Washington Hospital Center Nurses

Your UNION Rights:

"A nurse called by the Hospital to attend a disciplinary meeting or investigatory meeting which could lead to discipline shall have the right to Union representation, which includes the right to interrupt a meeting that has already commenced to request Union representation. It shall be the nurse's responsibility to inform the Hospital that she/he wishes to have such representation".
- Refer to Contract ARTICLE 3.2 c for complete language about this important Union right.

Welcome to Washington Hospital Center Nurses

Sign the letter to pass the patient protection act.

Action needed!

Help DC RNs Win Safe Staffing Ratios - Sign Our Letter!

New web page created for the Professional Practice and Patient Safety Council

Visit the Professional Practice and Patient Safety Council page for the new email address, meeting minutes and news.

Final version of the 2011-2014 WHC-NNU Contract available

2011-2014 WHC-NNU Contract in PDF format

2011-2014 WHC-NNU Contract in MS Word format

Patient Care Summary Report Available !

After careful documentation of patient safety issues by you and fellow RNs, the National Nurses United Patient Care Report is complete. On November 1st, 2010, the report was released to District of Columbia regulators.

Further, RNs from Washington Hospital Center marched to John Sullivan's office on the morning of 11/1 to present the report and demand a fair contract with strong patient safety language.

Review the Public WHC Patient Care Summary Report (PDF)