Nurses at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett Go on Strike

Nurses at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett walked off the job this morning. According to the union, the hospital’s 1,300 nurses went on strike at 6 a.m. The hospital said patients should not worry. It explained backup nurses are set and ready to go. The hospital said the strike, which is scheduled to last until Sunday, may impact some non-urgent care and operations. Nurses said they are tired, fed up with having to work in a short-staffed situation and want a better contract.

That’s why they voted to strike two weeks ago. “This strike is all about the community. It’s all about staffing,” one nurse on the picket line, Trevor Gjendem, told KIRO Newsradio’s Sam Campbell. “I heard people say ‘Will a strike work?’ I don’t know, but we have to try.”Nurses are walking out, a few at a time — cheered by their colleagues already waiting for them.“No. 1 (is) patient safety. So, we are working together with Providence to get a contract that prioritizes patient safety over everything,” Labor and Delivery Nurse Kristen Crowder sai

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