Eureka and Fortuna nurses ratify new contract with strong measures to improve patient safety and nurse retention

RNs at Providence St. Joseph Hospital Eureka and Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital ratify three-year contract on Oct. 30

Registered nurses at Providence St. Joseph Hospital Eureka and Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital in Eureka and Fortuna, California, respectively, voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract Oct. 30, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNN/NNU) today.

"I'm most encouraged by our ability to preserve language that protects our members from potentially exorbitant increases to health care costs," said Bree Lien, RN in the intensive care unit at St. Joseph Hospital Eureka.

Highlights of the contract include:

• Preservation of the lift team, which will ensure nurses and other staff can care for patients safely.
• New anti-bullying language to ensure a safe working environment for all staff
• Preservation of health care cost-sharing.
• Economic gains to help retain and recruit experienced nurses.
• No takeaways.

The new pact covers the period July 21, 2026 to July 21, 2029.

CNA represents more than 700 nurses combined at St. Joseph Eureka and Redwood Memorial Hospitals.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses United is the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the nation with more than 100,000 members in more than 200 facilities throughout California and more than 225,000 RNs nationwide.