MEDIA ALERT
VICE CHAIR WALA BLEGAY, ESQ. TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE ISSUING CALL FOR INCREASED NURSE AND SUPPORT STAFFING FOR HOSPITALS AND URGENT CARE FACILITIES
Legislation Urging State Standards for Nurse and Support Staffing Nears Final Vote
Prince George’s County Council Vice Chair Wala Blegay, Esq. (District 6) will hold a press conference at the Wayne K. Curry Administration Building (Tech Lounge) on Tuesday, May 2nd at 10 a.m. to encourage support for CR-013-2023, Nurse Patient Ratios Legislation calling for the state of Maryland to ensure that all health care facilities provide the appropriate level of care and staffing for patients. The measure includes registered nurses, specialists, medical technicians, nursing assistants, environmental services, and dietary aides.
Vice Chair Blegay will be joined by representatives from 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, local nurses, healthcare staff, and community advocates to encourage support for the measure before the public hearing and final vote, which will take place during a scheduled Council session at 11:00 a.m., immediately following the press event.
Vice Chair Blegay proposed CR-13-2023 in response to growing resident concerns around sufficient nurse and support staff in the County’s health care facilities. Under the proposed measure, the Board of Health would collect empirical data on nurse-patient ratios in the County and submit its findings to the County. In addition to providing the information to the County, study results would also be shared with state officials, with a formal request urging state action to impose a nurse/patient ratio using Prince George’s County as the example by the data collected. The state of Maryland maintains authority to increase nurse-patient ratios.
WHAT: Press Conference – NURSE PATIENT RATIOS LEGISLATION
WHO:
- Prince George’s County Council Vice Chair Wala Blegay, Esq.
- Lauren Riechard, RN, Prince George’s County
- Jibran Eubanks, 199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
- Kayla Mock, United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 400
- Cynthia Medavarapu, RN, Chief Operating Officer, Millennium Medical Staffing
- Nurses and Healthcare Staff
WHEN: Tuesday, May 2, 2023, 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: Wayne K. Curry Administration Building, Technology Lounge
1301 McCormick Drive; Largo, MD 20774
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