Unionized nurses at three South Florida hospitals rallied outside Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah on Friday morning for a new three-year contract, demanding more pay and better patient safety.
The last contract expired Sept. 30 and current negotiations with Healthcare Services of America have since stalled, according to a statement from the nurses, who are members of the National Nurses Organizing Committee.
“HSA has failed, up to this point, to address in any meaningful way our core demands of patient safety and employee retention,” said Lazaro Garcia, an intensive care unit RN at Palmetto General Hospital, in a statement…