A hospital operator in Rhode Island is using temporary workers to care for hundreds of patients after nurses went on strike. About 2,400 nurses and other healthcare workers at Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children's Hospital began what's expected to be a weeklong strike Monday. Local 5098 of the United Nurses and Allied Professionals called for the strike. Hospital operator Lifespan said late Monday that several hundred temporary workers were quickly incorporated into patient care teams. Extreme Weather: Hershey Park Reopens After Flooding The Wyse Choice via AP A spokesman says Rhode Island Hospital is caring for about 400 inpatients, which could increase to 525 inpatients during the week. Lifespan says it offered wage increases ranging from 9 percent to 25 percent over four years, but the union sought higher increases. A union spokesman declined to say specifically what they requested. Get the latest from necn anywhere, anytime Download the App Available for IOS and … [Read more...] about Rhode Island Hospital Operator Begins Using Temporary Workers Amid Strike
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Rhode Island, Hasbro Children’s Hospitals caring for 411 patients as strike begins
PROVIDENCE — The first day of the United Nurses and Allied Professionals Local 5098’s strike at Rhode Island and Hasbro Children’s Hospitals started at 1:30 p.m. Monday as about 2,400 striking nurses and medical technicians left the hospitals’ campus at Lifespan Corp.’s request, with roughly 800 replacement workers caring for 411 patients Monday night. The strike will end at 3 p.m. Friday, when Lifespan’s contract with temporary staffing agency Huffmaster ends. The four-day term is the shortest they could hire the workers for, Lifespan officials said. UNAP had originally announced a three-day strike. Lifespan has subtracted a total of $10 million paid to Huffmaster from its contract offer to the union, according to Christina O’Reilly, Lifespan’s senior public relations officer. “For approximately 90 minutes leading up to the 3 p.m. strike and end of first shift, our clinical managers, advanced practice providers and physicians were … [Read more...] about Rhode Island, Hasbro Children’s Hospitals caring for 411 patients as strike begins
Rhode Island orders beach remained closed due to rip currents
WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) - An environmental agency in Rhode Island is ordering the continued closure of a state beach due to dangerous surf conditions, and limited swimming at several other state beaches.The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has advised people to stay out of the water at Misquamicut Beach and knee-deep swimming only at Charlestown Breachway, East Beach and East Matunuck Beach. Concerns come Monday due to continued rip currents.Related Content: 3 people drown in rip currents at North Carolina beachesThe agency posted an advisory on Sunday evening, saying that swells and rip currents between four and six feet were expected. … [Read more...] about Rhode Island orders beach remained closed due to rip currents
4 people hospitalized in Rhode Island bar brawl
CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — Several people have been hospitalized from injuries sustained in a Rhode Island brawl. Police say they responded to reports of a fight around 1 a.m. Sunday near a Cranston bar, and found one person was shot. A second person was hit by a car, and two others suffered lacerations. Police temporarily shut down a part of Park Avenue. There is no information on arrests, the name of the bar and the conditions of the four people. Close The biggest headlines, delivered to your inbox Get news as it happens. Sign up for Boston.com's email news alerts. Thanks for signing up! … [Read more...] about 4 people hospitalized in Rhode Island bar brawl
One Shot, Three Injured in Rhode Island Incident
Rhode Island investigators say one person was shot in Cranston's Park Avenue early Sunday morning. WJAR NBC 10 reported that the shooting was apparently part of a series of incidents that occurred around 1 a.m. in that area. One person suffering from a gunshot wound was taken to Rhode Island Hospital for treatment, according to fire officials. Three other people were taken for treatment of other types of injuries. One unconfirmed report indicates one of those victims may have been hit by a car near where the shooting occurred, WJAR reports. Get the latest from necn anywhere, anytime Download the App Available for IOS and Android Follow necn … [Read more...] about One Shot, Three Injured in Rhode Island Incident