‘It’s Like A Revolving Door’: Union May Strike, Saying Policies Have Driven Nurses Out
The union says Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside has passed an enormous budget for travel and registry nurses "when so many veteran nurses have left."
The San Diego Union-Tribune:
Nurses Threaten Strike Against Tri-City
Nurses at Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside are threatening to strike over what they describe as policies that have caused the hospital to hemorrhage more than 300 experienced nurses over the last two years. The California Nurses Association, a union which represents about 700 registered nurses at the facility, held a rally in front of the hospital Thursday to speak out against hiring practices described as favoring temporary nurses and new nursing school graduates over those who live in the area and who have longer track records of patient care. (Sisson, 9/1)
In other news —
Ventura County Star:
Dr. Sherilyn Wheaton Has Been Voted Ventura County's Hardest Worker
If Dr. Sherilyn Wheaton only saw 20 patients a day, no one would deny the physician works hard. But the depth of her commitment to getting things done hits home when you realize through her volunteer work she helps thousands of patients she doesn’t know and will never see. A family practitioner with Primary Medical Group in Ventura and director of the practice’s urgent care center, the Ojai resident won The Star’s 15th annual Hardest Worker in Ventura County contest among a field of eight overachievers extraordinaire. (Cason, 9/1)