SAN DIEGO, CA – To honor healthcare workers and patients who have succumbed to COVID-19, and to call on UCSD to provide adequate protection for healthcare workers during the pandemic to stem further losses, registered nurses at the University of California, San Diego Jacobs Medical Center (La Jolla) are holding a candlelight vigil at 7:30 pm at shift change with speakers and a moment of silence for those who have passed, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, the nation’s largest and fastest-growing nurses union representing 150,000 registered nurses across the country. 

There will be media availability following.

Who: Dahlia Tayag, CNA Board Member, and other RN members of the California Nurses Association who work for UCSD Health.

What: Candlelight vigil and RN media availability to honor healthcare workers and others who have passed, and call on UCSD to increase protections for frontline health care workers.

Where: UCSD Jacobs Medical Center - La Jolla,  9300 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, CA  92037 (near main entrance)

When: Sunday, April 5, 7:30-8:00pm
 

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