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IMAGE GALLERY: Natick Nurses Protest Low Staff Numbers

Workers at the Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick picketed Monday afternoon for increased staff.

Holding picket signs that read "be fair to those who care" and chanting "we are mighty mighty nurses," dozens of employees of the MetroWest Medical Center protested Monday afternoon for increased staff numbers in order to better treat patients.  "Every patient deserves a nurse to provide basic care," Katie Murphy, an employee of the Leonard Morse hospital, said.  In a press release issued by the hospital's staff on Monday, nurses said they treat too many patients at once, which compromises their ability to provide care.  "When nurses have too many patients to care for at one time, complications are more likely and here at MetroWest, we have been warning management about these conditions for months, yet they refuse to address this growing …

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5 Things: Nurses Picketing for More Staff

MetroWest Medical Center nurses will be picketing outside their hospital today in an effort to increase staff numbers.

1. The nurses of the MetroWest Medical Center are scheduled to host an informational picket today, calling for additional staff to protect patients. The picketing will start at 2:30 p.m. outside the hospital's Leonard Morse campus.  2. Want to learn how to shed pounds without the gimmicks of most weight-loss plans? Take off Pounds Sensibly, an event at the Beacon Community Church hopes to teach you practical changes to your lifestyle that will help you be healthier. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. 3. Local towns like Framingham and Wayland are considered "transition" towns, and an event today will help you find out what you can do to help build strong communities in those areas. A screening of In Transition 2.0 will take place at St Paul's …

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