Jeff Perry, a per-diem nurse at Allegheny General Hospital, at a Monday rally calling for an investment in nurse staffing at Allegheny General Hospital. (Haley Moreland | TribLive)
Pittsburgh nurses rallied Monday ahead of contract negotiations with Allegheny General Hospital, calling for staffing investments as patient numbers and their care needs rise.
Set to begin Tuesday, the negotiations cover roughly 1,500 nurses and nurse practitioners at Allegheny General Hospital. But they will also impact nurses throughout the Pittsburgh region, said speakers at the rally in Allegheny Commons Park, across the street from Allegheny General Hospital…