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PVHMC Registered Nurses Form Union to Improve Patient Care
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Inland Empire Business Journal
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October 1, 2002
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More than 700 registered nurses at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (PVHMC) voted overwhelmingly to improve staffing and patient care by forming a union with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in an election held on Sept. 17 and 18.
"This is an incredible victory for nurses and our patients," said Charlene Nelson, a registered nurse in the emergency room at PVHMC. "Now we'll be able to sit down with management and really work on the improvements we need to provide for the best possible care. Our hospital was the first one built in Pomona, and now we can make sure we're the best, too."
By forming a union, PVHMC registered nurses say they are taking the first steps toward ...