Nurses push back against Palomar Health for proposing to increase nurse-to-patient ratio
Nurses say it’s not just about having more beds, it’s about having the nursing staff to take care of all of the extra patients. Author: LaMonica Peters (KFMB) Updated: 10:46 PM PST December 29, 2020
ESCONDIDO, Calif. Nurses are pushing back against Palomar Health for proposing a waiver that’ll allow the hospital to add more patients to what they say is an already, heavy workload.
Dozens of nurses got in their cars, remaining socially distant and drove in protest to Palomar Health’s headquarters today. They are pushing back against the hospital for proposing a waiver that will allow the hospital to add more patients to what they say is an already, heavy workload.