Santa Monica, CA – To protest the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline healthcare workers during this COVID-19 pandemic, registered nurses at UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica are holding an action and media availability at noon on April 13^th during their shift change to describe current conditions and the need for more N95 respirators and other protective gear required to safely treat COVID-19 patients, to demand adherence to the state mandated nurse to patient ratios at all times, and to ensure full employment for all healthcare workers during this pandemic, 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: Valerie Ewald, RN; Andrea Peregrin, RN; 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 health care workers, maintenance of staffing ratios, and full employment for all health care workers

WHERE: UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica: 1250 16^th Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90404

WHEN: Monday, April 13^th from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

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