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Large group of nurses outside HCA Florida Largo Hospital hold signs calling for safe staffing and other protections

Florida Gulf Coast nurses from eight HCA hospitals to rally as they begin new union contract negotiations

Nurses represented by NNOC/NNU at eight Gulf Coast hospitals in the Tampa, Fla., area will hold three rallies on March 4 as they begin negotiations on a new union contract with HCA, the largest hospital chain in the United States.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

February 29, 2024

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Nurses at Orlando-area hospitals to rally as they begin new union contract negotiations with HCA

Nurses represented by NNOC/NNU at two Orlando-area hospitals in Florida will hold rallies on March 5 as they begin negotiations on a new union contract with HCA, the largest hospital chain in the United States.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

February 29, 2024

Group of three nurses outside hospital hold signs "People Before Profit" and "Staff Up for Safe Patient Care"

More than 100 nurses to rally at HCA office in Tampa

More than 100 registered nurses from HCA facilities across the country will hold a rally on Nov. 30 outside of HCA’s West Florida Division Office in Tampa, Fla. to demand better from management ahead of 2024 contract negotiations.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

November 27, 2023

Group pic of Trinity behavioral health unit nurses marching on the boss.

Trinity nurses to hold press conference condemning behavioral health unit shutdown

RNs at HCA Florida Trinity Hospital, in Trinity, Fla., will hold a press conference on Oct. 3 to speak out about their concerns regarding HCA’s shutdown of their hospital’s behavioral health unit.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

September 29, 2023

Group of four nurses outside hold signs "Staff up for safe care"

Registered Nurses will hold vigil Dec. 9 to condemn the impending shutdown of HCA Florida Osceola Hospital’s nursery on Dec. 12

Starting Monday, Dec. 12, the hospital will eliminate the dedicated nursery nurses who receive and care for newborns, and assign this role to nurses who are watching other patients in labor, which is not safe.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

December 7, 2022

Nurses outside hospital picketing, holding signs "Hey HCA, Put Patients Over Profits"

HCA nurses from across the country rally in Florida

In late November, more than 100 registered nurses from HCA facilities across the country held a rally outside of HCA’s West Florida Division Office in Tampa, Fla. Nurses said their protest was intended to send a message to management about nurse unity and solidarity in the face of mismanagement at their hospitals across the country, and it came ahead of a wave of union contract expirations next year.

January 12, 2024

Group of four nurses in front of hospital holding lettter

RNs at three Steward hospitals ratify new pacts

Registered nurses at three Steward Health Care hospitals in South Florida resoundingly voted in favor of ratifying new three-year contracts in October. The new contracts support improvements in patient care and will strengthen each hospital’s capacity to retain and recruit registered nurses, which is a priority given the staffing crisis at each facility.

January 6, 2023

Nurse holds sign "Newborn Safety First"

Nurses condemn closure of nursery unit

Registered nurses at HCA Florida Osceola Hospital in Kissimmee, Fla., held a protest in November and a vigil in December to condemn management’s scheme to drastically slash services to mothers and other patients giving birth, parents, and infants.

January 6, 2023

Three nursews inside hospital hold papers with signatures

Florida nurses vote to unionize

Citing a desire for improved staffing and a strengthened voice in patient care protections, registered nurses at Coral Gables Hospital in South Florida voted by 57 percent in July to join National Nurses Organizing Committee-Florida/National Nurses United.

October 7, 2022