Safe staffing ratios press releases

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Nurses at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital

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

Nurse holds sign "Nurses deserve to be respected and safe"

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

Nurses at press conference.

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

Antelope Valley Hospital

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

Buttons reading "safe staffing now"

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

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

Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Legislation to Ensure Patient Safety

RNs Call on Illinois Lawmakers to Support Gold-Standard Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Legislation to Ensure Patient Safety

Registered nurses from across Illinois will gather in Springfield, Ill., Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019 to encourage state legislators to cosponsor and support the Hospital Patient Protection Act, which mandates minimum nurse-to-patient ratios for every hospital unit at all times.

National Nurses United
February 25, 2019

Congressional Scorecard

National Progressive Organizations Announce New Congressional Scorecard on Public Health, Environmental Issues

The scorecard shows which members of Congress have co-sponsored five key bills that would collectively ensure a strong, just future of public health and environmental protection in the United States.

National Nurses United
August 7, 2018

RNs Call On Mee Memorial Hospital to Ensure Quality Care by Investing in Nursing Staff

Registered nurses at Mee Memorial Hospital in King City will hold an informational picket on Monday, May 22, to demand that management address the conditions that are undermining the hospital's ability to recruit and retain the staff needed to ensure quality care.

California Nurses Association
May 19, 2017

Nurses Call on Sen. Hatch to Reject ‘Mortal Threat’ in House Health Bill

On a day in which members of National Nurses United (NNU) commemorated national nurses week with visits to multiple members of Congress, a large delegation of RNs called on Senate Finance Committee chair Sen. Orrin Hatch to reject the American Health Care Act (AHCA) passed by the House. They called for Sen. Hatch to instead support real reform, an improved and expanded Medicare for all.

National Nurses United
May 10, 2017