Article: ANA Supports Washington Hospital Center Nurses in Efforts to Ensure Safe Patient Care

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 /U.S. Newswire/ The following was released today by the American Nurses Association (ANA):

The American Nurses Association (ANA) applauds the 1,500 staff nurses at Washington Hospital Center, represented by the District of Columbia Nurses association, who are set to walk the picket line at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday in protest of hostile working conditions that are seriously eroding patient care at the hospital. The nurses* contract expired Sept. 10 and they were in federal mediation with the hospital for several days last week over contractual issues that included working conditions.

Understaffing at the facility has resulted in nurses being routinely assigned more patients ...

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