April 1, 2020

Registered nurses (click here) at 15 hospitals in seven states — including one in Las Vegas — are planning to voice their concerns Wednesday about what they say is a lack of preparedness for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

A news release issued by the National Nurses United union said protests are planned across the seven states because a lack of preparedness “places nurses, other staff, and patients at risk in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.”

One of the hospitals listed in the release is MountainView Hospital, 3100 N. Tenaya Way, in Las Vegas. The hospitals where protests are planned are all run by HCA Healthcare....