California staffing ratios press releases

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Large group of nurses outside holding signs "Safe Staffing NOW", "Recruit, Retain, Respect RNs", and "Nurses are the heart of patient care"

San Joaquin County nurses to hold informational picket for safe staffing

Registered nurses across San Joaquin County will hold an informational picket at San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 19. They will protest management’s failure to meaningfully address their contract demands for improved patient safety and recruitment and retention of experienced nurses.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
November 15, 2024

Large group of nurses standing outside hospital with raised fists, holding signs "Staff Up for Safe Patient Care"

San Jose nurses to hold rally for patient safety

Registered nurses who work at HCA’s Good Samaritan Hospital, in San Jose, Calif., will hold a rally on Wednesday, Oct. 30 to protest management’s failure to address chronic short-staffing and lack of meal and break relief.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
October 29, 2024

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

Large group of nurses outside hospital holding signs "Patients First"

Bakersfield Memorial nurses to hold informational picket for safe patient care

Registered nurses at Dignity Health’s Bakersfield Memorial Hospital will hold an informational picket on Thursday, May 2, to stand in solidarity against the hospital administration’s refusal to address RNs’ serious patient care concerns.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
April 30, 2024

Group of nurses in hallway

Antelope Valley nurses to hold rally for patient safety

Registered nurses at Antelope Valley Medical Center in Lancaster, Calif., will hold a rally on Thursday, Jan. 4 to highlight their patient safety concerns, including chronic short-staffing, management’s failure to meet California’s mandatory minimum RN-to-patient ratios, and retaliation against RNs advocating for safe patient care.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
January 3, 2024

Group of five nurses outside Seton Medical Center, holding signs "Seton RNs Demand Safe Staffing"

Daly City nurses to hold informational picket against drastic health care cuts at AHMC Seton

Seton Medical Center (Seton) nurses in Daly City, Calif. will hold an informational picket on Dec. 12, 2023 to protest their employer’s drastic health care cuts, among other actions, that could exacerbate the hospital’s persistent recruitment and retention issues.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
December 10, 2023

Group of nurses outside hold signs calling for safe staffing

MarinHealth nurses give notice they plan to hold a one-day strike for patient safety

Registered nurses at MarinHealth Medical Center in Greenbrae, Calif. gave notice to their employer that they will hold a one-day strike to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care, safe staffing, and retention and recruitment of nurses.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
March 17, 2023

Line of nurses outside PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital

Los Angeles nurses to hold informational picket for patient and workplace safety

Registered nurses at PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, Calif., will hold an informational picket to protest the administration’s refusal to address RNs’ deep concerns about patient care, persistent violations of California’s nurse-to-patient ratios law, and recruitment and retention of nurses

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
March 7, 2023

2 nurses outside hold signs "Safe Staffing Now"

Tri-City nurses to hold press conference to protest critical short staffing levels and patient care concerns

Nurses have been demanding that hospital administrators address the chronic and widespread problem of short staffing that causes delays in care and potentially puts patients at risk.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
November 16, 2022

Large group of nurses and community holding signs calling for safe staffing

Saint Joseph Hospital nurses to hold informational picket to protest unsafe staffing and missing pay

Saint Joseph nurses say Providence is violating California’s safe staffing law, which mandates safe RN-to-patient staffing ratios. Ongoing payroll errors have resulted in missing pay for hundreds of nurses.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
August 9, 2022