I’ve been a nuclear medicine technologist at Butler Memorial Hospital for 20 years.

I was born here, I’ve lived in Butler all my life, and my daughter was born at Butler Memorial just last year. To say this hospital is part of my life would be an understatement.

For most of my career, I was incredibly proud to work at the hospital. The quality of care we provided to the Butler community was a source of tremendous pride.

But since the merger with Excela two years ago, things have changed. Many of us feel that Butler Memorial has lowered its standards to meet Excela’s, rather than the other way around.

Resource cuts have become the norm. Staff are leaving faster than they can be replaced. And the pressure on those of us who remain grows by the day. When staffing is allowed to dwindle, pa

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