Something strange could be happening at a Massachusetts hospital.
At least six employees working on the same floor of the Newton-Wellesley Hospital have recently developed benign brain tumors.
The affected employees are nurses who have worked on the fifth floor maternity unit.
A sixth employee working at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital’s maternity unit has been identified this week with a recent but benign brain tumor.© sfam_photo via Shutterstock
Prior to this week, five employees at Newton-Wellesley were known to have developed brain tumors.
On Monday, the Boston Heraldreportedthat the OHS sent a letter to patients and families revealing a sixth case.
But the OHS says it has yet to find any potential shared cause at the hospital for these cases.
The employees themselves arent convinced, however.
And at least some believe that other recent illnesses among their staff could be connected to the workplace.
We want to feel safe, the same way we want to make our patients feel safe.
The Massachusetts Nurse Association, a union representing nurses at MGH, is also conducting its own investigation.
The Associationpreviously toldthe Herald in early April that the hospitals investigation was not comprehensive.
And for now, its still not closing the book on something being wrong at Newton-Wellesley Hospital.
The unions findings are expected to be released to the public by the end of the month.
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