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The nursing staff at Anna La Berge Hospital participated in a “sit-in” on Saturday to denounce “the safe care that is not provided to patients.”
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The occupancy rate in the emergency department of the health institution located in Montérégie is more than 200%.
According to the union, 14 male and female nurses participated in the “sit-in” at 7:30 in the morning. The last ended at 11:30 am, when the nurses had to start their shift, while their colleagues who worked at night, and who extended their shift, had to leave after 16 hours of work.
There are currently five nurses missing on the floor of Anna Laberge Hospital.
“We have 30 patients waiting for beds on the floors, and we have 19 beds available on the floors. On the other hand, the doctors did not take care of these patients. This is what stops the emergency a little,” confirms Dominique Cayes, union agent and interim president of FIQ Montérégie-Ouest.
TVA News
In an interview with TVA Nouvelles, the latter explains how the current conditions of the institution are unfavorable for employees.
“Staff shortages mean that [les infirmières] Unable to provide adequate care. Nurses have a very large patient load. It’s like cutting corners, because if they wanted to help all patients, there are things that haven’t been done.
“On the labor front, again, there is a big problem.”
The hospital administration took the necessary measures to improve the situation. In particular, she accepted that 10 patients who were in the emergency room should go upstairs to relieve the emergency.
In contact with TVA Nouvelles, the Department of Communications and Public Affairs of the Center for Integrated Health and Social Services of Montérégie-Ouest reported that “the administration, the middle part and the nursing staff quickly mobilized to find solutions to relieve the pressure.”
The management ensures that it is “closely monitoring the situation with the medical side and the teams to ensure that there is a sufficient number of nursing staff for future shifts.”
Among other strategies to mitigate the emergency, the administration says it has diverted ambulances and called in doctors to ensure “greater care of the units.”
At 12 noon, the wait in the emergency room was 30 hours. 53 patients were still on stretchers, while 67 were there in the morning.
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