Unbelievable! All the nurses quit this intensive care unit
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Every nurse quit their job at the intensive care unit of the Magyar Imre Hospital in Ajka, 24.hu learned. They resigned during the summer, the last of them at the beginning of August. A well-informed source wanting to remain anonymous claims that the quitting nurses were ordered for the maximal period of notice, so they will leave at the end of September – their replacement must be taken care of by then.
It is no surprise that Hungarians are concerned about the state of our health care system. The nurse shortage at the ICU of Ajka began with a gradual decrease. Some retired, others went on maternity leave, meaning the remaining ones became overloaded with work. According to sources, the main problem was that their pay was basically nothing compared to the amount of work they had to deal with.
Wave of resignations
The head nurse and the assistant head nurse are believed to have quit at the same time,
which started the wave, right until everyone gave in their resignation. Altogether eight nurses are leaving the intensive care, which equals the whole staff. However, it had happened several times so far that when the operation of the unit was in danger,
nurses intending to leave withdrew their resignation, sometimes due to pressure coming from above.
Trouble at the ER
The ICU is not the only place at the Ajka hospital that has problems. Interestingly, the head nurse of the ER also quit.
