This Swedish nurse who went on strike says understaffing is a major problem
Kim Malcolm talks with Carlos Alvarez, who's a nurse at Swedish Medical Center's Issaquah campus.
On Friday morning, nurses and other unionized staff at Swedish Medical Center ended their three day planned strike. Alvarez talked with Kim Malcolm about his experience in the workplace, and why he wants Swedish to increase its staffing levels.
Swedish says it's contract offer is one of the strongest of any health care organization in the region.
Note: this interview was recorded on Thursday afternoon, during the third day of the strike.
Listen to the interview by clicking the play button above.
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Kim Malcolm
Afternoon News Host
Kim is the local news host of KUOW's All Things Considered, airing from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. weekdays. Kim covers breaking and developing daily news, both local and regional, as part of NPR's afternoon drive time programming.
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Andy Hurst
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Andy Hurst is the senior producer for KUOW’s local broadcast of All Things Considered. He works behind the scenes to produce the conversations you hear each day with newsmakers, community members, experts, and journalists.
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