Stanford, Packard nurses ratify contracts with raises, AI safeguards, better scheduling

NURSES WITH THE Committee for Recognition of Nursing Achievement said they have voted to ratify new contracts with Stanford Health Care and Palo Alto-based Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, claiming that 75 percent of the more than 6,000 members voted in support. 

According to the committee, which is a union representing nurses at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Hospital and their satellite facilities, the new contracts include four percent annual wage increases across the board in 2025, 2026 and 2027.