Nurses are planning a protest outside a Bay Area hospital today to call on management to reverse its decision to end surgical services there by July 1.

Nurses are planning a protest outside a Bay Area hospital today to call on management to reverse its decision to end surgical services there by July 1.

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Alameda Nurses Protest Decision to End Surgical Services

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Alameda Nurses Protest Decision to End Surgical Services

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