Everett nurses say staffing shortage is becoming a crisis

Nurses in the North Sound are sounding the alarm with elected leaders, warning too many in their field are burning out and open positions are not being filled quickly to fill the gap.

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[hkc]

Don't know of anyone wanting to work in the state

[danielmanly]

This is what occurs after you wrongfully terminate folks

[mywayout]

I left healthcare end 2019 before pandemic for my sanity, and/or driven out by a diva medical director... once you feel like you let the disabled low income seniors I serve, worked and volunteered for. BUT the executive love their salaries... nothin ever changes... ICHS is ran like a dictatorial.

[audreyhockeyy]

CNA’s can’t afford to live in Seattle by themselves

[lan-hkum]

Medical field is one of the hardest industries to enter. For really long time they put too much barriers for low income kids to enter the field. Tuition fee are too expensive, prepping for entrance exam cost a lot, and even finding a place to volunteer had been hard if you have no connection or know someone.

[norml.hugh-mann]

I can see that hospital from my boat right now

[priscilladuarte]

On average to get into nursing school is like jumping through hoops of fire, they gatekeep a lot. Also not to mention the grading scale and getting through the program. On average they admit 32 students but half graduate if that on time.

[davidroberts]

Welcome to capitalism. The only thing the companies want is high profits.
Medicare for All anyone? Regulations on Medical companies? Let's have our country work for us, not the other way around.

[jamieabbucher]

Thank-you Ensley for doing this to the whole state everybody really appreciate your hard work that you do been up job few more weeks we'll have no more nurses no more doctors no more police all we ask that you Democrats please don't use any of these services

[jro]

Nurses keep talking, complaining, striking, and nothing changes. Same for teachers. It’s a waste of breath and honestly futile. This has been the same thing over and over for decades and here we are in a worse than ever spot. I stopped wasting my breath and living my life. It will consume you and nothing ever changes.

[jamieabbucher]

I bet you all of James Lee family his mom is Dad they're all super proud of how he is just destroyed the fire department the police department's the nurses he's really very great person🤏😅😅

[diggermcleod]

Sounds more like a money grab than a burnout issue..

[AH-pwim]

Lol I could of told you this was going to be a problem when the first round of firings for refusing to get vax'd occurred xD lost my kids AMAZING pediatrician only to be replaced with shills. Thanks Inslee. 😊

[rbonito]

Is that because of the covid Mandate from 2 years ago

[hectic]

Great job king Inslee!! Great work enforcing mandatory vaccine shots. Reap what you sow.