Agreement includes strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention\u00a0<\/p>\n
Registered nurses at six California Tenet facilities: San Ramon Regional Medical Center in San Ramon, Doctors Hospital Manteca in Manteca, Doctors Medical Center in Modesto, Emanuel Medical Center in Turlock, Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, and Hi-Desert Medical Center in Twentynine Palms yesterday voted overwhelmingly, with 93 percent in favor, to ratify a new three-year contract. The agreement includes important protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention, announced California Nurses Association\/National Nurses United (CNA\/NNU).<\/p>\n
\u201cThis ratified contract is the result of nurses standing together to demand better,\u201d said Kristi Carson, registered nurse in the emergency department at Doctors Medical Center in Modesto. \u201cIt\u2019s about recruiting and retaining nurses, but it\u2019s also about holding the hospital accountable for providing safe, quality care our patients deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n
Highlights of the contract include:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Safe staffing improvements, including dedicated rapid response nurse at every facility and a guaranteed minimum orientation for new nurses.Economic gains to help with recruitment and retention. The new agreement includes wage Increases from 11 percent to 18 percent over the life of the contract.No takeaways to health care benefits.<\/p>\n
The new pact covers the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor well over a year our nurses have been at the table, in the facility and out on the streets,\u201d said Rachel Garcia, registered nurse in the intensive care unit at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. \u201cWe have been voicing our concerns and demanding improvements. Today, we stand proud. We have won a fair contract, one that delivers real improvements for our patients.\u201d<\/p>\n