True, but what they can do is bring media attention to the issue. Next step is to direct that media attention towards a useful solution (like a federal mandate for 1:4 nurse:patient ratios).

Federal mandate for a 1-to-4 nurse-to-patient ratio. https://www.trustednursestaffing.com/nurse-patient-ratios-by-state/#nurse-patient-ratios-by-state-1

Private hospitals like Providence will never “do the right thing” on their own. They need to be regulated far more aggressively.

Yakima can start helping themselves by electing leaders that actually care about environmental issues.