Closure of Watsonville NICU Prompts Protest by Nurses Concerned over Community's Access to Care
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Watsonville nurses rally after NICU closure forces newborns to other hospitals
Nurses at Watsonville Community Hospital are urging the reopening of the neonatal intensive care unit, which was closed due to staffing shortages, leaving families and newborns facing transfers to other facilities.
Closure of Watsonville NICU prompts protest by nurses concerned over community's access to care
Nurses rallied outside a Watsonville hospital on Monday to protest the closure of a newborn intensive care unit. Veronica Macias reports the nurses are concerned about the region's access to maternal health care. The post Closure of Watsonville NICU prompts protest by nurses concerned over community’s access to care appeared first on KION Central Coast.
Nurses at Watsonville Community Hospital are planning a protest against the ongoing closure of the hospital's NICU. Earlier this month, hospital management confirmed to Lookout that the unit closed in mid-July due to a shortage of nurses in the labor and delivery unit. The post Watsonville Community Hospital Nurses to Protest Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Closure and Staffing Shortage appeared first on Lookout Santa Cruz.
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