Nurses To Picket Alongside Striking University Of California WorkersRegistered nurses at the University of California’s five major medical centers and 10 student health centers will picket alongside other UC employees.
Moms With Strollers Protest Proposed Closure Of Berkeley HospitalPushing baby strollers, demonstrators gathered Sunday outside of Berkeley's Alta Bates Summit Medical Center to protest the proposed future closure of the facility which needs a costly seismic upgrade.
Vote Could Shutter Oakland Youth Drug & Alcohol Treatment Center After 30 Years Of ServiceAfter 30 years, Thunder Road Adolescent Treatment Center for youth is threatened with closure by Sutter Health, its subsidizer, and one of the largest nonprofit health care corporations in the state.
Huge Strike Averted As Kaiser, Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement After Months Of Tense NegotiationsThe tentative agreement averts multiple strikes scheduled to begin 7 a.m. Wednesday at Kaiser medical centers throughout the Bay Area including Antioch, Daly City, San Francisco, Oakland, Petaluma, Vacaville, San Rafael and Santa Clara.
Kaiser Nurses Citing Ebola Safety Concerns Begin 2-Day Strike On TuesdayAbout 18,000 nurses who work for Northern California Kaiser Permanente Hospitals, and other facilities, plan to go on a two-day strike Tuesday morning citing Ebola safety concerns and general patient care.
High Court Allows Calif. School Employees To Give Insulin To StudentsTrained school employees can administer insulin shots to diabetic students if a nurse is not available, the California Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Monday.
Hundreds Of Nurses Walk Out At Two San Jose HospitalsA large group of registered nurses walked off the job Thursday morning at two hospitals in San Jose.
Hospital Officials Say Deficit Could Close San Pablo HospitalDoctors Medical Center in San Pablo could close within the year if the financially troubled community hospital cannot close a $17 million deficit, officials said Tuesday.
5,000 Nurses At 10 Bay Area Hospitals Stage WalkoutRoughly 5,000 registered nurses from 10 Sutter and Hospital Corporation of America hospitals throughout the Bay Area are striking Tuesday, charging that the hospitals are making cuts in nurses’ benefits and patient care standards.
Bay Area Nurses Set To Strike At 10 HospitalsUnion officials say thousands of Bay Area nurses are set to walk off the job early Tuesday in what will be the second strike this month by nurses represented by the California Nurses Association.
Nurses To Stage One-Day Strike At 7 Bay Area Sutter HospitalsAbout 3,200 registered nurses at seven hospitals managed by Sutter Health in the East Bay are planning a one-day strike on Thursday to protest concessions that they say Sutter management is demanding.
