Nurses sound alarm on patient safety crisis at Mission Hospital following death in the emergency room

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Nurses picketing outside Mission Hospital holding signs "Put Patients Over Profit"
Registered nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., will hold a rally on Thursday, March 6, to highlight patient safety concerns and expose the life-threatening conditions patients face due to extreme short-staffing. Nurses note that a patient recently died in the emergency room during a shift when nurses say the unit was down at least six nurses at the start of the shift.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Mar 4, 2025

Maine nurses win back thousands of dollars, following state DOL citation against Northern Maine Medical Center

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The Maine Department of Labor has issued a citation to Northern Maine Medical Center for regulatory violations, including misclassifying nurses as subcontractors, failing to pay nurses overtime, failing to pay nurses their wages in a timely manner, and requiring nurses to sign contracts that exempted NMMC from Maine’s labor laws.
Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
Feb 27, 2025

NNU statement on workplace violence in health care settings

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Signs "Workplace Violence Puts Everyone at Risk"
In response to recent tragedies at UPMC Memorial in Pennsylvania and HCA Florida Palms West Hospital, the nation’s largest union and professional association of registered nurses, National Nurses United (NNU), issued the following statement.
National Nurses United
Feb 25, 2025

Sutter nurses respond to Emeryville expansion

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In response to Sutter’s announcement on Feb. 19, 2025 that the hospital system is finalizing plans for a $1 billion complex in Emeryville, Kate Freeman, RN in the emergency department at Summit Medical Center and member of California Nurses Association, provided the following statement.
California Nurses Association
Feb 24, 2025

California nurses applaud new bill introduced to track and expose systematic insurance claim denials

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California Nurses Association and its more than 100,000 members across California today share their support for Assembly Bill 682. The new bill would mandate public reporting on the denials of insurance claims for California’s patients, something nurses believe can expose the broken trust between insurers and patients at the root of our broken health care system.
California Nurses Association
Feb 24, 2025

Norovirus: What nurses need to know

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Norovirus is a highly contagious virus that causes acute gastroenteritis. It is the leading cause of foodborne illness in the U.S. and worldwide, with 685 million cases globally each year. Norovirus is estimated to be responsible for approximately 200,000 deaths annually, with over 70,000 occurring among children in developing countries.

New Orleans nurses return to working after two-day strike, three-day lockout

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NOLA nurses on strike
Nurses at University Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, are returning to work today after last week’s two-day strike and a three-day management lockout over Super Bowl weekend. They say that, following their strike on February 5 and 6, they are eager to get back to patient care and to work out a strong first contract with LCMC Health management.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
Feb 10, 2025