By Sandy Kleffman Hundreds of registered nurses walked off the job at 7 a.m. today to begin a 10-day strike against Bay Area hospitals affiliated with Sutter Health. This is the third such walk-out in less than six months and it will be by far the longest.

By Sandy Kleffman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Mar. 21--Hundreds of registered nurses walked off the job at 7 a.m. today to begin a 10-day strike against Bay Area hospitals affiliated with Sutter Health.

By Sandy Kleffman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Mar. 21--Hundreds of registered nurses walked off the job at 7 a.m. today to begin a 10-day strike against Bay Area hospitals affiliated with Sutter Health.

By Sandy Kleffman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Mar. 21--Hundreds of registered nurses are scheduled to walk off the job at 7 a.m. today to begin a 10-day strike against Bay Area hospitals affiliated with Sutter Health.

By Karen Holzmeister, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Jan. 11--Eden Medical Center plans to close the skilled nursing facility it has operated for nearly 18 years at Baywood Court Retirement Community. The 56-bed wing, which provides rehabilitation and nursing care, will close Feb. 29.