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California Nurses Association
UCSD Health Workers Voice Concerns Over Coronavirus Protective Equipment – NBC 7 San Diego
Employees at UC San Diego Health voiced concerns that they’re not being given the equipment they need to keep them safe as they treat patients with COVID-19. “We are in close contact with patients at all times, so it is absolutely essential that we have the highest level of personal protective equipment,” said Michael Kennedy, …
Violence Against Healthcare Workers Continues Despite Hospital Safety Law – NBC Bay Area
They treat us when we’re sick, but now medical workers say they fear for their own health and safety after a rash of assaults at California hospitals. Employees working in healthcare are four times more likely to experience workplace violence than other private employees according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A recent …