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Kindred Westminster Nurses

Kindred Westminster Nurses Reach Contract Agreement Protecting Patients, RNs

Registered nurses at Kindred Hospital in Westminster, Calif. have reached a tentative contract agreement with the hospital, featuring improvements and protections for both patients and nurses, the California Nurses Association (CNA) announced today.

National Nurses United
May 17, 2019

CHS Registered Nurses

Registered Nurses at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Ronceverte to Hold Informational Picket May 18

Registered nurses at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center (GVMC) in Ronceverte plan to hold an informational picket Saturday, May 18 to speak out about the eroding conditions at the hospital, including chronic short staffing, inadequate supplies and maintenance problems that undermine hygiene.

National Nurses United
May 16, 2019

• NNOC

Barton Nurses in front of banner

Barton Memorial Hospital Nurses Set One-Day Strike for May 24

Registered nurses at Barton Memorial Hospital say with the hospital failing to negotiate in good faith, they have no choice but to set a one-day strike for May 24, announced California Nurses Association today.

California Nurses Association
May 14, 2019

Johns Hopkins Hospital

New Report – Johns Hopkins hounding thousands of patients with medical debt lawsuits, seizing wages

Despite its reputation as one of the most prestigious medical institutions in the U.S. Johns Hopkins Hospital has a shocking record of hounding low income patients for medical debt – filing thousands of lawsuits, garnishing wages and seizing bank accounts.

National Nurses United / AFL-CIO
May 14, 2019

• NNU

CHS Headquarters in Franklin, Tenn.

Nation’s Largest Nurse's Union Calls for Ouster of Wayne T. Smith, CEO of Community Health Systems Hospital Chain

New report tracks CHS’ pattern of eroding patient care conditions, price gouging, and corporate mismanagement.

National Nurses Organizing Committee
May 13, 2019

Registered nurses

RNs to Mark Mother’s Day Providing Critical Medical Care to Asylum Seekers

Registered nurses with the Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN) will spend this Mother’s Day weekend caring for children, mothers, and families as they provide critical medical aid to asylum seekers in Tucson, Ariz.

National Nurses United
May 10, 2019

• NNU, • RNRN

Nurse-to-Patient Ratios

RNs Applaud Reintroduction of Federal Safe Staffing Bills Mandating Nurse-to-Patient Ratios

National Nurses United applauds the reintroduction of the Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act sponsored by Sen. Sherrod Brown in the Senate and Rep. Jan Schakowsky in the House. This important legislation addresses an epidemic of deliberate understaffing in our nation’s hospitals that puts patients and the public at risk, said National Nurses United.

National Nurses United
May 8, 2019

• NNU

El Paso Nurses To Hold Medicare for All Rally

El Paso Nurses To Hold Medicare for All Rally at Offices of Rep. Will Hurd (TX-23)

El Paso-area registered nurses will rally Wednesday afternoon to demand Texas Rep. Will Hurd support HR 1384, the Medicare for All Act of 2019, National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) announced today.

National Nurses United
May 7, 2019

Nurses Against Threat to Patient Safety

National Nurses: Federal "Conscience Rule" Poses Significant Threat to Patient Safety, Choice

National Nurses United today condemned the Trump administration’s proposed final “conscience rule” in health care delivery that it said will pose a significant threat to women’s health and the fundamental principle of patient choice.

National Nurses United
May 6, 2019

Nurses visiting Calif. legislator

Registered Nurses Tell California Lawmakers: Honor National Nurses Week by Improving Patient Safety Protections

Hundreds of registered nurses with the California Nurses Association (CNA) are gathering in Sacramento, Tuesday, May 7, 2019 to meet with state legislators to urge the passage of a number of signat

California Nurses Association
May 6, 2019