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Nurses at Rady Children’s Hospital Vote to Strike Amid Contract Dispute

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San Diego, CA — Nurses at Rady Children’s Hospital have voted to authorize a strike from July 22 to July 24, following months of unsuccessful contract negotiations. The decision comes after the United Nurses of Children’s Hospital (UNOCH), the Teamsters union representing over 1,500 nurses, announced the vote on July 11.

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Kapi‘olani Nurses Locked Out as Hospital Calls Union’s Bluff

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The hospital is using a legal maneuver to preemptively strike back, bringing in temporary staff to replace the locked-out nurses, signaling their readiness to maintain operations without conceding to the union’s demands. The Stakes for Nurses and Patients The lockout has placed nurses in a precarious situation.

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Congress Introduces Safe Staffing Bill for Hospitals to Protect Nurses

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Nurses have been organizing to get federal lawmakers to pass a bill that would set minimum nurse-patient ratios for every department in every hospital in the country. The bill, known as The Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act, was authored by Sen. Sherrod Brown.

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Steward to close two Ohio hospitals, Pennsylvania facility at risk

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The closures are a “tragic result of greed-driven hospital executives, backed by private equity, who prioritize their yachts and private jets over patient care,” said an Ohio nurse union leader.

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Are Hospitals to Blame for the Nursing Shortage? Nurses and Hospitals Weigh In

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The news has been inundated with headlines about how hospitals don’t have the staff to care for the influx of patients. National Nurses United (NNU), the nation’s largest union of registered nurses, just released a statement blaming hospitals for the recent nursing shortage.

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Vancouver Hospital Introduces Pet Therapy to Help Stressed-Out Nurses

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That’s why the BC Children’s Hospital in British Columbia decided to implement an onsite pet therapy program for its staff. The hospital launched the program in partnership with PetSmart Charities of Canada to help providers cope with the added stress and anxiety they have been facing amid the ongoing staff shortage.

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The Alarming Trend of Seasoned Nurses Being Laid Off: Profits Over Patient Care? 

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The top reasons reported for leaving were burnout, feeling undervalued, and a high patient-to-nurse ratio. However, hospital layoffs are another culprit driving experienced nurses from their profession. Getting rid of seasoned nurses will not solve the hospital’s financial problem.