Nurses say cutting staff and reducing clinic hours will jeopardize patient careRegistered nurses at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, a CommonSpirit hospital in Grass Valley, California, will hold a rally on Aug. 6, 2026, to protest the hospital’s planned layoffs of seven nurses who work at the hospital. Nurses are also extremely concerned that hospital management is proposing to cut the patient care hours of the Ambulatory Treatment Center. Who: Nurses from Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalWhat: Rally to protest layoffs and cutting Ambulatory Treatment Center hoursWhen: Thursday, Aug. 6, 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.Where: Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, 155 Glasson Way, Grass Valley, CaliforniaCommonSpirit sent out formal notices in June announcing their intention to lay off five nurses from the Family Birth Center and two nurses from the Ambulatory Treatment Center. Nurses are calling on CommonSpirit to maintain the flexible hours of operation at the Ambulatory Treatment Center and to rescind the layoffs. California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC) represents 250 nurses at Sierra Nevada Medical Center.