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Nurses Urge Tennessee Attorney General to Reject HCA Bid to Acquire NorthCrest Health

National Nurses United Wednesday called on Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III to reject HCA Healthcare’s acquisition of NorthCrest Health in Springfield, Tenn., citing the potential adverse impact on patient care services and care costs for area residents.

National Nurses United
June 3, 2021

Nurse holds sign "15 months later, 403 nurses dead"

Nurses applaud Labor Caucus and 100+ Congress members for urging Biden to immediately issue Covid emergency temporary standard

National Nurses United today applauded the co-chairs of the Congressional Labor Caucus for leading more than 100 members of Congress in a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to immediately issue the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s emergency temporary standard (ETS) to protect frontline workers from Covid-19.

National Nurses United
June 2, 2021

Good Samaritan RNs hold signs calling for safe staffing

HCA’s Good Samaritan RNs Set Public Action Tuesday, June 1 Over Ongoing Safe Staffing Concerns

Registered nurses at HCA’s Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose will hold an action Tuesday, June 1 to alert the public about the hospital’s ongoing failure to address inadequate staffing, especially in the intensive care unit, which they say puts patients at risk.

California Nurses Association
May 31, 2021

AVH RN speaks using megaphone in front of sign "AVH Nurses - Union Strong"

Antelope Valley Hospital nurses ratify a new contract with protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, Calif. voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.

California Nurses Association
May 28, 2021

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NNU: Escalating Gun Violence is a Public Health Safety Crisis

The mass murder that left at least 10 people dead in San Jose is the latest reminder of the unaddressed public health and safety crisis that has exacted a terrible toll for families and communities, with an added burden for essential workers.

National Nurses United
May 27, 2021

Nurse holds signs "Safe Staffing Now"

Nurses at Mercy Medical Center Redding to hold informational picket for patient safety

Registered nurses at Mercy Medical Center Redding in Redding, Calif. will hold an informational picket on Wednesday, May 26 to alert the community of staffing concerns that erode patient safety.

California Nurses Association
May 25, 2021

Pile of buttons that say "Safe Staffing Now!"

St. Joseph’s Medical Center and St. Joseph’s Behavioral Health Center Nurses to hold informational picket for patient safety

Registered nurses at St. Joseph’s Medical Center and St. Joseph’s Behavioral Health Center in Stockton, Calif. will hold an informational picket on Wednesday, May 26 to alert the community of staffing concerns that put patient safety in jeopardy.

California Nurses Association
May 24, 2021

Registered nurses at Chinese Hospital hold sings saying "Nurses fight for safe patient care"

Chinese Hospital, San Francisco RNs to Strike May 25, Warn Substandard Conditions Driving Away RNs

Registered nurses at Chinese Hospital in San Francisco will hold a one-day strike Tuesday, May 25 to protest substandard workplace and economic conditions that nurses say has driven experienced nurses away and undermines the hospital's ability to recruit new RNs.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
May 24, 2021

Nurse holds sign "Protect Nurses, Patients, Public Health"

National Nurses United holding Wednesday, May 19 press conference

National Nurses United is holding a press conference on Wednesday, May 19 to discuss the faulty science underlying the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s dangerous new guidance that says vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks except for in health care and public transportation settings, distance from others outside their household, or get tested and self isolate when they’ve been exposed to Covid-19 if they show no symptoms.

National Nurses United
May 18, 2021

Nurse holds sign "Protect Nurses, Patients, Public Health"

Registered nurses and social workers with CountyCare demand Cook County Health stop putting them at unnecessary risk of exposure to Covid-19

CountyCare registered nurses and social workers say they are being put at unnecessary risk of exposure to Covid-19 by Cook County Health, which refuses to allow those exposed to Covid-19 to isolate and work remotely.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
May 18, 2021

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