Nurses’ terminations allegedly for exposing patient safety issues
Community Health Systems already under injunctions for previous firings
Two nurses fired recently by Community Health Systems (CHS) say they were terminated for speaking out about rampant patient safety problems at the chain’s healthcare facilities.
RNs Veronica Poss and Tim Thomas have been prominent RN public advocates at their respective hospitals in exposing what they describe as serious problems with patient safety, and calling for improvements. Poss was fired on Monday by the CHS Fallbrook, California facility, Thomas on Tuesday from Community Hospital in Watsonville, CA. Approximately 40 nurses in Watsonville held a rally at the hospital CEO’s office to protest Thomas’ termination.