From coast to coast, Healthcare United's ground team is gearing up for tomorrow's big day.  Below is a report from Julia Greene, who's on the ground in the swing state of Virginia, talking to nurses, doctors and other caregivers throughout the state about this election:

Our Virginia Healthcare United team visited several facilities in the northern area of the state last week. Our goal: to encourage our fellow caregivers to vote early. First stop, INOVA Fairfax Hospital, where we gathered at shift change to pass out information on how to vote early and a comparison piece we produced on the two Presidential candidates.

Our next stop was the INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital, where we met with Andrea Sall, RN. Andrea is a nurse and manages a terminally ill clinic in the area. She's been passionately involved in Healthcare United in Virginia, and is a great asset to the campaign (pictured right). We met in the parking lot and spoke of getting her fellow caregivers to vote early, flagging down other healthcare workers as they left late for the day. Andrea took a big stack of fliers and stickers with her to bring back to work tomorrow and the next day. (Way to go, Andrea!) She's also ready for the work that begins after Nov. 4th - holding our elected leaders accountable to the promise of fixing health care.

After a stop to get more batteries for our camera we stopped at Reston Hospital Center for the 5pm mid-shift change. By the close of the day, we had conversations with dozens of caregivers about the importance of this election, and passed along information on how they can vote early and avoid complications on Election Day. All in all, it was a great day on the Healthcare United campaign trail!

And on the Pacific coast, Mara Kieval, RN has been pounding the pavement in Oregon's 5th Congressional District with her fellow RNs. One of our own nurse activists, Teri Cummings, RN, is running for City Council in West Linn, and we're all cheering her on for a big win. Here are a couple of shots from an earlier meeting of caregivers and last week's canvass with Teri:  

 

To get involved with GOTV efforts in your state, check out your state page and contact a local organizer. (And if we don't have a field operation in your state, you can make calls to other caregivers in key battleground states by using our phonebanking tool.)

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