Replacement nurse alleges that Twin Cities hospital strike is hurting care

A replacement nurse from Georgia stopped working at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids Wednesday, citing concerns about the quality of patient care while the hospital’s regular nurses are on strike.

Allina Health replaced its 4,800 regular nurses at Mercy and four other Twin Cities hospitals with 1,400 temporary nurses when a seven-day strike started Sunday morning.

In an interview, Tracy Mitchum said some of the replacement nurses are excellent, but others are inexperienced or placed in units for which they lack training.

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