To protest the lack of personal protective equipment and the high number of COVID-19 infections among the nurses, registered nurses at John H. Stroger Hospital will hold an action and media availability during their shift change, announced National Nurses United (NNU) today.

Nurses and other staff are being denied hair covers, shoe covers, and isolation gowns that are designed to protect against viral infection. Cook County Health and Hospital System is failing to systematically screen staff for COVID-19 symptoms at the beginning and end of their shifts, which is a practice required by the Chicago Department of Public Health. Nurses are demanding personal protective equipment that is designed to protect against viral infections and that the Cook County Health and Hospital System comply with the directives of the Chicago Department of Public Health. 

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United is the nation’s largest and fastest-growing nurses union representing 150,000 registered nurses across the country.

• Who: Elizabeth Lalasz, Genevieve Lewis, Consuelo Vargas, and other RN members of National Nurses United 
• What: Action and RN media availability to speak out against the lack of adequate PPE and high number of RN COVID-19 infections
• Where: 1969 Ogden Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
• When: April 27, 2020 8:00 PM CT

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