“It’s heartbreaking that all of these deaths could have been prevented. We are one and a half years into this pandemic and we still have nurses dying,” said Zenei Cortez with the California Nurses Association.
As nurses were sitting socially distanced in their cars, listening to the names of their colleagues who passed away from the virus.
Similar demonstrations were taking place all over the country. In Washington D.C., hundreds of shoes were placed near the white house.
The nurses’ union are demanding that the Biden administration implement safety measures for hospital workers on the front lines.
“We need tools and we continue to fight for them and nurses continue to die,” said Jean Ross, the president of the National Nurses Union.
Letter to the Editor: To get medical help, or not get medical help? That is the question.
There are thousands of Californians who are without health care and have to make decisions as to whether they should seek medical help when they are not feeling well. Many people cannot afford to have health care coverage because their jobs do not offer it or they do not make enough money to pay the monthly fees.
I have been shocked about the cost of health care in the state of California. Last year, I needed preventive surgery to stop the development of cervical cancer. Fortunately, I have military health care and was able to have the surgery. If I didn’t, the state of my health would be much different today. My heart hurts for those who do not have the same benefit.
Interested RNs can sign up to volunteer for the vaccine team
RNRN a disaster-relief project of the California Nurses Foundation and National Nurses United has deployed nine teams of volunteers to assist with the administration of Covid-19 vaccines in the historically underserved South Los Angeles community.
A tenth team of RNRN nurses began volunteering this week.
By next week, nurse volunteers from the RNRN, International Medical Corps, community volunteers, and Kedren staff will have helped with the administration of more than 100,000 Covid vaccine doses.
“We nurses are on the front lines and we see the devastation of what Covid has done to communities,” said Sandy Reding, RN at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital and a president of California Nurses Association. “I volunteered for the vaccine clinic because I feel that it is my duty to reach underserved areas that have been disproportionately affected by Covid. We must stop the spread.”
Kaiser plans 200 layoffs in Northern CA; union says unexpected move terrified members
Sacramento Bee 4 hrs ago Cathie Anderson, The Sacramento Bee
May 1 Kaiser Permanente will lay off 200 workers from its workforce in Northern California as it changes up how some departments will operate, resulting in the need for fewer staff in some positions, according to a statement the company sent The Sacramento Bee Friday evening.
In the statement, company leaders said: Kaiser Permanente is continuing to grow. We continue to be one of the largest private employers in California with more than 149,000 employees and 16,000 physicians in the state. We continue to add jobs, with currently more than 2,300 open staff positions in the state.