The 159 nurses now on strike at Wilcox Medical Center, the largest medical center on Kaua‘i, say five minutes of delayed care can be a matter of life and death.
That is why they are striking, after the latest round of negotiations between the Hawai‘I Nurses’ Association and Wilcox management failed to reach an agreement regarding better staffing ratios of nurses to patients.
The three-day strike began at 7 a.m. Tuesday and is set to conclude early Friday morning.