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Meriter patient says 'care has gone downhill' amid ongoing nurse strike
https://www.channel3000.com/news/meriter-patient-says-care-has-gone-downhill-amid-ongoing-nurse-strike/article_4e69ac7b-fa2b-4ede-b322-c881993ed8dd.html
Elly Laliberte May 29, 2025
MADISON, Wis. -- UnityPoint-Health Meriter and the union representing the nurses, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), resumed negotiations Thursday.
Thursday marked the 23rd round of talks; the nurses and SEIU Wisconsin have been meeting with the hospital since January. They claim the hospital's contract offers don't go far enough to address concerns around safety, staffing and pay.
The hospital is staying open and operational during the strike. Travel nurses were brought in over the weekend. However, according to an anonymous source, care has been going 'downhill' since Meriter nurses went on strike. News 3 Now was able to confirm that the source has been a patient of the hospital since Friday.
"I have been consistently late for my medications, IVs are not getting flushed in appropriate amounts of time, mistakes have been made when it comes to administering certain medications," the source said. "I have constantly had to advocate for my care."
FULL story at link above.