[CBS Chicago] Nurses protesting at Illinois Veterans’ Home over staffing issues

Sep 19, 2022

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[CBS Chicago] Nurses protesting at Illinois Veterans’ Home over staffing issues

CHICAGO (CBS)– Nurses represented by the Illinois Nurses Association are gathering for a protest on Chicago’s Northwest Side.

They are calling attention to staffing issues at the Chicago-Read Mental Health Center and the Illinois Veterans’ Home.

Last year, Governor J.B. Pritzker announced a statewide recruitment and retention campaign to more fully staff state-run health agencies. According to INA, nurses and patients are still suffering.

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[NadigNewspapers] Illinois Veterans’ Home Chicago has 24 residents living there as it waits for federal certification to fill more beds; nurses picket for more staffing at facility [Capitol Fax] * From the Illinois Nurses Association…

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