To speak out about dangerous patient care conditions, which include inadequate provisions of personal protective equipment (PPE), partially due to a locked and inaccessible stockroom, and dangerously low staffing, registered nurses at Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center are holding an action and media availability at 7:45 p.m., April 28, announced National Organizing Committee/National Nurses United, the nation’s largest and fastest-growing nurses’ union representing 150,000 registered nurses across the country. The community served by Jackson Park Hospital is one of the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and current practices put in place by hospital administrators put these vulnerable communities at even greater risk.

Who: Yulonda Clark, RN; Valencia Caldwell, RN; Deborah Jones, RN; other registered nurses and members of the National Organizing Committee/National Nurses United; and other health care workers from Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center
What: Action and RN media availability to speak out against dangerous working conditions that Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center nurses face and the impact on community members
Where: Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center: 7531 S Stony Island, Chicago, IL 60649
When: Tuesday, April 28 at 7:45 p.m.