Milford nurses exhausted, renew call to unionize
MILFORD Low staffing levels and long workdays have nurses at Milford Regional Medical Center running on empty.
“We’ve all nearly fallen asleep driving home,” nurse Christina Buxton said. “It’s so draining to work on your day off and then to work longer when you come in. …. Staying 7 a.m to 11 a.m. (after working a 7 p.m.-to-7 a.m. shift) is brutal, because you’re at your busiest part of the morning when you’re at your most exhausted.”
It’s been more than two weeks since nurses at Milford Regional Medical Center filed to their intent to unionize with the National Labor Relations Board, and delivered copies of the documents to the president’s office at the hospital.
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MILFORD, Mass., Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Registered nurses at Milford Regional Medical Center (MRMC), who are joining the Massachusetts Nurses Association, are calling on hospital executives to immediately improve COVID-19 preparedness and halt the use of forced overtime as nurses struggle to stay healthy and provide safe, high-quality patient care during the second surge.
The nurses concerns follow a significant spike in admissions for patients with COVID-19, and as a significant number of nurses have been exposed to the virus, with 170 staff positive with COVID-19 as of January 5, which is not surprising given the administration s failure to provide the appropriate personal protective equipment and safe staffing practices. The staff positive cases increased 24% in just two weeks, up from 137 on December 23, and up 226% the month prior, from 42 on November 23 to 137 on December 23.
The Milford Daily News
FRAMINGHAM It wasn t until after 2 p.m. on New Year s Day that the first baby of the new year was born at MetroWest Medical Center.
Josiah Tylor Dornelas-Coleman entered the world at 2:11 p.m. on Jan. 1, weighing 7 pounds, 6 ounces and measuring 20 inches long.
“I thought (about) how perfect he is and happy how healthy he is,” said his mother, Lorrana Dornelas of Hudson, when she saw Josiah for the first time.
Dornelas, who works in food service, said she started having contractions at about 3 a.m. on New Year’s Day and arrived to the hospital at about 6 a.m. with the baby’s father, Jason Coleman, who works as a chef.
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