Shaky Jake wrote on Jun 5, 2007 6:56 AM:This is why unions are CRITICAL to our society. The nurses at Sharp are the front line folks who have an added interest in looking out for their workplace. It translates into better care for US! Also don't forget to email your Reps and tell them you support SB 840. Don't know it? Google California SB 840. Insurance companies are thieves. We can do it better.

Donna, RN wrote on Jun 7, 2007 5:48 PM:I am extremely disappointed with the union's tactics regarding the alleged violations at Sharp Healthcare. I am a RN at Sharp Grossmont and cannot speak highly enough about the care provided for the patients. I ALWAYS have the equipment and supplies to work with; I have ALWAYS had proper staffing on my unit. I have ALWAYS had management support if a situation required additional action. The development of 900 quality of care complaints just brought to the attention of the Dept of Health Services is inexcusible. If they are true areas that need to be addressed---why did the nurses's union let them persist to this point? Why did these union nurses wait until over 900 "seriously compromising" issues developed before acting???? Where was the union while these alleged violations were developing? Surely a competent nurse would not allow seriously compromising issues to persist? So who exactly is at fault here?

Jan wrote on Jun 7, 2007 10:57 PM:I'm glad to hear you have everything you need at Grossmont, but Memorial is quite different. We consistently complain about equipment, unclean rooms, and a lack of ancillary staff. Oh, by the way, the complaints have been logged throughout the year--its just that no one paid attention until a camera was in their face.

melissa wrote on Jun 10, 2007 3:06 PM:I guess now I know why the service is horrible.

Brenda wrote on Jul 12, 2007 9:28 PM:I work for Sharp and can tell you request after request of management to obtain additional help for nurses are routinely ignored. This while holding nurses responsible for mounting responsibilities. Thank goodness for unions; Sharp management would continue to ignore their nurse professionals if it were not for these concerns being addressed in the public forum. I for one have grown weary and hopeless with trying to resolve these issues with Sharp management. I applaud those nurses who are willing to strike despite the financial hardship it will most certainly bring them. I would encourage other nurses to to step up and strike for quality of patient care. If Sharp can afford to prepare to spend $6 (six) million dollars to hire a strike nursing company to replace nurses during a strike surely they can negotiate a contract with nurses that show Sharp management truly cares about quality of care.

Dean wrote on Jul 13, 2007 12:05 AM:I know a Sharp nurse who truely cares about her patients and works very hard to provide them with the best care possible. I hear about her frustration regarding problems caused when management takes actions either without consulting the staff who would be affected, or totally ignores the advice or constructive comments provided by staff with extensive experience. I am also a "Friend of the Foundation" and will be contacting the people responsible for providing information to donors and supporters of Sharp Foundation. This whole issue troubles me greatly.

Erica, RN, BSN wrote on Jul 13, 2007 5:20 PM:I can't speak for every unit in every hospital. I can, however, vouch for the decline of patient care and the poor environment where I work, and at Memorial, where I recently visited a hospitalized friend. I can also vouch for the fact that we, the nurses have requested equiptment, repairs, and begged management not to make the recent staffing cutbacks,constantly, especially over the past year, to no avail. We, the nurses, have also told management that it is patient safety, and quality of care, that are our main concern. We have also notified management that the above conditions are inviting errors and injuries, as well as, at times putting our RN licenses at risk. While visiting a friend, it was blatently clear, that my facility is not the only one suffering from "cutbacks." These complaints have been voiced, several times, but for whatever reason, ignored. I'm beginning to see a lot more of the business side of Sharp, than the Healthcare side, and that saddens me.

Pd wrote on Aug 15, 2007 5:07 PM:Sharp Grossmont is a revolvong door for the elderly and you have to fight for every bit of care you get. You can see it is not as clean as it should be or even used to be, the staff is piois, selfrighteous and uncaring, all except for the nurses--and they are seldom heard. I am the family member of a patient.

lillie wrote on Dec 12, 2007 9:20 PM:I am a previous Sharp employee who resigned after continual harrassment and discrimination. The lead nurse, manager, director and Human resource department ignored and covered up multiple complaints, safety issues and concerns identified by staff members. I think this lawsuit is the beginning of many additional lawsuits to come.