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Chronic staffing shortages at Mount Sinai are affecting nurses’ ability to work—and their wellbeing

By Samantha Camacho / Senior Staff Photographer
Nurses protested in December against staffing shortages at Mount Sinai West hospital
By Maya Lameche • February 8, 2022 at 1:23 AM

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