Thousands of documented missed breaks: Why Keck USC Nurses Are Fighting for Patient Safety
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When USC forced all nursing staff into its own healthcare system, it wasn't just a benefits change. Nurses who spent years providing care now pay eight to twelve thousand dollars annually for coverage that doesn't work. For some, like the single moms on staff, that's hundreds extra every month.
But the real crisis isn't the premiums. It's the thousands upon thousands of documented missed breaks in a single year. Nurses in intensive care units are working twelve to eighteen hour shifts without proper break coverage, caring for some of the sickest patients in the country.
They're not striking for wages. They're striking because patient safety depends on nurses who can actually take a breath. USC has refused to return to the bargaining table. The nurses remain determined.
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Written by
Eric Aguila BSN, RN GERO-BC is currently practicing in Southern California.
