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Advocates push for mandatory minimum nurse staffing ratios at Illinois hospitals

By The Times Weekly  
   May 15, 2025

Health care unions continue to rally for legislation to address understaffing they say strains hospitals and threatens both patient safety and staff well-being. 

Lawmakers are considering the Hospital Worker Staff and Safety bill, which would establish mandatory nurse-to-patient staffing ratios and increase support for underfunded hospitals. The proposed legislation, Senate Bill 21 and House Bill 3512, aims to establish minimum staffing ratios in hospitals and fund critical safety-net hospitals across the state. Advocates with health care worker unions have been holding a series of rallies at the Capitol in support of the legislation in recent weeks.

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