Tri-City nurses say staffing shortages are hurting care

Tri-City nurses say staffing shortages are hurting care

For the second year in a row, nurses at Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside demonstrated over what they say is a critical inability to retain nurses, a multi-year trend they say has eroded the public hospital district’s ability to effectively care for its patients. Clad in red scrubs and carrying signs, members of the California Nurses Association demonstrated just before Tri-City Healthcare District’s monthly board of directors meeting was to …

USC Verdugo Hills nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

Registered nurses at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale, Calif., voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new four-year contract on Tuesday, April 22, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention.