Staffing problems at a Prospect-owned hospital in Connecticut are affecting patients and practitioners, according to the hospital’s nursing and technicians union.
The concerns at Waterbury Hospital — one of three hospitals in Connecticut owned by the private equity firm Prospect Medical Holdings — continue after unannounced inspections last year found a staffing shortfall at the hospital’s emergency department.
Public records obtained by Connecticut Public stated the department was understaffed by between one and four registered nurses on 80% of the reviewed shifts in October and November…