by James Parks, Mar 4, 2011
Nurses at Washington Hospital Center walked out this morning for a one-day strike to protest management’s refusal to address their concerns about safe patient care, management’s attempt to erode nursing standards, and management’s unfair labor practices.
The 1,650 registered nurses, members of National Nurses United (NNU), say the policies of the hospital’s owner MedStar Health have eroded patient care conditions and has prompted an exodus of hundreds of experienced RNs from the hospital.
“We just want to do the nursing,” said one RN, “but until all the units are fully staffed, we can’t do our jobs properly.”
We have to be sharp; we save lives, while MedStar sits on billions of dollars.
