Roughly 9,300 healthcare workers have been infected with coronavirus, a union representing thousands of nurses and other health care workers said, citing estimates from the CDC.
the company's"lack of preparedness" and shortages of personal protective equipment.
"We deserve to be safe at work so we can do our job caring for patients, but the hospital failed me, my co-workers and the community," said a nurse, Nara Owens, who said she became sick with the disease while working in a unit that was meant for non-COVID-19 patients. In a statement to NBC News, Owen's employer, Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital in Warren, Ohio, called the safety of its patients and employees"a top priority." The statement said its workers have been properly trained and provided protective equipment, and it said the hospital continues to follow federal coronavirus guidelines.
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