Nurses say lax security at the 466-bed facility has created an unsafe environment for hospital staff.
That, coupled with the hospital’s failure to retain staff, has led to employee burnout, they said, which has created “an unsustainable situation for the safety of nurses and patients alike.”
“He had a gun and barricaded himself in the bathroom,” the 29-year-old Sylmar resident said. “Burbank police arrived and eventually subdued him — but that was after an hour of negotiations.”“It was scary, not only for me but for patients and my staff,” she said. “And our director wanted us to resume business as usual.”
In a statement issued Wednesday, Providence said it strives to ensure the hospital is properly staffed and works “tirelessly to ensure the safety of our patients and staff.” Connor Palacio, a nurse in the hospital’s intensive care unit, said he found out about the two weapon incidents second-hand. “On bad days, nurses will sometimes work 10 hours before getting a lunch break,” he said. “And we’ll often be out of ratio. There is supposed to be two patients for every ICU nurse, but some days we’ll have three patients, and that can be bad if a patient has an emergency and you still have to take care of your other patients.”“Almost all of my peers have left,” he said. “Some were burned out and moved on because they felt they are better appreciated at another facility.
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