Merced, CA – To protest the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline healthcare workers during this COVID-19 pandemic and expose the hospital’s faulty infection control policies, registered nurses at Dignity Health, Mercy Medical Center Merced are holding an action and media availability during their shift change at 3:00 p.m., April 15^th, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, the nation’s largest and fastest-growing nurses’ union representing 150,000 registered nurses across the country. They will speak about the hospital’s failure to follow the precautionary principle, using a nearby hospital in Fresno, where there has been an increase of nurses testing positive for COVID-19 and one nurse in critical care, fighting for her life, as an example.

WHO: Hector Torres, Emergency Room RN, and other registered nurses and members of California Nurses Association/National Nurses United  
What: Action and RN media availability to speak out about poor infection control and against lack of PPE and other protections for frontline health care workers 

WHERE: Dignity Health, Mercy Medical Center Merced: 333 Mercy Ave, Merced, CA 95340

WHEN: Wednesday, April 15^th at 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

If you are interested in sending a camera crew to the press conference or in learning more about the situation at Mercy Medical Center, registered nurses will be available for the press.