Nurses at UMC Hospital are facing mandatory overtime shifts beginning March 16, due to what leadership characterized as a lack of volunteers and sour attitudes brought on by the loss of extra pay during the pandemic, according to an internal memo sent to staff by UMC's chief nurse this week.
In a notice addressed to the department she oversees, Chief Nursing Officer Deb Fox expresses disappointment regarding "actions demonstrated" by some staffers she says occurred after crisis incentive pay was discontinued last month, the memo reads.