May 28 Nurses at Tenet Hospitals Across California Intend to Hold Pickets for Optimal Patient Care

Nurses Intend to Hold Pickets on May 28 at Tenet Hospitals Throughout California

RNs Urge Management to Invest in RN Staff and Patient Care

Registered nurses at eight Tenet hospitals throughout California 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.

The RNs intend to hold the pickets at facilities in Modesto, San Ramon, Turlock, Los Alamitos, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, Templeton, and San Luis Obispo. On the same date, May 28, nurses also intend to hold pickets at Tenet hospitals in Arizona, Florida and, Texas.

Locations and times:

Modesto: Doctors Medical Center of Modesto, 6:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

1441 Florida Avenue, Modesto

Contact: Cheli Guzman, 510-457-5117

San Ramon: San Ramon Regional Medical Center, 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.   

6001 Norris Canyon Rd, San Ramon

Contact: Phuong Tran, 408-896-4170

Turlock: Emanuel Medical Center, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.   

825 Delbon Ave, Turlock

Contact: Cheli Guzman, 510-457-5117

Los Alamitos: Los Alamitos Medical Center, 7 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

3751 Katella Ave., Los Alamitos

Contact: Erik Macatuno

Palm Springs: Desert Regional Medical Center, 5:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m.

1150 North Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs

Contact: Steve Matthews, 747-215-4243   

Joshua Tree: Hi-Desert Medical Center, 6 a.m-8:30 a.m.

6601 White Feather Rd, Joshua Tree

Contact: Steve Matthews, 747-215-4243   

San Luis Obispo: Sierra Vista Regional Med Center, 12 p.m. – 3 p.m.

1010 Murray Avenue, San Luis Obispo

Contact: Tom Dunne, 818-395-9322

Templeton: Twin Cities Community Hospital, 11:00 a.m – 1:00 p.m.    

1100 Las Tablas Rd, Templeton

Contact: Tom Dunne, 818-395-9322

The 3733 RNs are members of California Nurses Association (CNA), and are in ongoing contract negotiations. CNA 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.