The CEO of South Shore Health says an investment in new hospital beds will help staff avoid injuries on the job. The provincial government recently announced $300,000 to replace 49 hospital beds in Bridgewater and Lunenburg. Dr. Peter Vaghan says health care workers often suffer from back problems due to lifting and moving patients with limited mobility. He says the new beds have many modern features including built in weight scales to help staff.
A recent study by Statistics Canada found nurses suffer from back pain more than any other profession. The two main risks for back injury are lifting and transferring patients.
