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St. Agnes Hospital has been negotiating a contract with nurses for 18 months.
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The medical error rate has been increasing since COVID.
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Residents and fellows felt like they were underpaid and overworked.
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They are demanding better staffing and safer practices.
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The freeze has been in effect for nearly a year.
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The panel sent more than 30 suggestions to the government and General Assembly.
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The staffers want better wages and working conditions.
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Nurses are subject to increasing workplace violence.
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The board is facing large licensing backlogs.
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The state is in need of nearly 33,000 professionals by 2028.