‘Severe understaffing and sharp cuts’: 2,000 health care workers to picket Providence on Wednesday

‘Severe understaffing and sharp cuts’: 2,000 health care workers to picket Providence on Wednesday 
Euraka Times-Standard, Eureka, CA; by Robert Schaulis; 2/11/25 
More than 2,000 health care workers will picket Providence hospitals and health care facilities throughout Northern California this Wednesday. The day of action will take place across six sites throughout the region — four hospitals and two hospices across Humboldt, Napa and Sonoma counties — including Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka. More than 2,000 health care workers represented by the National Union of Healthcare Workers have elected to picket, citing “severe understaffing and sharp cuts to health services in communities that are dependent on Providence for their medical care.” ... Layoffs have also resulted in increased caseloads in areas like Sonoma County, where Providence has laid off hospice workers.