Nurses at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson, N.Y., picketed outside the hospital in protest of nurse staffing ratios, according to a Port Times Record news report.
The nurses' contract with the hospital expired in March. The nurses, represented by the New York State Nurses Association, publicly protested against the hospital's alleged inability to keep with nurse staffing ratio guidelines outlined in previous nursing contracts. Hospital officials refuted those claims, arguing it has adhered to those guidelines and maintained "safe, effective and appropriate" staffing levels.
The nurses are also protesting wages and health coverage provisions in contract negotiations. Details on how many nurses joined the picketing were not included in the news report.
Read the Port Times Record news report about the St. Charles Hospital nurses' picket.
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The nurses' contract with the hospital expired in March. The nurses, represented by the New York State Nurses Association, publicly protested against the hospital's alleged inability to keep with nurse staffing ratio guidelines outlined in previous nursing contracts. Hospital officials refuted those claims, arguing it has adhered to those guidelines and maintained "safe, effective and appropriate" staffing levels.
The nurses are also protesting wages and health coverage provisions in contract negotiations. Details on how many nurses joined the picketing were not included in the news report.
Read the Port Times Record news report about the St. Charles Hospital nurses' picket.
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Nurses at Massachusetts's Saint Vincent Hospital Ratify New Patient Ratios Contract
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