RN Jane Sandoval on Threatened Closure of St. Luke’s in San Francisco Show 456
RN Jane Sandoval from San Francisco’s St. Luke’s Hospital joins us to talk about the proposed new 555-bed mega hospital that Sutter Healthcare Corp wants to build. Sounds nice doesn’t it? It is if you don’t know the move to consolidate services and locate a […]
RN DeAnn McEwen on the Patient Ratio Fight | National Nurses United Sponsored Segment | July 21, 2012 | Show 453
From the Patient Advocate Desk—our friend and frequent guest RN and healthcare activist DeAnn McEwen talks about life-saving RN-Patient Ratios and what you need to know when you go to a hospital. It seems the California Hospital Association and United Healthcare West are pushing a […]
Donna Smith on the Medicare for All Bus Tour | National Nurses United Sponsored Segment | June 30, 2012 | Show 452
Our good friend and D.C. Healthcare correspondent Donna Smith joins us from the road—on the National Nurses United Medicare For All bus tour. The bus pulled out of San Diego, CA last week with 22 stops along the way. The nurses are providing mobile blood […]
RN Donna Kelly Williams on Banning Mandatory Overtime in Massachusetts | National Nurses United Sponsored Segment | June 23, 2012 | Show 451
“Well don’t you know that’s the sound of the men..workin’ on the chain…gaaang, that’s the sound of the men workin’ on the chain…gang…” http://youtu.be/oq9afubyHgA Well, that’s really the sound of the nurses in Massachusetts working harder and faster—but not if the state legislature has anything […]
Deborah Burger on Tell Us Where it Hurts | National Nurses United Sponsored Segment | June 9, 2012 | Show 449
This week we visit with RN Deborah Burger about the recent performance of Tell Us Where It Hurts, by Anna Deavere Smith. We share some touching stories recreated in the play by Smith of the caretakers—career RN’s—who have also been hit by the failing economy […]
Donna Smith on All Things Washington | National Nurses United Sponsored Segment | June 2, 2012 | Show 438
Donna Smith, our National Nurses United D.C. correspondent brings us up to speed on all things Washington. Donna also shares a bit of personal news about her own health. Donna Smith is best known as one of the documentary subjects of Michael Moore’s 2007 movie, […]
RN Jean Ross on 2012 Staff Nurse Assembly and the Robin Hood Tax | National Nurses United Sponsored Segment | May 19, 2012 | Show 447
And we talk with one of our favorite guests RN and Co-President of National Nurses United, Jean Ross. Jean will tell us about the upcoming Nurses Assembly in Chicago next week where over 1200 nurses will gather to talk about everything from healthcare to Medicare […]
DC Correspondent Donna Smith | National Nurses United Sponsored Segment | May 5, 2012 | Show 445
With us this week is D.C. Correspondent and National Nurses United Legislative Advocate Donna Smith. Donna gives a great answer to the question–why don’t we see the following headlines in the media? “For Profit Healthcare Poses Threat to Medicare, Federal Deficit, and Overall Economy in […]