Chico, CA – To highlight the lack of transparency regarding the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE), management’s refusal to meet and discuss the hospital’s staffing plan should a surge in infected COVID-19 patients occur, and to describe current conditions and the need for more N95 respirators and other protective gear required to safely treat COVID-19 patients, registered nurses at Enloe Medical Center are holding a candlelight vigil and media availability at 8:00 p.m., April 22^nd, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, the nation’s largest and fastest-growing nurses’ union representing 150,000 registered nurses across the country.

WHO: Leslie Rasmussen, Cancer Center R.N.; Lisa Ceynowa, medical neurological R.N.; and other registered nurses and members of California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
What: Action and RN media availability to speak out against lack of PPE and other protections for frontline healthcare workers.

WHERE: Enloe Medical Center: 1531 Esplanade, Chico, CA 95926

WHEN: Wednesday, April 22^nd at 8:00 p.m.

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