and demand reinstatement of SICU seven

Registered nurses at Ascension Via Christi hospitals, in Wichita, Kan., will hold a rally tomorrow, June 19, to highlight their patient safety concerns including short-staffing and protest the unjust firing of seven surgical intensive care unit (SICU) registered nurses.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 18, 2024

• NNOC, • NNU

Four nurses standing outside hospital holding signs "Staff Up for Safe Patient Care"

Torrance nurses to demand safe patient care at informational picket

Registered nurses at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance in Torrance, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Thursday, June 20, to protest the administration’s refusal to address issues of patient safety and unsafe staffing.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 18, 2024

• CNA, • NNU

Three Oak Hill RNS holding signs "Staff up for safe care! End crisis care now."

Oak Hill Hospital nurses protest HCA contract proposals that endanger patient care

Nurses at HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville, Fla., will hold a rally on June 19 to protest HCA’s failure to seriously address nurses’ concerns in contract negotiations.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 17, 2024

• NNOC, • HCA

RNs at Mission Asheville holding signs and banner "Patients' needs over HCA/FRIST greed" and "Hey HCA, put patients over profits"

Asheville nurses to protest HCA contract proposals that endanger patient care

Registered nurses at HCA-owned Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., will hold a rally on June 19 to protest HCA’s failure to seriously address nurses’ concerns in contract negotiations.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 17, 2024

• NNOC, • HCA

RNs outside Saint Louis University Hospital with signs "Patient safety is our priority" "NNOC RNs are patient advocates" "Patients are sick, nurses are tired..."

SSM Health SLU Hospital nurses rally to demand a fair contract

Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital (SLUH) in St. Louis, Mo., will hold a rally on Tuesday, June 18, to demand a fair contract.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 15, 2024

• NNOC

Antelope Valley nurses holding banner "AVH Nurses Union Strong"

Antelope Valley nurses to hold informational picket for safe patient care and safe staffing

RNs at Antelope Valley Medical Center in Lancaster, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, June 18, to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care and chronic short staffing.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 14, 2024

• CNA

Corpus Christi nurses holding signs on street "Save lives: Safe staffing now" and "Safe staffing saves lives"

Corpus Christi Medical Center nurses will rally to demand strong contract with HCA

RNs at Corpus Christi Medical Center (CCMC) in Corpus Christi, Texas, will hold a rally on June 17 to protest failures by HCA management to seriously address nurses’ concerns about staffing, retention, and break relief in contract negotiations.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 13, 2024

• NNOC, • HCA

Four nurses in scrubs posing for picture side by side

Ventura County nurses and health care professionals to hold ‘Speak Out’ to save Santa Paula Hospital ICU and birthing center from closure

Nurses and health care professionals at Santa Paula Hospital (SPH) and Ventura County Medical Center will hold a ‘Speak Out’ on Friday, June 14 in Ventura to protest the proposed closure of the SPH intensive care unit (ICU) and birthing center by the Ventura County Healthcare Agency Administration and County Board of Supervisors.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 13, 2024

• CNA

Nurses rally with signs that read "Patients over profits!"

Nation’s largest nurses union applauds Biden administration’s medical debt reforms

National Nurses United applauds the Biden administration’s recent action to remove medical bills from most credit reports, a huge win for patients nationwide. A new rule proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will increase privacy protections, prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including medical debt on credit reports, and prevent debt collectors from coercing payments for inaccurate or false medical bills.

National Nurses United
June 12, 2024

• NNU

Nurses outside hold signs "Patients First in the Hospital", "Patients First in the Community", and "Don't Close Trauma and Heart"

Nurses and community members to hold a ‘Lives Lost’ rally to illustrate the deadly consequences of HCA’s proposed closure of Regional Medical Center’s trauma center

As members of a coalition of community members representing patients and healthcare workers committed to safeguarding equitable access to medical services for all San Jose residents, registered nurses with California Nurses Association will take part in “Lives Lost” rally on Thursday, June 13.

California Nurses Association
June 11, 2024

• CNA