Fountain Valley Regional Hospital workers on Thursday, July 2, protested what they called bare-minimum practices at the medical center to contain the spread of the coronavirus, alleging that hospital management isn’t doing enough to protect patients and staff.
At least 40 unionized workers demonstrated outside the 400-bed facility near Mile Square Park on Thursday, July 2, calling for more widespread patient testing and better prevention of mixing potentially infected patients and staff.
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Healthcare workers gather during a press conference by the National Union of Healthcare Workers Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center in a Fountain Valley, CA, on Friday, July 2, 2020. The union was complaining about inadequate a coronavirus (COVID-19) protections for healthcare workers at the hospital.
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Radiology department worker Josh Jesus addresses the media during a press conference by the National Union of Healthcare Workers Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center in a Fountain Valley, CA, on Friday, July 2, 2020. The union was complaining about inadequate a coronavirus (COVID-19) protections for healthcare workers at the hospital.
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Healthcare workers gather during a press conference by the National Union of Healthcare Workers Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center in a Fountain Valley, CA, on Friday, July 2, 2020. The union was complaining about inadequate a coronavirus (COVID-19) protections for healthcare workers at the hospital.
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Nursing assistant Michelle Riggins addresses the media during a press conference by the National Union of Healthcare Workers Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center in a Fountain Valley, CA, on Friday, July 2, 2020. The union was complaining about inadequate a coronavirus (COVID-19) protections for healthcare workers at the hospital.
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Healthcare workers gather as nursing assistant Michelle Riggins addresses the media during a press conference by the National Union of Healthcare Workers Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center in a Fountain Valley, CA, on Friday, July 2, 2020. The union w
