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Providence Health leader says ‘all hands on deck’ situation with nurses gone

Top nursing officer says system is dealing with ‘disruptive and emotional’ situation with units on strike and hopes new staffing law will help address nurses’ concerns
June 22, 2023
 
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Nurses and other health care workers along with their supporters took to the picket lines outside Providence Portland Medical Center on Monday as the state’s largest nurses union called a five-day strike. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Leaders of Providence Health & Services said Thursday that they are hopeful a major new nurse