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May 6, 2021
May 6 is recognized as National Nurse’s Day, and those in the field are being celebrated for their hard work through the pandemic.
They’ve put themselves on the front lines of battling COVID-19, and were some of the first groups of people eligible to receive the vaccine so they could care for others safely.
While today many are recognizing those in the profession, this whole week is designed to show them gratitude for what they do.
Chief Nursing Officer at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Marla Bunker said they’re spending some time celebrating the day.
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December 9, 2020
They have a 60 bed capacity but don’t have enough employees to man them.
The hospital’s Chief Nursing Officer, Marla Bunker says a lot of nurses are choosing to travel where they’re needed most. “We’re competing nationwide for employees,” she said. “With the pandemic being nine months, 10 months, going on a year, a lot of staff have chosen to do travel nursing and go to areas that are busy, which prevents us to be able to recruit and retain employees. That’s just the nature, and that’s nationwide.”
When the border between the United States and Canada closed, nurses that worked in both Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and Ontario had a choice to make. “They had to choose whether they were going to work there or work here and probably 90% of them chose to work there. So, we lost a lot,” said Bunker.