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Violence against workers, staffing shortages fuel hospital strikes
Nurses say violence and understaffing are driving unsafe conditions, with union leaders citing assaults, detentions and mandatory overtime at the hospital.
- On May 23, 2025, a nurse at Butler Hospital spoke at a union rally at the State House in Providence, R.I., addressing escalating workplace safety concerns within the facility.
- Nurses face routine physical abuse from patients, being shoved, pushed, scratched, and bitten regularly. Emergency room staff like Dhooghe witness frequent violence against colleagues.
- Operators pressured to cut costs have forced nurses to seek extra shifts at other hospitals, creating staffing shortages that leave colleagues exhausted and unable to manage patient loads safely.
- To address the violence, officials are considering safety enhancements including metal detectors and armed security officers trained to perform de-escalation and make "misdemeanor arrests."
- Dana Jay said the health system is working to address the problem, but nurses argue current efforts have remained insufficient since Labor Day last year.
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Violence against workers, staffing shortages fuel hospital strikes
Nationwide, hospital workers are seven times as likely to be injured on the job due to violent acts as members of the general working population, according to the most recent data available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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