Safe staffing ratios press releases

UC Davis Medical Center Perioperative Nurses To Rally For Safe Patient Care, Safe Staffing

To protect patient safety standards and demand safe staffing for nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic, perioperative nurses at UC Davis Medical Center (UCDMC), along with fellow UC Davis nurses, will hold a rally and action on Thursday, July 23.

California Nurses Association

July 22, 2020

Good Samaritan, San Jose RNs: Short Staffing, COVID-19 Surge Putting Patients at Risk

Registered nurses at HCA’s Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose will hold a social distancing action Monday to alert the public to what they say is an alarming trend of unsafe staffing throughout the hospital that, coupled with the ongoing pandemic surge, is putting patients at risk.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

July 10, 2020

Mission HCA RNs Protest Unsafe Staffing as COVID-19 Cases Surge

Registered nurses at HCA’s Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC are marching on the hospital’s chief executive this morning to protest what they see as an alarming rise in unsafe staffing at the very moment the hospital is swamped with COVID-19 patients.

National Nurses United

July 10, 2020

John Muir Medical Center Nurses Hold Informational Picket for Patient Safety on July 8

Registered nurses will hold an informational picket tomorrow, July 8, to highlight con­cerns about patient safety, unsafe staffing, and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic challenges at John Muir Medical Center-Concord campus.

California Nurses Association

July 7, 2020

Nurses and Health Care Workers Take Action Against Palomar Health’s Mismanagement

Palomar Health RNs, health care workers, and community supporters will speak out on June 25 against the mismanagement of Palomar Health. The action will highlight their concerns, including lack of appropriate PPE and unsafe staffing due to illegal layoffs during a pandemic.

California Nurses Association/Caregivers & Healthcare Employees Union

June 24, 2020

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital RNs rally to highlight patient safety issues RNs Demand PPE, safe staffing levels, and reinstatement of laid-off nurses

Registered nurses at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Santa Clarita, Calif. will hold a rally on Saturday, June 20 to address patient safety issues. These issues include the reuse of PPE which can lead to the exposure and transmission of dangerous pathogens, including COVID-1, and the recent layoffs of experienced nurses from the emergency department despite current staffing shortages which can negatively impact care.

California Nurses Association

June 19, 2020

Kansas City Area RNs Set to Protest Staffing Cuts Called Threat to Patients

Registered Nurses at HCA’s Research Medical Center and Menorah Medical Center RNs will protest together Wednesday to warn the public about reductions in safe staffing they say put patients in danger in major hospital areas, including critical care and COVID-19 care.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

June 16, 2020

Chicago City Council to Pass Resolution Urging Urging Gov. Pritzker and Legislature to Pass Safe Patient Limits Act (H.B. 2604)

Registered nurses with National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) applaud the Chicago City Council, which is expected to pass a resolution on Feb. 19, urging Gov. Pritzker and the Illinois lawmakers to pass the Safe Patient Limits Act (H.B. 2604). This bill mandates minimum nurse-to-patient ratios for every hospital unit at all times.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

February 18, 2020

Nurses to Hold Candlelight Vigil to Protest Unsafe Staffing and Demand Antelope Valley Hospital Put Patients First

Registered nurses at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, Calif. will hold a candlelight vigil Thursday, Feb.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United

February 12, 2020

Nurses to Hold Informational Picket Dec. 13 at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in Grass Valley

Registered nurses at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital (SNMH) in Grass Valley will hold an informational picket on Friday Dec. 13, California Nurses Association/ National Nurses United announced today. The goal of the picket is to let the public know that the hospital’s drastic cuts in nursing, and nurses aide staff are eroding the quality of patient care.

California Nurses Association

December 3, 2019