Mandatory overtime has hit a crisis level at St. Boniface Hospital but depending on who you ask, the reason may be the province's overhaul of emergency rooms or a lengthy and difficult flu season. Manitoba Nurses Union president Sandi Mowat says there have been more mandatory overtime hours logged at St. B. in the first three months of 2018 than all of 2017. Manitoba Nurses Union president Sandi Mowat says there have been more mandatory overtime hours logged at St. Boniface Hospital in the first three months of 2018 than all of 2017. The spike in mandatory overtime hours is concerning, says Winnipeg Regional Health Authority chief nursing officer Lori Lamont. The spike in mandatory overtime hours is concerning, says WRHA chief nursing officer Lori Lamont.

Source: CBC News March 21, 2018 23:48 UTC