In February, National Nurses United convinced a nine-member majority to introduce the bill, which will be subject of a D.C. Council committee hearing Friday. The bill, called The Safe Nurse Staffing for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act, establishes minimum ratios for registered nurses at every hospital in the district at all times. Hospitals that do not comply would face monetary penalties.
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