[NRSKarenRN]

California hospital chain's new nurse contract worries other providers



A labor agreement recently reached between California's Catholic Healthcare West hospital chain and its nurses is causing industry members and other experts to worry about the future direction of compensation packages and staffing provisions as the state's nursing shortage shows no sign of relief.

Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, Aug. 22, 2005

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12 California hospitals accept nursing ratios

In a new four-year contract with its unionized nurses, California's Catholic Healthcare West has agreed to adopt standards dictating how many patients can be assigned to a nurse, both sides have announced. The CHW agreement, which has to be ratified by union members, covers nurses in 12 Northern and Central California hospitals.


Sacramento Bee, July 13, 2005

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Originally Posted by NRSKarenRN

California hospital chain's new nurse contract worries other providers



A labor agreement recently reached between California's Catholic Healthcare West hospital chain and its nurses is causing industry members and other experts to worry about the future direction of compensation packages and staffing provisions as the state's nursing shortage shows no sign of relief.

Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, Aug. 22, 2005

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12 California hospitals accept nursing ratios

In a new four-year contract with its unionized nurses, California's Catholic Healthcare West has agreed to adopt standards dictating how many patients can be assigned to a nurse, both sides have announced. The CHW agreement, which has to be ratified by union members, covers nurses in 12 Northern and Central California hospitals.


Sacramento Bee, July 13, 2005

It's about time. I used to work for a CHW facility. Their idea at that time for safe staffing was 1 RN and 1 LVN for 24 patients on a ortho unit. No Aides or Unit Clerks either. Which means we did it all, including having to leave the floor to transport patients to Xray/ lab, etc.,

[mdfog10]

This new contract is a step in the RIGHT direction. Hospitals are making very large profits. One way they do that is by short stafffing units with less RNs , nursing assistants and unit clerks than are needed to safely care for patients. Older nurses are tossed away like a disposable wipe and new nurses won't put up with the disfunction and leave.