Safe staffing ratios press releases

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Three masked nurses inside hospital

Nurses at Saint Louis University Hospital to hold rally to protest chronic understaffing

Registered nurses will hold a rally on Friday, June 3 at 8:00 a.m. to voice their deep concerns about patient safety, chronic understaffing, and the alarming drop in the number of staff nurses hired by the facility.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 1, 2022

Group of nurses outside hold signs "Staff Up for Safe Care"

Nurses at Corpus Christi Medical Center plan action Friday, June 3 to protest high turnover and severe understaffing

Nurses will highlight CCMC’s failure to seriously invest in the recruitment and retention of nursing staff, and the impact this has on the safety of patient care.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
June 1, 2022

Group of three nurses outside Mission Hospital hold sign "Patients First"

Mission Hospital nurses to rally for recruiment, retention, and patient safety in Asheville

Mission RNs say dangerous conditions in their hospital necessitate immediate action to protect patient care and safety.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
May 31, 2022

Group of five nurses inside hospital

Inglewood nurses to hold informational picket for patient safety at Centinela Hospital Medical Center

Nurses will hold an informational picket on April 27 to protest chronic short staffing and the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care and safe staffing.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
April 25, 2022

Nurses handing out flyers at 2022 Frist Gala at the Frist Art Museum in Nashville

Nurses to greet Frist Art Museum Gala celebrants

Celebrants to the 2022 Frist Gala at the Frist Art Museum in Nashville will be greeted by nurses with a reminder of the less-than-celebratory record of the Frist family and the health care corporation it cofounded while reaping enormous profits during the Covid-19 pandemic.

National Nurses United
April 23, 2022

UC Nurses demand safe staffing

UCSF and UCLA Medical Center nurses demand UC provide safe staffing and stronger workplace protections

Registered nurses at UCLA and UCSF medical centers will hold rallies and press conferences on Wednesday, April 27 to demand the University of California address critical, ongoing staffing and patient safety issues.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
April 22, 2022

Pile of buttons which say "Safe staffing NOW!"

Registered nurses to hold informational pickets and public actions April 27 at Tenet hospitals throughout California

Registered nurses at nine Tenet hospitals throughout California will hold actions April 27 to raise awareness of chronic understaffing and high turnover rates at the hospitals.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
April 22, 2022

Nurses outside hospital hold signs "Staff Up for Safe Care"

RNs at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC demand safe staffing to ensure optimal patient care

Registered nurses at HCA’s Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., will hold a speak-out to demand that HCA ensure safe patient staffing in all units across the hospital.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
April 20, 2022

Large groups of nurses inside hospital hold signs "Staff Up for Safe Care"

National nurse survey reveals significant increases in unsafe staffing, workplace violence, and moral distress

Hospital RNs also reported that their hospitals are still not adequately prepared for a Covid-19 surge. National Nurses United calls on Congress to pass federal safe staffing legislation.

National Nurses United
April 14, 2022

Group of nurses outside Sutter hospital with raised fists, holding signs "Patients First" and "Fair Contract Now"

Nurses and health care workers at 15 Sutter facilities to hold one-day strike for safe staffing and health and safety protections

Sutter Health RNs and health care workers have been in negotiations since June 2021 for a new contract, with little to no movement on key issues.

California Nurses Association/Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union
April 8, 2022