Registered Nurses at Barton Memorial Hospital Preparing to Strike

Registered nurses at Barton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe are set to strike on Friday (9/20). The nurses say hospital management has refused to make adequate proposals in bargaining over working conditions and patient care. According to the hospital more than 20 percent of registered nurse at the facility are currently in collections or Barton is deducting exorbitant amounts from their paychecks for care they or their family members have received at the hospital. That one-day strike will take place from 7:30 Friday morning until 7:30 Saturday morning.