Frontline healthcare workers are speaking out to valley hospitals.

Nurses from HCA Healthcare hospitals wrapped up their 'Speak Out for Safe Staffing and Quality Care' rally outside Sunrise Hospital on Wednesday.

A union contract covering almost 5,000 workers is set to expire at midnight tonight.

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Workers from Sunrise, MountainView, and Southern Hills Hospitals say they could strike if their needs are not met.

The nurses say HCA Healthcare, the largest hospital corporation in America, made over $16 billion in profit in the past three years.

A decision is expected by midnight on Wednesday,

Sunrise Health System sent News 3 the following statement:

At Sunrise Health System, we believe a strong culture of respect and collaboration among our colleagues is critical to our mission. We value all members of our care teams and we provide a safe environment for our patients.

We strongly disagree with SEIU 1107's allegations. The labor union has a history of attacking and bullying community hospitals with misleading information and staged events designed to garner media coverage, especially during contract negotiations.

The reality is, against the backdrop of a national nursing shortage, exacerbated by a pandemic and continuing patient surges, our staffing is safe, appropriate, and in line with other community hospitals and applicable regulations. Our ongoing aggressive recruitment initiatives continue to be effective. For example, our Las Vegas hospitals added 843 registered nurses and 1,689 additional colleagues total in 2022.

Our hospitals are proud to have received many recent quality of care recognitions from independent organizations. For example, Healthgrades recognized each hospital as one of the Top 250 hospitals in the country.

We live our mission each day, committing to the care and improvement of human life. Serving the greater Las Vegas community and surrounding states, that translates to nearly 900,000 patient visits annually.

We expect a variety of labor union tactics like this as we continue our regular cycle of bargaining with the labor union which began in February.