Voices
“I think a hospital closure is still a possibility.†--Dr. William H. Swanson, Medical Director
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“What the nurses are working under can be optimistically described as adversity.†--Dr. Fred Bongard, director of trauma services
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“Even before they did any of the cuts, I felt we were running behind time. We were understaffed then.†--E. R. Nurse Russell Wright, recently fired
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“We’re not having any trouble conducting business as usual.†--O.R. nurse manager Joan Taylor
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“Probably the worst part [of the layoffs] is the effect on morale--the feeling that nobody appreciates what you’re doing.... It’s bad.†--Dr. Mark Mehringer, chairman, radiology
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