Unionized nurses in Massachusetts are asking the state to deploy independent monitors at three hospitals run by Tenet Healthcare because of what they allege are safety violations.
Representatives from the Massachusetts Nurses Association expected to discuss their concerns Tuesday at a meeting with the state public health commissioner. The union has claimed, in several complaints filed with the state, that staffing and equipment shortages are jeopardizing patient care at the company’s three Massachusetts facilities.
“It’s a very dangerous situation on every floor, every day,” said David Schildmeier, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Nurses Association, which represents about 70% of unionized nurses in the state…