Union logs patient concerns during Allina nurses strike
When Susan Banovetz went to St. Paul’s United Hospital for surgery on her foot earlier this month, she was surprised to be asked about a kidney disease mentioned in her medical records — a kidney disease she doesn’t have.
“I actually have no medical issues other than the foot,” said Banovetz, a former mayor of Vadnais Heights. “The nurse said someone must have put the information in wrong … but it threw me for a loop.”
United is one of five Twin Cities Allina facilities where nurses are on strike. The nurse Banovetz dealt with was one of 1,500 replacement workers.
“I worry about patients in vulnerable health who can’t advocate for themselves or ask the right questions,” Banovetz said.
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