DC RNs Call on City Council to End Delay on Patient Protection Act
Friday, March 7, 2014(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)More than 50 DC nurses and community supporters on Tuesday protested in freezing weather in front of DC's Wilson Building, demanding the DC City Council pass legislation to protect patients in hospitals by mandating minimum nurse-to-patient ratios. Nurses also took their patient advocacy inside to support Councilmember Vincent Orange who introduced emergency legislation to make DC hospitals safer. Further actions are planned to urge Health Committee Chair Yvette Alexander to move on the legislation; click here to sign a letter to the DC Mayor and Councilmembers.