Sinai-Grace workers say they were told to leave hospital after COVID-19 sit-in
Source: The Detroit News
Detroit A group of nightshift emergency room nurses and attendings were told to leave DMC's Sinai-Grace hospital late Sunday night after they staged a sit-in to demand more support to treat a surge of COVID-19 patients, they said.
Health care workers say each nurse is single-handedly tending to 20 or more patients at a time and forced to continuously wear the same personal protective equipment for 24 hours.
Sal Hadwan, an emergency room attending who was dismissed, told The Detroit News that he and nurses staged the sit-in inside their breakroom to voice concerns to management before their shift started Sunday night at the westside hospital.
"We need more help because weve been working under extreme conditions," said Hadwan, who has worked at the hospital for three years. "We told them we need additional staff and went to check on patients.
"Four hours later, at 11:30 p.m., (management) asked us what is your final decision? We said we're sticking up for what we believe in. At that point, we were told, you can leave."
Read more: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2020/04/06/dmc-sinai-grace-hospital-workers-told-leave-over-sit-in/2953168001/
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ret5hd
(20,491 posts)Idjits rule the planet.
yaesu
(8,020 posts)patients with tRumps magic formula per Pence's announcement.
OhioChick
(23,218 posts)I'd leave there in a flash.
Not only are the healthcare workers at risk of illness or death, but so are their families and other patients.
Miguelito Loveless
(4,465 posts)for the medical staff? The White House?
OhioChick
(23,218 posts)Trump, Jared and Ivanka could lend a helping hand in those conditions.
eilen
(4,950 posts)They are totally in support of their nightshift colleagues. 20:1 is insane. I don't even know how to do that.