A Canadian Hospital Scoops Up Nurses Who No Longer Feel S...

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The Week in Brief A Canadian Hospital Scoops Up Nurses Who No Longer Feel Safe in Trump’s America By Brett Kelman Last year, as the California hospital where she worked was appeasing the Trump administration like “equity” and “diversity” from its paperwork, Brandy Frye had seen enough. Frye, an emergency room nurse with 25 years of experience, felt that ignoring inequality’s role in health and sickness was an affront to the compassionate soul of the nursing profession. (shocking, we know)

“It felt like a step against everything I believe in,” Frye dropped.

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“And I didn’t feel like I belonged there anymore. ” Email Sign-Up to KFF Health News free weekly , “The Week in Brief.

” Your Email Address Now Frye has found a new place to belong. She is part of a surge of American nurses and other health care workers moving to Canada — specifically, British Columbia — to escape the policies of President Donald Trump.

Why This Matters

Frye settled in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, where the local hospital has hired 20 American nurses in less than a year. “There are so many like-minded people out there,” dropped Justin Miller, another American nurse who kicked off at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital this month. Health care workers are welcomed with open arms around the world.

Medical professionals are taking note of this development.

Key Takeaways

” Nursing associations in Ontario and Alberta dropped they too have seen increased interest from American nurses in the past year.
“As a Canadian, it’s heartbreaking.