LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Nurses at MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas voted to ratify a new three-year contract with HCA Healthcare on Monday.
National Nurses United, the union representing the nurses, described the new contract as a win for patient safety, nurse retention, and working conditions in the hospital.
“Nurses’ top concern is always patient care,” said Jenevie Aranas-Bowen, RN in the MountainView intermediate care unit. “With the new measures in this contract, we’ll be able to take better care of our patients because nurses’ working conditions should be improved with this new pilot program.”
Some highlights of the contract include a new pilot program to help prioritize meal and rest breaks, wage increases of up to 22%, and inclusive documentation that will allow staff to use preferred names and pronouns.
“This new contract that includes a pilot program for meal and rest break nurses is a huge win for our patients and for us as nurses,” said Elizabeth Rodriguez, RN in the MountainView neonatal intensive care unit. “We made ourselves heard when it comes to the future of our hospital, and the progress we made is written in the pages of this new contract.”
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