WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The newly unionized nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita took their first action this week, addressing safety and security at the hospital. This follows the discharge of a g-n this month on the Ascension Via Christi St. Francis pediatric floor.
National Nurses United (NNU), which represents the unionized nurses at Via Christi St. Francis, said it wants to learn about the hospital’s response plan for situations like the shooting, to better protect patients and staff.
There were no injuries after the single gunshot was fired on Nov. 7 in Ascension Via Christi’s secured pediatric unit, and the hospital said it’d be looking at additional security measures. On Tuesday, nurses from the union requested a meeting with hospital leadership.
In a statement from the hospital, Via Christi said union nurses didn’t follow the correct process for requesting the meeting.
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