Front line / written, filmed, and edited by Gino Canella.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Canella, Gino, screenwriter, filmmaker, editor of moving image work.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

St. Vincent Hospital (Worcester, Mass.).

Tenet Healthsystem.

Hospitals--Medical staff--Massachusetts--Worcester.

Hospitals.

Strikes and lockouts--Hospitals--Massachusetts--Worcester.

Strikes and lockouts.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Short films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (9 minutes)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Privately published, 2021.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Nurses at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts, were on strike in 2021 for more than 300 days. At the center of the strike was a concern about working conditions and staffing, specifically the high patient-to-nurse ratios that nurses argue make it difficult to provide safe care to every patient. According to the Massachusetts Nurses Association, negotiated proposals from Tenet Healthcare, the Dallas-based, investor-owned healthcare giant that owns St. Vincent, have failed to address the central staffing issue. Now, after union members rejected the latest contract offer, the hospital has announced that it is hiring permanent replacements. In this short documentary, we hear from nurses about their experiences on the picket line.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed August 29, 2023).

OCLC:

1397450442