Nurses at McLaren Lapeer hospital say patient safety problems are piling up, with 328 safety complaints filed from March through August, a 43 percent jump from the 229 filed in the six months before. Nurses file the forms when they face unsafe conditions like short staffing, and 40 more have come in so far this month. Nurses voted 94 percent last week to authorize a strike and would give 10 days’ notice, and bargaining resumed on Thursday. The union says the hospital’s income is climbing.
Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet
