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Expert Says Hospital Leaders, Staff Face 'Challenging Times' As Technology Upgrades Boost Costs
ResumeA strike looms Monday for unionized nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Negotiators have been unable to resolve differences over pay, benefits, and staffing levels in a new contract.
Hospital operators say they need to cut costs and improve care, but nurses say this should not come at the expense of nurses or patient care.
For a look at the role of nurses at the Brigham and other Boston hospitals, Maureen Bisognano, president emerita and senior fellow at the Cambridge-based Institute for Healthcare Improvement, joined Morning Edition.
This segment aired on June 22, 2016.