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Three nurses holding signs "Staff up for safe care: End crisis care now" and a huge disciplinary/corrective action form

Port Charlotte nurses to hold protest for patient safety following patient deaths

Registered nurses at HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital in Port Charlotte, Fla., will hold a protest on Friday, April 3, 2026, to highlight patient safety concerns at the hospital. Nurses say multiple recent patient deaths have been caused by short staffing and other harmful practices by HCA, the hospital’s owner.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
April 1, 2026

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Bayfront Health St. Petersburg Hospital

Editorial: Protect Bayfront’s safety net of care

For generations, Bayfront hospital in St. Petersburg has been where poor and uninsured residents regularly turned for quality health care.

Scott Keeler, Tampa Bay Times
January 2, 2018

Blog

Honor Dr. King's fight for economic justice with tax on Wall Street

From Maine to California, nurses, students, HIV/AIDS and community activists, took to the streets today calling on Congress to fulfill the quest of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s fight for economic justice by enacting a tax on Wall Street speculation to fund efforts to reverse inequality. "The Inclusive Prosperity Act would make Dr. King proud," said Rep. Keith Ellison at a kick off press conference in Washington against the backdrop of the U.S. Capitol.

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