Sebastian Daily He has been receiving complaints about how nurses are treated at the Cleveland River Hospital at Indian Clinic in Vero Beach. The allegations include pregnant nurses and mothers of young children who are forced to work COVID, nurses who do not receive merit raises, and who do not have adequate personal protective equipment.
Pregnant nurses working COVID
“Pregnant nurses and mothers with young children at home are forced to choose between working COVID or unemployment,” said an unnamed employee of the Cleveland Indian River Hospital Clinic Sebastian Daily.
“Instead of incentivizing nurses who take additional shifts, nurses who refuse, for a valid reason, are forced to accept the shift or face unemployment,” added the anonymous worker.
We contacted Cleveland Clinic for your response to this complaint.
“In order for us to better care for our community during the COVID-19 public health crisis, we must ensure that our caregivers are there to provide the necessary care to our patients. Any request for changes in job duties is evaluated against federal guidelines that would prevent a caregiver from fulfilling his or her responsibilities, ”the Cleveland Clinic’s Indian River Hospital said in a statement.
The Cleveland Clinic, an employee of the Indian River Hospital, was not very happy with the response received that the pregnant nurses were forced to work in the COVID unit.
“Following federal guidelines and forcing pregnant women to work or be fired is not okay,” the source said.
Nurse Year
“We are told it is the ‘year of the nurse’, but we cannot get merit increases because the ‘Cleveland Clinic’ cannot afford it,” said a source.
The Cleveland Clinic never responded if its nurses received merit increases.
COVID-19 Pays for sick nurses
“If they get sick with COVID, they don’t even get paid for it. Now they are forced to use their PTO if they want to be paid while sick, they added.
Cleveland Clinic says its policy is the opposite.
In the case, a caregiver tests positive for COVID-19 and cannot work, Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital continues to pay them their full salary. Caregivers do not have to use PTO while recovering from COVID-19. Our Caregiver Experience Office also works closely with those caregivers, coordinating home deliveries of meals, recipes and other items, “said Cleveland Clinic Sebastian Daily.
Personal protection equipment
“I am reusing disposable plastic gowns that are not the same ones that we are supposed to wear,” one nurse complained.
However, the 335-bed nonprofit hospital claims it provides its employees with the proper personal protective equipment, education and instructions on how to use them.
“The first priority of Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital is the safety of our patients and caregivers. We follow CDC guidelines to ensure that caregivers who provide direct care to patients have appropriate personal protective equipment, as well as education and instructions on their use, ”the hospital said.
Programs and benefits
“The Cleveland Clinic Florida region has developed a number of programs and benefits for caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic. That includes a caregiver relief fund for those financially affected by COVID-19. Cleveland Clinic, Indian River Hospital, has also paid for hotels for those caregivers who may have a loved one who is susceptible to COVID-19 and are looking for an alternative place to stay, “Cleveland Clinic said in a statement.
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