In the wake of steep rise in COVID-19 cases fueled by the Omicron variant, thousands of nurses on Thursday staged nationwide protests against working conditions in hospitals across the US.
The national nurses union, which represents about 670 nurses from Dominican Hospital, held a day of action Thursday. Local healthcare workers said more nurses need to be hired and said they're concerned the hospital may implement looser COVID guidelines as recently allowed by the state. The hospital responded it has sped up its hiring process and nothing, as yet, has changed.
At a virtual press conference, nurses from across the country, including Michigan, said staffing shortages and poor regulations were leading to more infections and challenging patient care.
Los Angeles, Jan 13 (EFE).- Nurses gathered outside Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles on Thursday as part of a national day of action to protest working conditions for health care workers as the United States endures a surge in Covid-19 cases spurred by the Omicron variant. The mobilization by National Nurses United (NNU), a …
Illinois hospitals and health care workers voiced that they are overwhelmed by the latest COVID-19 surge as less then 10% of the state’s ICU beds remain open,.