HOULTON -- Nurses at a northern Maine hospital are moving forward with their plans for a two-day strike.

According to the Maine State Nurses Association, registered nurses at Houlton Regional Hospital will be on strike on November 18th and 19th.

Organizers say the strike is a protest against what they say is management's refusal to improve staffing and patient safety.

Brooke Howland, a registered nurse in the acute care unit at HRH, was quoted in a press release stating in part, "Short staffing remains a critical challenge within our hospital. The emergency department, operating room, and acute care units are the foundation of patient care in our community. Each of these departments must be adequately staffed to ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality care."

We reached out to Houl

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