MedPage Today August 21, 2025
Nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital say they have been met with retaliation for speaking out
Following hundreds of claims of safety lapses, a joint investigation by state and federal regulators, and a plan of correction, patient safety concerns have persisted at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts, said union nurses in a recent complaint letter.
The nurses, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), also alleged that the hospital’s Dallas-based for-profit owner, Tenet Healthcare, continues to retaliate against whistleblower nurses who speak publicly about the hospital’s conditions.
In early August, the MNA shared the findings of a joint investigation into Saint Vincent by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH). The...
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