Media Advisory - Ontario Nurses' Association First Vice-President to Visit Ottawa Nurses
OTTAWA, May 14, 2014 /CNW/ - Ontario Nurses' Association First Vice-President Vicki McKenna, RN, will make site visits to Ottawa registered nurses today to mark Nursing Week 2014 celebrations.
Accompanied by Region 2 Vice-President Anne Clark, RN, McKenna will visit ONA members working at Quinte Hospital Centre, Ottawa General Hospital and the Civic campus of the hospital this afternoon.
ONA has chosen the theme More Nurses, Better Care for this year's celebrations, focusing on the value and benefits of nursing care to patients. Haslam-Stroud says that nurses provide cost-effective and high-quality care to patients, despite tight health care budgets and daily workload challenges. Despite clear evidence of the value of nursing care, Ontario continues to have the second-lowest RN-to-population ratio in Canada.
Ottawa has seen hundreds of RNs positions cut over the past two years as hospitals try to balance slim budgets. McKenna is available for media interviews.
ONA is the union representing 60,000 registered nurses and allied health professionals, as well as more than 14,000 nursing student affiliates providing care in hospitals, long-term care facilities, public health, the community, clinics and industry.
What: |
Nursing Week site visits with ONA members in Ottawa |
Who: |
Ontario Nurses' Association First Vice-President Vicki McKenna, RN; ONA Region 2 Vice-President Anne Clark, RN |
Where: |
Quinte Hospital Centre, Ottawa General Hospital, Civic Campus |
When: |
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 |
SOURCE: Ontario Nurses' Association
Ontario Nurses' Association: Sheree Bond, (416) 964-1979 ext.2430, cell: (416) 986-8240, [email protected]; Melanie Levenson, (416) 964-1979 ext. 2369, [email protected]; Visit us at: www.ona.org; Facebook.com/OntarioNurses; Twitter.com/OntarioNurses
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