December 23, 2021. Kaiser Health News/USA Today—As Patients Fell Ill With Covid Inside Hospitals, Government Oversight Fell Short. (link)
December 22, 2021. Los Angeles Daily News—Are LA County hospitals prepared for a potential winter COVID surge? (link)
August 4, 2021. KCRW—PTSD and no emotional support: Teacher and nurse both worry about COVID as LAUSD reopens soon. (link)
May 19, 2021. Becker's Hospital Review—The status of 8 labor disputes during the pandemic. (link)
May 1, 2021. Fox 11—Thousands Take to the Streets for May Day Rallies. (link via YouTube)
May 1, 2021. KTLA 5—Live Coverage of 2021 May Day Celebration and March. (link via YouTube)
April 27, 2021. KCRW—Sense of guilt and being haunted by patients’ cries: Riverside nurse on long fight against COVID (link)
April 22, 2021. Thousand Oaks Acorn—"Nurse provided comfort, care during darkest hours" (link)
April 10, 2021. Burbank Leader—"Local Nurse Receives ‘Woman of the Year’ Award." (link)
March 12, 2021. Medium—“The care was spread very thin. Anything could have happened.” (link)
March 9, 2021. LA Daily News—Assembly bill proposes cash bonuses to help retain burned-out health care workers. (link)
March 9, 2021. ABC 30 Fresno—$6 billion in bonuses proposed for CA health care workers. (link)
March 8, 2021. Medium—“Every day I ask God to help me.” (link)
March 7, 2021. Digital Village on KPFK 90.7 FM—Episode 33: Struggling Nurses in the Age of COVID. (link)
March 3, 2021. Ventura County Star—Guest column: COVID-19 lessons show need for hospital staffing reform to protect patients. (link)
February 6, 2021. KQED—California Has a Rule to Protect Workers Against Pandemics. Here’s How It’s (Not) Working. (link)
February 2, 2021. Healthcare Dive—Thousands of nurses at HCA, Sutter, Dignity to bargain for first contracts since COVID-19. (link)
January 31, 2021. Ventura County Star—Pandemic staffing waivers trigger patient safety fears for overloaded nurses. (link)
January 29, 2021. Becker's Hospital Review—Prime Healthcare will give workers back pay to settle unfair labor allegations. (link)
January 28, 2021. KCRW—Audio diary: A COVID nurse shares her experience of the pandemic’s front lines in Riverside. (link)
January 28, 2021. The New York Times—Health Care Unions Find a Voice in the Pandemic. (link)
January 27, 2021. Modern Healthcare—Prime Healthcare settles with union workers, agrees to $458,000 in backpay. (link, has paywall, pdf here)
January 21, 2021. NBC4 LA—Local nurse to honor healthcare workers with song. (link via YouTube)
January 21, 2021. Ventura County Star—Los Robles nurse sings during primetime Presidential Inauguration broadcast. (link)
January 18, 2021. CBS/Inside Edition—New Mutation. (link to edited YouTube)
January 18, 2021. San Fernando Business Journal (print edition)—COVID Patient Influx Strains Hospital Resources. (link)
January 16, 2021. NBC 4 LA—COVID-19 Variant in LA County. (link)
January 13, 2021. Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen—Nightmare in the dream factory—Corona emergency in LA. (link)
January 13, 2021. CBS Los Angeles—Hospital Workers In LA County Being Pushed To Brink With New COVID-19 Cases. (link)
January 12, 2021. Fox LA—Nurse battling COVID-19 urges public to follow precautions even after taking vaccine. (link)
January 11, 2021. San Fernando Valley Business Journal (online edition)—Valley Hospitals Near Capacity With COVID Patients, Situation ‘Dire’. (link)
January 10, 2021. CBS/KCAL 9—Hospital Workers In LA County Being Pushed To Brink With New COVID-19 Cases. (link)
January 9, 2021. Ventura County Star—'Like a war zone': ICU beds expanded, body bags in play as Oxnard hospital faces surge. (link)
January 9, 2021. RFI (Radio France Internationale)—Covid-19 in the United States: California overwhelmed by daily death toll. (link)
January 5, 2021. Univision 34—“Duele que se rehúsen a usar una mascarilla": el día a día de una enfermera que batalla contra el coronavirus. (link)
December 26, 2020. The Guardian—LA's Covid 'tsunami': inside the new center of America's raging pandemic. (link)
Coverage of HCA strike authorization and settlement:
December 28, 2020. Modern Healthcare—Union actions, outcry reveal tension during pandemic. (link)
December 24, 2020. Thousand Oaks Acorn—Deal done at hospital. (link)
December 21, 2020. MSNBC—We wanted to see ‘patients coming first’: critical care nurse shares story. (link)
December 21, 2020. NBC Palm Springs—"Win, win for all." Nurses' strike averted. (link)
December 21, 2020. Becker's Hospital Review—California hospitals reach tentative agreement with RNs, avert strikes. (link)
December 21, 2020. Pacific Coast Business Times—Los Robles nurses call off Christmas Eve strike. (link)
December 21, 2020. Healthcare Dive—HCA, nurses avert holiday strike with last-minute contract deal. (link)
December 20, 2020. Palm Springs Desert Sun**—Nurses strike averted at three Southern California hospitals.** (link)
December 20, 2020. Fox 11—Nurses at three SoCal hospitals reach agreement on COVID-19-related pact, averting strike. (link)
December 19, 2020. NBC Palm Springs—Southern California nurses' strike canceled, agreement reached. (link)
December 19, 2020. Los Angeles Daily News—Tentative labor agreement averts strike at three Southern California hospitals. (link)
December 19, 2020. ABC 7—Nurses strike averted at 3 SoCal hospitals after contract deal reached. (link)
December 19, 2020. Ventura County Star—Los Robles nurses call off Christmas Eve strike; union and hospital negotiators reach deal. (link)
December 18, 2020. NBClx—Nurses Strike. (link)
December 18, 2020. KESQ—COVID hospitalizations taking a toll on healthcare workers. (link)
December 18, 2020. Ventura County Star—Here's what could happen if Los Robles' nurses strike on Christmas Eve. (link)
December 18, 2020. KCRW—‘I just held his hand and we cried together.’ Nurse on comforting dying COVID patients. (link)
December 18, 2020. ABC 7—Doctors at Riverside hospital urge nurses not to strike as county's ICUs reach 100% capacity. (link)
December 17, 2020. NBC Palm Springs—Federal mediators at the table with nurses union and hospital corporation. (link)
December 17, 2020. Desert Sun—Both sides agree: No progress in negotiations to avert Riverside. (link)
December 17, 2020. Scrubsmag—Doctors Urge Nurses in Southern California Not to Go on Strike as Infections Rise. (link)
December 17, 2020. Becker's Hospital Review—California workers at 3 HCA hospitals call strike. (link)
December 17, 2020. MyNewsLA—Nurses Strike Amid COVID-19 Nightmare? Could Happen. (link)
December 17, 2020. NBC 4 LA—Nurses Plan 10-Day Walkout at Riverside Hospital on Christmas Eve. (link)
December 17, 2020. Lake Elsinore Patch—Nurses' Strike At Riverside Community Hospital: Talks Continue. (link)
December 16, 2020. The Hill—Nearly 2,500 California nurses threaten Christmas Eve strike over work conditions. (link)
December 16, 2020. Healthcare Dive—Nurses at 3 California HCA hospitals set for holiday strike as ICU capacity drops. (link)
December 16, 2020. Becker's Hospital Review—Medical staff urges California nurses not to strike. (link)
December 15, 2020. CNN—2,400 nurses plan to strike over pandemic working conditions. (link)
December 15, 2020. NBC Palm Springs—Supervisors Ask Nurses to Drop Plans for Walkout at Riverside Hospital. (link)
December 15, 2020. Fox11 LA—Nurses plan to strike at 3 SoCal hospitals amid COVID-19 staffing shortages. (link)
December 14, 2020. Desert Sun—Nurses could strike as soon as Christmas Eve. (link)
December 14, 2020. Pacific Coast Business Times—Nurses set to strike at Los Robles hospital in Thousand Oaks. (link)
December 14, 2020. VC Star—Los Robles nurses give notice of 10-day strike beginning Dec. 24. (link)
December 14, 2020. Desert Sun—Riverside Community Hospital nurses deliver strike notice but are 'close to a contract'. (link)
December 14, 2020. ABC 7—Barstow Community Hospital faces dire situation, several nurses sick with COVID-19. (link)
December 14, 2020. NBC News—A 'moral and ethical struggle': California nurses threaten Christmas Eve strike over work conditions. (link)
December 14, 2020. Los Angeles Daily News—Medical workers strike in Thousand Oaks, Riverside and West Hills over understaffing, lack of COVID protections. (link)
December 14, 2020. Thousand Oaks Acorn—In response to strike threat, Los Robles talks limiting ER admissions. (link)
December 14, 2020. CNN—Nurses at 3 California hospitals threaten Christmas Eve strike. (link)
December 12, 2020. Desert Sun—Riverside County, Coachella Valley leaders worry about hospital staffing shortages after nurses vote to strike. (link)
December 11, 2020. KESQ Palm Springs—Local administrators ‘gravely concerned’ over possible nurse strike at Riverside hospital. (link)
December 11, 2020. KTLA 5—Nurses at 3 SoCal hospitals allege understaffing, aggressive rationing of PPE. (link)
December 11, 2020. Becker's Hospital Review—California workers at 3 HCA hospitals OK potential strike. (link)
December 11, 2020. Fox 11—Local nurses threaten to strike. (link)
December 11, 2020. NBC Palm Springs—County Supervisor pleads with nurses to hold off on strike. (link)
December 11, 2020. NBC Palm Springs—County Supervisor pleads with nurses to hold off on strike. (link)
December 10, 2020. VC Star—Los Robles nurses vote to authorize strike; 10-day notice still required. (link)
December 10, 2020. Thousand Oaks Acorn—Nurses’ union, HCA at odds as COVID takes turn for worse. (link)
December 9, 2020. Medium—“It’s just hard.” (link)
December 8, 2020. NBC 4—Healthcare workers under stress. (link via YouTube)
December 5, 2020. CBS 2—State Stay-At-Home Order Tomorrow. (link)
December 4, 2020. NBC 4—Looming Stay-At-Home Order. (link)
December 3, 2020. VC Star—Staffing issues, COVID-19 push Los Robles nurses to contemplate strike. (link)
November 30, 2020. KPCC's "All Things Considered"—Nurses Picket West Hills, Los Robles Hospitals. (link)
November 30, 2020. CBS 2/KCAL 9—Nurses Call for More Pandemic Safety. (link via YouTube)
November 30, 2020. CBS 2/KCAL 9—Nurses Protest For More Pandemic Safety In West Hills. (live) (link)
November 30, 2020. San Gabriel Valley Tribune—Nurses allege understaffing and a lack of adequate COVID-19 protections. (link)
November 30, 2020. NBC Nightly News—'Surge upon a surge' feared after holiday gatherings. (link)
November 29, 2020. NBC4 Los Angeles—Hospitalizations climb past 2,000 mark. (link via YouTube)
November 19, 2020. Univision 34LA—Trabajadores de la salud piden a la comunidad generar y tener conciencia sobre la gravedad del coronavirus. (link)
November 17, 2020. NBC4-LA—Riverside County See Dramatic Rise in COVID-19 Cases. (link)
October 24, 2020. Medium.com—"COVID-19 ripped me away from my patients" (by Jennifer Gooding, RN, Riverside Community Hospital). (link)
October 10, 2020. Ventura County Star—'We could bring it back home': Hospital workers push for more COVID-19 protection. (link)
October 8, 2020. Univision34 Los Angeles—"Tengo miedo de que me despidan": enfermeras denuncian haber sido discriminadas por hablar en español. (link)
October 5, 2020. The Lily—These doctors are honoring every fallen health-care worker by creating an ‘electronic graveyard’. (link)
October 5, 2020. Mercury News—California’s Filipino American nurses are dying from COVID-19 at alarming rates. (link)
October 2, 2020. Los Angeles Times—Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center fined after nurse dies of COVID-19 (link)
September 28, 2020. Becker's Hospital Review—5 nurses saving lives off the job. (link)
September 21, 2020. Huffington Post—The Coronavirus Is Creating A Mental Health Crisis for Health Care Workers (link)
September 14, 2020. Los Angeles Times—The Pandemic’s Toll (features Celia Marcos) (in print) (online)
August 24, 2020. Whistleblower News Network—“Telling the Truth Was a Lifesaving Act” Whistleblower of the Week: Jhonna Porter. (link)
July 31, 2020. Bloomberg—Nurses’ Pleas Spur U.S. Pledge to Tap 44 Million-Mask Stockpile. (link)
July 27, 2020. Healthcare Dive—What it’s like to be a nurse after 6 months of COVID-19 response. (link)
July 16, 2020. KCRW—Understaffed and exhausted: Nurses share their frontline experiences fighting COVID-19. (link)
July 14, 2020. Healthcare Dive—Pandemic spurs national union activity among hospital workers. (link)
July 10, 2020. Los Angeles Times—With coronavirus patients filling up Inland Empire hospitals, nurses are desperate for relief. (link)
July 8, 2020. Becker’s Hospital Review—Prime Healthcare Hospital Workers Vote To Unionize (link)
July 8, 2020. CBS Evening News—California sees record amount of new coronavirus cases. (link)
July 8, 2020. Modern Healthcare—Prime Healthcare Hospital Employees Unionize, Challenge Layoffs. (link)
June 18, 2020. LA Daily News—West Hills Hospital nurses protest inadequate PPE, staff shortage during COVID-19 crisis. (link)
Coverage of Riverside Community Hospital Strike:
July 6, 2020. Nurse.org—Hundreds of CA Nurses Strike Over Unsafe Staffing During a Pandemic. (link)
July 2, 2020. Good Morning America—US reports record-high number of new COVID-19 cases in a day. (link)
July 2, 2020. The Washington Post—Nurses in a California community strike, alleging unsafe staffing and inadequate PPE. (link)
July 2, 2020. Reuters—Striking California nurses picket, demand equipment, better conditions to fight COVID. (link)
July 1, 2020. ABC World News Tonight—At least 20 states now pausing or rolling back reopening as COVID-19 cases rise. (link)
July 1, 2020. CBS Evening News—Nationwide surge in coronavirus cases prompts states to reimpose restrictions. (link)
July 1, 2020. Real 92.3 KRRL—Riverside Community Hospital Nurses on Strike Protesting Working Conditions. (link)
June 30, 2020. MedPage Today—California Nurses Strike Over Staffing Issues—Labor action claims dehydrated nurses wear masks for 12 hours without a break for water or lunch. (link)
June 30, 2020. Los Angeles Times—‘We’re surging again.’ Doctors, nurses angry as coronavirus strains California hospitals. (link)
June 30, 2020. Spectrum News 1—As ICU Beds Reach Capacity in Riverside, Nurses Protest Working Conditions. (link)
June 27, 2020. LAist/KPCC—Riverside Community Hospital Nurses Say They Are Understaffed And Don't Have Enough PPE. (link)
June 27, 2020. KTLA—Riverside Community Hospital nurses stage 10-day strike, alleging inadequate support amid pandemic. (link)
June 27, 2020. Telemundo 52-- Personal médico en Riverside hacen huelga tras un aumento de pacientes. (link)
June 26, 2020. Fox 11—Nurses Strike in Riverside. (link)
June 26, 2020. KNBC 4—Riverside Community Hospital Nurses Strike. (link)
June 23, 2020. The Guardian UK—US nurses at for-profit hospital chain to strike over cuts and PPE shortages. (link) (this story also appeared in Kaiser Health News)
June 23, 2020. Becker’s Hospital Review—California nurses at HCA-owned hospital issue strike notice. (link)
June 8, 2020. New York Times-- Hospitals Got Bailouts and Furloughed Thousands While Paying C.E.O.s Millions (link)
May 31, 2020. Business Insider—Nurses who have the coronavirus are fighting their employers to get paid time off: 'Nobody really cares about my safety' (link)
May 27, 2020. Medium—I feel like we’re guinea pigs. (link)
May 22, 2020. Medium—My agitated, elderly patient didn’t mean to, but he probably gave me Covid-19. (link)
May 21, 2020. Channel News Asia—Nurses from the Philippines battle COVID-19 frontlines in the US. (link)
May 20, 2020. Telemundo—Protestan ante la posible eliminación de servicios. (link to youtube)
May 20, 2020. San Gabriel Valley Tribune—South El Monte Nurses protest after hospital suspends labor, delivery ward. (link)
May 18, 2020. Ms. Magazine—Rest in power: Nurse Celia Marcos Dies After Racing to Treat COVID Patient. (link)
May 17, 2020. Los Angeles Times Opinion Pages—On the front line and taking a stand. (link)
May 14, 2020. Los Angeles Times Editorial—Protect Health Whistleblowers So They Can Protect Us. (link)
May 12, 2020. New York Post—Nurse dies two weeks after rushing without N95 mask to save Coronavirus patient. (link)
May 12, 2020. WUSA 9 (Washington, DC)—Remembering Celia Marcos: Nurse dies from virus after trying to save COVID-19 patient. (link)
May 12, 2020. Fox News.—California Nurse treating ‘code blue’ coronavirus patient dies after lack of proper PPE: report. (link)
May 12, 2020. Los Angeles Times. Letters to the Editor: An N95 mask may have saved nurse Celia Marcos. Is Trump listening? (link)
May 11, 2020. People Magazine. Family says California nurse who died from COVID-19 had only surgical mask instead of N95 mask. (link)
May 10, 2020. Los Angeles Times—A nurse without an N95 mask raced in to treat a ‘code blue’ patient. She died 14 days later. (link)
- World-wide coverage following the LA Times cover story here.
May 9, 2020. Asian Journal—Candlelight vigil held for Pinay nurse who died of COVID-19 at Hollywood hospital. (link)
May 7, 2020. San Fernando Valley Sun. Pandemic leads to staff reductions at local hospitals. (link)
May 7, 2020. Balitang America/The Filipino Channel—Filipina Nurse who died from COVID-19 honored by community. (link)
May 7, 2020. Los Angeles Daily News—Coronavirus: Healthcare workers hold candlelight memorial for Hollywood Presbyterian nurse. (link)
May 7, 2020. Good Day LA/KTTV Fox—Vigil for nurse who died from COVID-19. (link)
May 7, 2020. Canyon News—Vigil Held to Honor Hollywood Nurse. (link)
May 6, 2020. Noticias 62 En Vivo (EstrellaTV)—Homenaje a enfermeras/Tribute to Nurses. (link)
May 6, 2020 Daily Mail (UK)—Medical workers hold memorial for nurse Celia Marcos. (link)
May 6, 2020 NBC 4 News at 11pm—Vigil For Fallen Nurse. (link)
May 6, 2020. KTLA 5 News at 10pm—Vigil For Fallen Nurse. (link)
May 6, 2020 ABC7 LA—Vigil for Hollywood nurse who died 2 days after testing positive for COVID-19 (link)
May 6, 2020 CBS LA/KCAL 9—Vigil Held For Nurse Who Died After Colleagues Say She Contracted COVID-19 While Treating Patient Without Proper Equipment. (link)
May 5, 2020 KHN /The Guardian: “Lost on the Frontline”—She loved to give gifts, and never forgot her hometown: Celia Lardizibal Marcos. (link)
May 2, 2020. Asian Journal—Equipped with only a surgical mask on the front lines, Filipina nurse dies at Hollywood area hospital. (link)
April 28, 2020. KTLA—61-year-old Hollywood Nurse dies two days after testing positive for COVID-19. (link)
April 25, 2020. Huffington Post—These Health Care Workers Spoke Out. Their Hospitals Fired Them. (link)
April 22, 2020. NBC 4 LA—Nurses stage silent protest. (link)
April 22, 2020. The Presse Enterprise—Riverside Community Hospital workers protest level of coronavirus protection. (link)
April 19, 2020. CBS/KCAL 9—‘We want to open right now’: Protestors speak out against stay-at-home order. (link)
April 17, 2020. Los Angeles Times—Column: Nurses know we were unprepared for the coronavirus. They’re being punished for speaking out. (link)
April 16, 2020. Danville SanRamon Express—Swalwell tells union workers he’ll help them get through COVID-19 crisis. (link)
April 16, 2020. Business Insider— Understaffed hospitals in California are suspending nurses just when they need them most — and volunteers aren't being deployed. (link)
April 15, 2020. CBS, “The Dr. Phil Show”—Covid-19, The Whistleblowers (link)
April 14, 2020. VOX— The other hospital workers on the front lines of the pandemic. (link)
April 10, 2020. KNX Radio—Union praises Newsom’s Coronavirus response; but faster production of PPE is needed. (link)
April 10, 2020. Medium—“Why is my hospital sending Nurses home right now?” (link)
April 9, 2020. Telemundo 52—Trabajadores de salud piden equipo de protección. (link)
April 9, 2020. LA Daily News—Facing life and death coronavirus decisions, healthcare workers renew call for protective gear (link)
April 9, 2020. LA Times— 25 more die in L.A. County as California coronavirus fatalities soar past 500. (link)
April 9, 2020. New York Times—Nurses and Doctors Speaking Out on Safety Now Risk Losing Their Job. (link)
April 8, 2020. Reuters—U.S. Nurses who can’t get tested fear they are spreading COVID-19 (link)
April 7, 2020. CBS LA—COVID Nurses Who Asked For Protective Gear On Social Media Placed On Unpaid Leave (link)
April 7, 2020. The Atlantic—The Real Point of Trump’s Coronavirus Press Conferences. (link)
April 6, 2020. Bloomberg—Doctors and Nurses Beware: Hospitals Are Watching Your Facebook. (link)
April 6, 2020. Business Insider—HCA Healthcare suspends nurse who spoke out about coronavirus. (link)
April 6, 2020. Raw Story—Hospital threatens staff with termination if they speak out about COVID-19 conditions in leaked memo. (link)
April 3, 2020. NBC 4 LA—Hospital Nurse Brings Healing Song to Patients. (link)
April 3, 2020. Capital & Main’s “Pandemic Nation” Podcast—Pandemic Truths and Consequences. (link)
April 2, 2020. Medium—I’m suspended without pay for letting my colleagues know we’re now a COVID-19 unit. (link)
March 31, 2020. CNN Newsroom—Nurse: Healthcare workers are all “on edge”. (link)
March 29, 2020. ABC World News Tonight with David Muir—Doctors and Nurses warn that hospitals are filling up fast. (link)
March 28, 2020. Ventura County Star—Area nurses worry about facing COVID-19 war without ‘any armor’. (link)
March 27, 2020. CNN The Situation Room—California braces for wave of cases. (link)
March 25, 2020. The Washington Post—Some health-care workers resist orders to work without protection. (link)
March 23, 2020. CBS Los Angeles—‘They Are Scared’: Nurses Say Northridge Hospital Not Prepared For Surge In Coronavirus Patients. (link)
March 21, 2020. CBS Los Angeles—High School In West Hills Donates Masks To Hospital In Need. (link)
March 19, 2020 Medium—A tale of two hospitals. (link)
March 18, 2020 Medium—I never expected as a Nurse that I’d have to take a bullet for a coworker. (link)
March 17, 2020 Medium—We can’t keep Nurses in the dark. (link)
March 17, 2020 Medium—We were like soldiers ready for our instructions, expecting some leadership. (link)
March 16, 2020 Business Insider—‘We’re grossly unprepared’: Nurses report frustrations to Business Insider (link)
