‘Most’ King County public health clinics could close in 2025 without funding fix

The Washington State Nurses Association represents nurses in some of the clinics and says they have built special relationships with their patients over the years - bonds that would be disrupted by clinic closures.

"They're building relationships. The community members trust the nurses, they build a rapport; its not just one generation, it's multiple generations, in different settings," said Linda Burbank with the Nurses Association. "This [petition] is a cry to say, the public health nurses are instrumental in bringing the community to a healthier space, they were there through the pandemic, so its alarming we're talking about cutting those services."