A Coquitlam psychiatric hospital has been fined over $600,000 for failing to maintain a safe workplace after two nurses were attacked by patients last spring. The fine totals $646,304.88 and the BCNU may request that the funds be invested into workplace safety and prevention programs. Nurses Union, says the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital is one of the most high-risk hospitals for nurses in B.C. Last summer, two nurses were attacked by patients at the Coquitlam hospital within the same week. The Forensic Psychiatric Hospital is over 30 years old.

Source: CBC News February 01, 2019 01:52 UTC