Nurses on the front lines of battling coronavirus are rising up to demand basic protections: “What the COVID-19 pandemic makes clear is that our inefficient, profit-driven health care system is ill-equipped to respond to public health crises”
Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images The nation’s nurses are rising up. On Monday, more than a dozen filed lawsuits against the New York State Department of Health and two area hospitals, alleging that lack of adequate personal protective equipment, among other failures, put their health and safety at risk.
Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images In affidavits submitted by nurses in the lawsuits, filed by the New York State Nurses Association, they describe being given paper bags in which to store masks, with little guidance on sanitization. If they fell ill, they claim, the health department told them to come into work within seven days, despite guidelines that said two weeks. They also described being denied access to protective equipment like head coverings.
Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag The New York State health department said that it could not comment on pending litigation but released a statement saying it was “deeply grateful for the ongoing efforts of New York’s health care workers to reduce the spread of COVID-19 by testing people who may be infected and treating those who are most in need.” The Westchester Medical Center Health Network said the allegations in the lawsuit were wrong, as did Montefiore Medical Center.
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
Kelly Clarkson's Husband and Kids Wish Her a Happy Birthday in Sweet Video: 'I Am Bawling!'Kelly Clarkson turned 38 on Friday while social distancing with her family in Montana
Consulte Mais informação »
Why Am I Suddenly Crying About the Smallest Things?When quarantine anxiety didn't fully explain one writer's constant tears, she turned to the experts.
Consulte Mais informação »
Stacey Abrams on Being Vice President: 'I Am Prepared and Excited to Serve''I would be an excellent running mate,' staceyabrams told ELLE, when asked if she would accept an offer from Joe Biden. 'I am ready to help advance an agenda of restoring America’s place in the world. If I am selected, I am prepared and excited to serve.”
Consulte Mais informação »
A Goofy Movie Is 25, and I Am So, So OldA Goofy Movie is now old enough that others like me--the ostensible target audience at the time it came out--are rearing our own kids.
Consulte Mais informação »
Hilaria Baldwin Shows Off Her Growing Baby Bump While Posing in Bra and Underwear: 'Halfway There!''For all of you who are asking how far along I am: we are halfway there!' Hilaria Baldwin shared
Consulte Mais informação »