Press Releases
PRESS RELEASE: Corona Nurses Urge Hospital Administrators to Proceed Slowly with EHR Implementation
May 31, 2013
Corona Regional Medical Center will implement a paperless record system on June 2. This complicated health care IT system will be put in place despite urgent calls by the Corona nurses to provide additional training so that patients will not be at risk. Nurses at Corona mailed and faxed a letter to the Interim Chief Nursing Officer Sheila Martin on May 31, urging the hospital to delay the implementation so that patient safety is not at risk.
PRESS RELEASE: UNAC/UHCP Elects New Leaders to Guide Future of Largest Southern California Nurses Union
May 20, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2013 CONTACT: Christy McConville 909-451-3581 UNAC/UHCP Elects New Leaders to Guide Future of Largest Southern California Nurses Union San Dimas, CA—The United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) elected three new officers on May 18 to shape the future of the over 22,000-person union. Executive Vice President […]
Nurses and Firefighters to Issue Joint Call for Emergency Room Safety at Inland Valley
April 26, 2013
Nurses and Firefighters to Issue Joint Call for Emergency Room Safety at Inland Valley CONTACT: Christy McConville, 909-451-3581 Murrieta, CA—Murrieta registered nurses and firefighters today will launch a campaign seeking local elected official support for a dedicated dispatch nurse at Inland Valley Medical Center, where a Mobile Intensive Care Nurse should be available around the […]
Kaiser Nurses and Health Care Workers Deliver Valentine’s Day Message to Kaiser: “Have a Heart: Keep Urgent Care Open 24/7 in Lancaster”
February 14, 2013
The already underserved Antelope Valley community will soon suffer a cut in urgent medical services, when Kaiser’s decision to close its Urgent Care in Lancaster at 11 PM becomes effective on April 1. Nurses and health care workers gathered on February 14 in front of the hospital with a special Valentine’s Day message for Kaiser: “Have a Heart, Keep Our Urgent Care 24/7.” Kaiser patients deserve accessible, quality healthcare in their own communities. Sign a petition to Kaiser!
United Nurses and Health Care Professionals Stand Up Against Prop 32 as They Celebrate 40 Years of Having a Voice in the Workplace
October 29, 2012
PRESS RELEASE October 26, 2012 Contact: Jeff Rogers UNAC/UHCP Public Affairs Specialist Cell: 909-263-7230 • Office: 909-618-0663 United Nurses and Health Care Professionals Stand Up Against Prop 32 as They Celebrate 40 Years of Having a Voice in the Workplace Southern California – The United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) held […]
United Nurses’ Cindy Cipres Klein, RN, Appointed to BRN
May 11, 2012
RN Cindy Cipres Klein, a member of the UNAC/UHCP Board of Directors, and Riverside affiliate Clinic President has been appointed to the Board of Registered Nursing by Governor Jerry Brown. “I’m honored to be able to represent my profession,” Cipres Klein stated. “I look forward to working with Governor Brown, the other members of the Board of Registered Nurses, and the dedicated staff of the BRN.”
Press Release: Beverly Hospital Nurses Ratify Contract With Patient Protections
May 3, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2012 Contact: Jeff Rogers UNAC/UHCP Public Affairs Specialist Cell: 909-263-7230 • Office: 909-451-0663 Beverly Hospital Nurses Ratify Contract With Patient Protections Montebello, CA – Registered Nurses at Beverly Hospital ratified their first contract yesterday, winning protections for patient safety after a year of difficult bargaining that included a federal government […]
Federal Government to Prosecute Beverly Hospital
March 21, 2012
Yesterday the federal government announced its decision to prosecute Beverly Hospital for its unlawful negotiation tactics that have blocked a first contract with its Registered Nurses.
Nurses: Beverly Hospital is Compromising Patient Care
December 16, 2011
Registered Nurses at Montebello’s Beverly Hospital joined together Thursday night holding candles on the street outside the hospital to call attention to practices that have lowered the standard of care in the hospital. “We’re nurses,” said Veronica Arellano, Telemetry R.N. “Every day we walk through the doors of Beverly Hospital, we bring the desire to ease pain, to help heal, and to provide top-notch care. But we can’t do that, because management won’t do the right thing.”
Congresswoman Judy Chu, Other Elected Leaders Speak Out Against Beverly Hospital’s Inaction
November 8, 2011
Congresswoman Judy Chu and other elected officials spoke at a rally in front of Beverly Hospital today in support of Registered Nurses who have been negotiating with the hospital for months in their fight to guarantee safe, quality patient care. “I urge Beverly Hospital to bargain in good faith, talk about the issues, and move forward,” Congresswoman Chu said. “Do right by these hardworking nurses.”