Tag: Nurses
Nurses at Maine’s largest hospital vote to unionize
‘A Dream Come True’ “It’s a new day for nurses and patients across Maine.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer Friday, April 30, 2021 Registered nurses at Maine’s largest hospital have voted to form their first…
The Enraging Deja Vu of a Third Coronavirus Wave
Health care workers don’t need patronizing praise. They need resources, federal support, and for us to stay healthy and out of their hospitals. In many cases, none of that is happening. by Caroline Chen There’s a…
Dept. of Labor takes paid leave away from low wage healthcare workers
by Wade Rathke New Orleans This is complicated, so hang with me, but here is what you need to know. Nursing home workers and other frontline healthcare providers like home health aides, and community home workers…
Trump, Health Secretary, say US healthcare workers ‘Don’t get infected’ with Covid-19
94,000 healthcare workers have contracted the virus. While the true toll Covid-19 has taken on healthcare workers is not yet known, one investigation found that more than 760 have died from the virus. by Jake Johnson, staff…
Save Lives? Give healthcare workers raises
New Orleans Hey, bosses of healthcare workers, listen up! Yo, consumers and families of healthcare services, pay attention to this, like your life is at stake, since for more than half of you over 65,…
Healthcare workers getting sick across US. 31,000 and counting
A lobbying campaign driven by scarcity pushed the CDC to relax protective gear guidelines. Now tens of thousands of health workers are infected. By Jennifer Gollan and Elizabeth Shogren May 11, 2020 Rick Lucas’ cellphone chimed, alerting him…
Healthcare worker unions warn new Covid-19 guidance from Trump CDC endangers frontline workers
“Reckless. Short-sighted. Dangerous. Unacceptable.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer Labor unions representing millions of nurses and other frontline workers across the U.S. are voicing outrage at new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Medical staffing companies owned by rich investors cut doctor pay and now want bailout money
Companies that employ emergency room medical personnel, many owned by private equity firms, say they are reeling from vanishing demand for non-coronavirus care. But critics worry that bailout money would be a windfall for rich investors….
Rationing protective gear means checking on coronavirus patients less often. This can be deadly.
Low on essential supplies and fearing they’ll get sick, doctors and nurses told ProPublica in-person care for coronavirus patients has been scaled back. In some cases, it’s causing serious harm. by Joshua Kaplan, Lizzie Presser and…
Doctors are making life-and-death choices over coronavirus patients – it could have long-term consequences for them
by Neil Shortland, University of Massachusetts Lowell As the coronavirus spreads and demand for medical gear far outstrips the supplies, doctors in the U.S. may have to choose who among their patients lives and who dies….
Nurses Send Petition to Congress Demanding Immediate Protections
Quarter of a Million People Sign Petition to Congress; Nurses Union Demands OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Workers Monday, March 23, 2020 ational Nurses United, the largest union of registered nurses, sent a petition to…
Updated COVID-19 survey of Registered Nurses shows little improvement and worsening availability of personal protective equipment
By Meteor Staff A nationwide survey National Nurses United (NNU) has been conducting of registered nurses, the country’s frontline health care staff, continues to show that the vast majority of United States hospitals and health care…
Emergency Medical Responders have lacked guidance and are stretched for supplies and personnel to combat coronavirus
Key direction from the CDC on how to protect emergency responders came after the first American case and the exposure of at least one firefighter. It’s yet another example of a fragmented and halting response at…
Frontline care workers are undervalued
New Orleans In the “time of the virus,” I talked to Jackie Dartz, a member of the Local 100 United Labor Unions executive board and longtime steward at LARC, the Lafayette Association of Retarded Citizens,…
Surging health care worker quarantines raise concerns as coronavirus spreads
Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News March 9, 2020 As the U.S. battles to limit the spread of the highly contagious new coronavirus, the number of health care workers ordered to self-quarantine because of potential exposure to…
As Trump cries ‘hoax,’ nurses in California warn quarantines of 124 US health workers show US hospitals remain unprepared for coronavirus
Warning from frontline health providers comes as Trump accuses those criticizing his handling of the crisis as perpetrating a “new hoax” against him. by Jon Queally, staff writer Saturday, February 29, 2020 While stipulating that a…
