Healthcare workers demand better working conditions

Healthcare workers demand better working conditions

Healthcare workers at Shasta Regional Medical Center picketed outside of the hospital, calling for better working conditions and demanding for safe patient staffing.

- health care workers in redding are on the picket lines this evening... good evening im alan marsden.

And im debbie cobb.

Action news now reporter ana torrea shows us why they're demanding better working conditions.

### ana* trt ana torrea atorreanews healthcare workers are out here in front of shasta regional medical center.

Demanding better staffing.

This right here is one of the petitions that healthcare workers sent back in september.

And its list of a lot of safety concerns.

Take fscg* in a statement: shasta regional medical center ceo casey fatch said quote: "shasta regional medical center is one of the largest employers in our community, employing over 1000 people.

Staffing levels are appropriate and adequate for our census and patient level of care needs."

But health care workers say: they've attempted to reach out to management, but were met with resistance.

Take sot* trt:10 michelle gaffney registered nurse at shasta regional medical center the need is always there.

So when we ask for the help, because we're patient advocates first and foremost, there's a reason we're asking take vo cont.

Health care workers say they also sent another petition to hospital management last month.

Ana tag* trt ana torrea atorreanews in that petition: more than 300 s-r- m-c hospital workers signed it.

Reporting in redding, ana torrea, action news now coverage you can count on.

Both shasta regional medical center and healthcare workers say today's picket was*no* a strike.