Safe Staffing
6/07/23 (News Coverage) from House Health Committee Vote
The Keystone: Nurses Secure Major Victory as Pennsylvania House Advances Patient Safety Act
ABC 27: Pennsylvania nurses rally to limit number of patients per nurse
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6/11/22
Warren Times Observer: Health care staffing crisis ailing rural hospitals
Op-Ed by Eileen Kelly, Claudia Crane, and Alex Rendina
6/2/22
Axios: COVID-fatigued health workers are mobilizing
by Arielle Dreher
5/16/22
Beckers Hospital Review: Nurses rally in Pennsylvania to back staffing ratios bill
by Kelly Gooch
5/16/22
Warren Times Observer: Nurses across state protest over staffing bill
5/12/22
Warren Times Observer: Nurses plan protest to pressure Rapp on staffing bill
by Josh Cotton
3/25/22
Warren Times Observer: Rapp doubles down on safe nurse staffing bill
by Josh Cotton
1/27/22
Warren Times Observer: Nurses fire back at Rapp for blocking staffing bill
by Josh Cotton
1/25/22
ABC27: Pa. nurses rally at the Capitol to call for action over staffing concerns
by Taylor Tosheff
5/3/21
ABC27: Nurses hold vigil at State Capitol to remember coronavirus victims, advocate for Patient Safety Act
by Priscilla Liguori
5/3/21
WGAL: Pennsylvania nurses honor COVID-19 victims, demand legislative action on safe staffing
5/3/21
PennLive: COVID-19 proves dangers of ‘corporate’-driven hospital care, need for minimal nurse-to-patient ratios, nurses’ groups say
by David Wenner
5/3/21
WITF: Facing burnout, worker shortages, nurses say COVID-19 shows need for staffing ratios
by Brett Sholtis
5/4/21
FOX43: Nurses call for action after they say pandemic exposed systemic health care issues
by Evan Forrester
5/3/21
CBS21: Nurses lay 1,000 white roses on Capitol steps in Harrisburg to honor COVID-19 deaths
by Samantha York
5/3/21
PennLive: National Nurses Week vigil at Pa. Capitol
by Dan Gleiter
5/3/21
Yahoo News: Pa. nurses honor COVID-19 victims, demand action on safe staffing
5/3/21
WSKG: Facing Burnout And Worker Shortages, PA Nurses Say COVID-19 Shows Need For Staffing Ratios
by Brett Sholtis
3/3/2021
Pocono Record: The right to ratios: How, and why, nurses in PA are fighting for caregiver-to-patient limits
by Brian Myszkowski
2/24/2021
WESA: ‘They Spread Nurses Dangerously Thin’: PA Nurses Unions Back Bills On Staffing Levels
by Kenny Cooper
2/24/2021
CBS21: Patient Safety Act looks to lessen load on nurses, increase patient care
by Andrea Finney
2/23/2021
KDKA: Pa. Nurses Push To Pass Bill To Prevent Burnout, Improve Working Conditions
2/23/2021
KYW: Bipartisan support grows for law that would limit patient to nurse ratio in Pa.
by Kim Glovas
2/23/2021
WHYY: New Legislation Seeks to Address PA’s Nurse-to-Patient Ratio
by Kenny Cooper
2/23/2021
Yahoo News: Bill In Pa. Looks To Protect Nurses And Their Patients
8/31/2020
WESA: Nurses Push For Safe Staffing Ratios And ‘A Seat At The Table’ Planning PA’s Recovery
by Kiley Koscinski
8/12/2020
Observer-Reporter: Nurses hold virtual town hall meeting about pandemic
by Karen Mansfield
5/6/2020
WFMZ: As local nurses hold virtual rally, one nurse says situation in nursing homes is grim
by Wendy Davis
5/6/2020
CBS21: Nurses of PA hold virtual rally to lay out demands of healthcare system
by Hanna O’Reilly
5/6/2020
WGAL: Pennsylvania nurses to hold virtual rally demanding voice in decisions being made about recovery plans
5/6/2020
FOX43: Nurses Week 2020: Nurses across state hold virtual rally for the Nurse Recovery Plan
5/6/2020
The Valley Ledger: Nurses Across the State Launch #NursePlatform – The Nurse Plan for PA’s Recovery
12/16/2019
The Derrick: Epidemic in the nursing field
by Rosemary Fielding
12/12/2019
Times Observer: Nurses acquire 20K signatures
by Lori Drumm
12/8/2019
Explore Venango: Nurses Deliver 20,000 Signatures for Safe Patient Limits to Senator Hutchinson, Call for Action on Patient Care Crisis
by Lexis Twentier
12/5/2019
PBS 39: Nurses Rally for Patient Limits
by Hayden Mitman
12/4/2019
ABC27: Nurses call for action in patient care crisis
by Kara Urland
9/19/2019
Lancaster Online: Nurses place 132 pairs of shoes in Lancaster in push for ‘safe staffing’ laws
by Heather Stauffer
8/9/2019
Explore Venango: Local Nurses Continue to Push for Regulation of Nurse to Patient Ratio
by Aly Delp
7/24/2019
The Titusville Hearld: Local nurses fight for patient safety
by Adam Zook
5/9/2019
Pittsburgh City Paper: Pittsburgh nurses visit Harrisburg and call for safer staffing ratios
by Ryan Deto
5/6/2019
Erie News Now: Nurses Lobbying in Harrisburg for Safe Staffing Ratios
by John Last
5/5/2019
Explore Clarion: Local Nurses Speak Out on Movement to Regulate Nurse to Patient Ratio
by Aly Delp
3/20/2019
ABC27: Pennsylvania nurses rally for law to set safe patient limits
by Daniel Hamburg
1/25/2019
Pennsylvania Business Central: Pennsylvania’s Nursing Crisis
by Samanta Joule Fow
8/2/2018
Oncology Nursing News: Oncology Nurse Turned Activist Finds Inspiration After Burnout
by Alene Nitzky
7/31/2018
WGAL: Nurses rally at state capitol for safe patient laws
7/30/2018:
YourErie.com: Pennsylvania nurses to deliver 10,000 petitions for safe patient limit laws
6/15/2018
Healthcare Dive: Fight for mandated nurse-to-patient ratios heats up
by Tony Abraham
3/8/2018
Altoona Mirror: Nurses press Ward on staffing ratio
Shen Wu Tan
11/18/2017
Daily Nurse: Nonprofit “Nurses of Pennsylvania” Vows to Make Changes in Health Care
9/18/2017
WESA: In Report, Pennsylvania Nurses Say They’re Stretched Thin And Spend Less Time With Patients
by Kathleen Davis
9/15/2017
Central Penn Business Journal: Report: Pennsylvania nurse staffing at crisis levels
by Roger DuPuis
9/13/2017
Becker’s Hospital Review: 51% of Pennsylvania nurses say their workplace influence has dropped in last 5 years
by Brian Zimmerman