May 28 Nurses Intend to Hold PIckets at St. Joseph’s and St. Mary’s Hospitals in Tucson

Nurses at Tenet-Affiliated, St. Joseph’s and St. Mary’s Hospitals in Tucson Intend to Hold Pickets May 28

RNs Urge Hospitals to Invest in Nursing Staff and Patient Care

Registered nurses at Tenet-affiliated, St. Joseph’s, and St. Mary’s Hospitals in Tucson, intend to hold informational pickets May 28 urging management to invest in nursing staff. This will improve the recruitment and retention of experienced RNs, and ensure optimal patient care, say nurses.

Nurses also intend to hold informational pickets on the same date, May 28, at 12 other Tenet hospitals in Texas, Florida and California.

What: Registered nurses intend to hold picket for optimal patient care.

When: Tuesday, May 28 – 6:15 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.

Where: St. Mary’s Hospital, 1601 W. St. Mary’s Road, Tucson, Ariz.

What: Registered nurses intend to hold picket for optimal patient care.

When: Tuesday, May 28 – 6:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Where: St. Joseph’s Hospital, 350 N. Wilmot Road, Tucson, Ariz.

The 957 RNs that work at both hospitals are members of National Nurses

Organizing Committee (NNOC), which is affiliated with National Nurses United, the largest and fastest growing union of registered nurses in the United States with 150,000 members. NNU plays a leadership role in safeguarding the health and safety of RNs and their patients and has won landmark legislation in the areas of staffing, safe patient handling, infectious disease and workplace violence prevention.