Nurses union hosted round table on current staffing shortage & potential solutions

Vermont Business Magazine As part of their ongoing fight for safe staffing at the University of Vermont Medical Center, The Vermont Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals held a live streamed Roundtable discussion on Sunday, October 10.

Nurses and techs shared their perspectives and discussed potential solutions with Vermont policymakers. More specifically, they discussed the current staffing conditions at UVMMC, how we got to this point, the broader impacts that short staffing is having on the community, and both short- and longer-term solutions to this crisis.

The full event can be found here.

A shortened version can be found here.

The Vermont Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals is the Union that represents over 2400 nurses & health professionals at the University of Vermont Medical Center. For more information visit our website www.vfnhp.com

Source: Burlington, October 10th 2021— Burlington City Council President Max Tracy