Nurses caught a bat in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICO) of the Regina General Hospital (RGH).. Regina Hospital Bat Feb 10 2023 .In addition to their routine work, the healthcare staff had to catch the bat in a plastic container..NDP Leader Carla Beck posted an image of the bat on her Twitter account..Beck tweeted: “Things healthcare workers shouldn't be dealing with in Regina hospitals: Bats. Things healthcare workers should be benefitting from in Regina hospitals: Increased funding to improve staffing and patient care.”.Beck said finding the bat shows the “poor working conditions for hospital staff in Saskatchewan.”.“Just a sense of feeling disrespected and disregarded,” said Beck..Also, Beck said healthcare workers should care for the NICO's vulnerable infants and not be “bat-catchers.”.This is not the first bat at RGH caught by healthcare workers, just the latest bat incident..Beck pointed out nurses have enough to do without dealing with incidents such as the bat..“It’s just one more thing on the plate of those nurses that they simply should not have to be dealing with,” said Beck..The Western Standard reached out to the Saskatchewan Health Authority and has yet to receive a response.
Nurses caught a bat in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICO) of the Regina General Hospital (RGH).. Regina Hospital Bat Feb 10 2023 .In addition to their routine work, the healthcare staff had to catch the bat in a plastic container..NDP Leader Carla Beck posted an image of the bat on her Twitter account..Beck tweeted: “Things healthcare workers shouldn't be dealing with in Regina hospitals: Bats. Things healthcare workers should be benefitting from in Regina hospitals: Increased funding to improve staffing and patient care.”.Beck said finding the bat shows the “poor working conditions for hospital staff in Saskatchewan.”.“Just a sense of feeling disrespected and disregarded,” said Beck..Also, Beck said healthcare workers should care for the NICO's vulnerable infants and not be “bat-catchers.”.This is not the first bat at RGH caught by healthcare workers, just the latest bat incident..Beck pointed out nurses have enough to do without dealing with incidents such as the bat..“It’s just one more thing on the plate of those nurses that they simply should not have to be dealing with,” said Beck..The Western Standard reached out to the Saskatchewan Health Authority and has yet to receive a response.
