Hospital Center Buys Wheelchairs After Prodding from Nurses
Monday, June 23, 2014(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
Just days after nurses at MedStar Washington Hospital Center held a
“Donuts for Wheelchairs bake sale (Nurses
Hold Bake Sale to Raise Money for Wheelchairs at Wealthy Washington Hospital
Center 6/16 UC), the hospital announced the purchase of 60 new
wheelchairs. Nurses working at the region’s largest medical center have
reported a critical shortage of basic equipment and supplies, despite the
hospital grossing over $1.1 billion in 2011 “Nurses at WHC and across
the city will continue to work to protect patients and to push hospitals and
others to do the right thing,” said NNU, which represents the nurses.