Nurses Demand Better Care and Resources | Concord News

Concord News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 12, 2026 · 1m

Nurses at Concord Hospital’s Laconia and Franklin campuses are sounding the alarm over dangerously low staffing, stretched thin patient ratios, and ignored union demands — all while fighting to uphold patient care standards they say are slipping since the hospital’s acquisition. With veteran nurses reporting one-to-eight patient loads and leadership refusing to address disparities in benefits like paid sick leave and childcare access, the union pushes for a fair first contract — but says key issues like safe staffing ratios haven’t even been on the table. Despite hospital claims of community…