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San Bernardino nurses gathered at board of supervisors meeting

San Bernardino County nurses to speak out at board of supervisors meeting

Registered nurses who work for San Bernardino County will speak out during public comment at the board of supervisors meeting in San Bernardino, California, on Tuesday, August 6, to highlight their patient safety concerns, including chronic short staffing and the county’s failure to recruit and retain RNs.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
August 4, 2024

AVH nurses pose with banner that reads "AVH union strong."

Antelope Valley Medical Center Nurses to speak at healthcare district board of directors meeting, demand safe staffing

Registered nurses at Antelope Valley Medical Center in Lancaster, California, will speak at the Antelope Valley Healthcare District Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday, July 31, to demand safe staffing and a strong union contract the prioritizes recruitment and retention.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
July 29, 2024

Signs held by Doctors Medical Center nurses: "Standing up for our patients"

Modesto nurses picket for safe patient care at Doctors Medical Center, protest staffing crisis

RNs at Doctors Medical Center (DMC) in Modesto, Calif. will hold a picket on Tuesday, July 30 to highlight troubling patient safety concerns and chronic short staffing that jeopardizes patient care.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
July 28, 2024

Nurses holding signs, "Save our community hospital, save Hazel Hawkins"

Registered nurses applaud San Benito Board of Supervisors for their efforts to keep Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital a public institution

Registered nurses from Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister, Calif., will attend the Tuesday, July 23 San Benito County Board of Supervisors special meeting to discuss their ongoing concerns about patient safety and the future of the public hospital.

California Nurses Association
July 19, 2024

Nurses outside holding signs "Patients First in the Community"

Nurses and firefighters rally to demand HCA keep Regional Medical Center’s trauma center open

Registered nurses with California Nurses Association who work at HCA’s Regional Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., will join San Jose Firefighters and Santa Clara County Fire Department to hold a rally demanding that HCA drop its plans to close HCA’s Regional Medical Center’s trauma center, to eliminate its ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction program, and to reduce stroke center services.

California Nurses Association
June 21, 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

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

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

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

Nurses hold sign that reads "Staff up for safe care!"

City of Hope Medical Center nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at City of Hope Medical Center in Duarte, California, voted overwhelmingly Friday, June 7 in favor of ratifying a new four-year contract, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
June 8, 2024