The affected nurses’ work will be outsourced to non-nurse consultants who will provide breastfeeding education. The report did not include a reason for the layoffs, though the Massachusetts Nurses Association has sharply criticized the hospital for its alleged “callous move to cut costs at the expense of quality patient care.”
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