Councilmember Oriadha, who lives in Seat Pleasant and represents much of the Inner Beltway, spoke of the direct impact the Blue Line Corridor’s funding will have on her and her neighbors. According to a hospital review, the average wait time in a Maryland emergency room (three hours and 48 minutes) are the longest wait times in the nation.ĭelegate Lewis, standing with his son in his arms, talked about the importance of public transit for future generations and their opportunities. She wants legislation to lower nurse-to-patient ratios across the board, and she fully believes that “Safe staffing saves lives.”īlegay’s legislation would authorize the Board of Health, run by the Prince George’s County Council, to collect data on nurse-patient ratios, submit findings to the County Council and report said findings to state legislative leaders such as Governor Wes Moore (D) and Speaker Adrienne Jones (D) to use Prince George’s County as an example of how to reduce nurse-patient ratios. “People are going outside of Prince George’s and Maryland to get medical care,” she said. Lauren Reichard, a healthcare worker who attended the conference in her scrubs, noted the importance of full staffing to give all patients the best care they can receive. This is life or death, plain and simple.” “Nurses are the frontline of service in healthcare. Oriadha thanked Blegay for her advocacy on this issue, and noted her years of advocacy even before becoming elected. Our nurses are overworked, and we cannot have that in Prince George’s County.” If you give an ICU nurse more than one patient, that could cost someone their life. We are standing next to a hospital that has been full since the day it opened due to a lack of staffing,” said Blegay to open her press conference. “We are talking about nurse-patient ratios in Prince George’s County.

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