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EPISODE · Aug 24, 2026 · 3 MIN

Not enough nurses to care for sickest patients

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Safety complaints filed by under-pressure nurses reveal there are often not enough of them to care for the very sickest patients in North Shore Hospital's emergency department. The problem is one of dozens highlighted in 192 safety reports filed by the ED nurses in late July and early August as they declare a crisis. Rowan Quinn reports.

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