Multiple Nurses Working in Maternity Ward on Same Floor of Hospital Develop Brain Tumors
At least five nurses working on the same floor of a Boston-area hospital have been diagnosed with brain tumors, and they’re looking for answers.
The nurse’s union at the hospital, the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), told Fox News Digital in a statement that it is actively supporting nurses at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, “who have brought forward serious medical concerns, focused on brain tumor diagnoses on the 5th floor maternity unit.”
“We recognize that nurses and many other people want immediate information about the situation,” the MNA continued. “This urgency comes from a place of concern for the health of nurses, their families, and patients — an urgency that we share.”
The MNA further said it is working to “complete an independent, scientific investigation” into the diagnoses.
“That effort is underway and may take additional weeks,” the MNA said. “The investigation is being conducted by the MNA’s division of health and safety, consisting of occupational health nurses, in collaboration with the Newton-Wellesley nurses.”
In addition, the nurses’ union said it has received more than 300 survey responses, emails and phone calls from current and former nurses, as well as other current and former hospital employees, regarding their health concerns. (Read more from “Multiple Nurses Working in Maternity Ward on Same Floor of Hospital Develop Brain Tumors” HERE)
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