To protest the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline healthcare workers during this COVID-19 pandemic and expose the hospital’s faulty infection control policies, registered nurses at Dignity Health, Mercy Medical Center Merced are holding an action and media availability during their shift change at 3:00 p.m., April 15th, 2020, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, the nation’s largest and fastest-growing nurses’ union representing 150,000 registered nurses across the country.
They will speak about the hospital’s failure to follow the precautionary principle, using a nearby hospital in Fresno, where there has been an increase of nurses testing positive for COVID-19 and one nurse in critical care, fighting for her life, as an example.
WHO: Hector Torres, Emergency Room RN, and other registered nurses and members of California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
What: Action and RN media availability to speak out about poor infection control and against lack of PPE and other protections for frontline health care workers.
WHERE: Dignity Health, Mercy Medical Center Merced: 333 Mercy Ave, Merced, CA 95340
WHEN: Wednesday, April 15th at 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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