Menno Hospital fires every single nurse in residential care

Several hundred nurses will gather outside the Menno Hospital in Abbotsford at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday morning in a show of support for nurses who are suddenly being fired.

BCNU President Gayle Duteil will speak to the media about the impact the firing of 60 nurses will have on the seniors, who need care 24/7.

"For seniors who live there, it's like breaking up their family," says Duteil. Losing all the nurses they know and trust and losing the consistency of care will have profound consequences for the seniors who depend on them."

There are 151 beds at Menno Hospital. Many of the nurses have worked there for over 20 years.