CNA press releases

California nurses score huge win: State directs hospitals to begin weekly Covid testing of all health care staff Dec. 14 and testing of all patients now

Nurses scored a tremendous victory for the type of infection control measures they have been demanding since the start of the pandemic when the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) on Wednesday directed all general acute-care hospitals in the state to begin Covid-19 weekly testing of all health care workers on Dec. 14 and of all patient admissions starting now.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

November 30, 2020

Sutter Delta Nurses to Hold Press Conference Tuesday To Protest Imminent Closure of Hospital’s NICU, Jeopardizing Safety of Infants

Registered nurses will hold a press conference Tuesday, Dec. 1 to protest the planned closure of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch, Calif. The hospital plans to shutter the unit by the end of December.

California Nurses Association

November 30, 2020

UCLA Nurses Hold Vigil to Alert Public of Patient Safety Concerns During Covid-19 Pandemic

Registered nurses at University of California, Los Angeles will hold a vigil on Monday, Nov. 23 to alert the public to their patient safety concerns as hospitalizations spike in the county.

California Nurses Association

November 20, 2020

Nurses to Hold Informational Picket at Chinese Hospital

Registered nurses at Chinese Hospital in San Francisco will hold an informational picket on Nov. 11 to highlight con­cerns about patient safety, unsafe staffing, and the proposed drastic cuts to RNs’ healthcare by Chinese Hospital.

California Nurses Association

November 10, 2020

UCI nurses rally to alert public to patient safety concerns during Covid-19 pandemic

Registered nurses at University of California Irvine Medical Center (UCI) will hold a rally on Tuesday, Nov. 10 to alert the public to their patient safety concerns as Orange County braces for winter.

California Nurses Association

November 6, 2020

UCSF nurses to hold a rally to demand safe staffing and patient protection during ongoing Covid-19 pandemic

Nurses at University of California, San Francisco Medical Center (UCSF) will hold a rally on Tuesday, Nov. 10 to demand safe staffing throughout the health system and to alert the public to their patient safety concerns during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

California Nurses Association

November 6, 2020

UCLA nurses rally to demand guaranteed and timely access to Covid-19 testing and exposure notification to protect community and patients.

Registered nurses at UCLA will hold a rally Tuesday, Nov.

California Nurses Association

November 6, 2020

UC Davis Medical Center nurses rally to demand safe staffing and alert public to patient safety concerns during the Covid-19 pandemic

Registered nurses at UC Davis Medical Center (UCDMC) will hold a rally Tuesday, Nov. 10 to demand safe staffing and alert the public to patient safety concerns. Nurses say UCDMC management is failing to prioritize nurses and patient safety during this Covid-19 pandemic.

California Nurses Association

November 6, 2020

UCSF nurses and frontline workers to hold Friday candlelight vigil demanding justice for Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and API communities

During the Covid-19 pandemic, nurses have seen firsthand how Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and Asian Pacific Islander communities have been disproportionately harmed by lack of access to health services, exposure to the virus, lack of PPE, lack of testing, and economic peril due to historic racial disparities.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

October 29, 2020

PIH Health-Good Samaritan Hospital RNs hold actions to honor fallen nurses, call for improved patient safety

Registered nurses at PIH Health-Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles will hold a candlelight vigil and silent protest Thursday, Oct. 29 to honor fallen RNs and publicize their immediate needs to improve care for their patients: safe RN staffing, incentives to retain and recruit staff, adequate provision of PPE when needed, and better support for nurses who become symptomatic and/or test positive for Covid-19.

California Nurses Association

October 28, 2020