A group of more than 70 union nurses have expressed no confidence in the operating room department manager at Boston-based Tufts Medical Center, according to an April 27 report from The Boston Globe.
Nurses spent “several months” communicating their concerns to Tufts administrators and considered the letter of no confidence a “last resort,” union spokesperson David Schildmeier told the Globe. The union is not in contract negotiations with Tufts at this time, Mr. Schildmeier told Becker’s.
The group said the manager, Director of Perioperative Services Anna DaSilva, DNP, RN, has failed to act on a shortage of nurses within the department, which the union said has seen 10 nurses retire or resign in the past year. Those positions have gone unfilled, the group said.
The staff shortage has required nurses to work overtime with “no option to say no” and spend hours on call outside of the hospital, the report said.
The union has filed complaints with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the American College of Surgeons, The Joint Commission and CMS.
Becker’s has reached out to Tufts Medical Center for comment and will update this story if more information becomes available.
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