(SitNews) Ketchikan, Alaska - PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center and local nurses of the Alaska Nurses Association announced Tuesday that they have wrapped up their fifth round of nurse negotiations with a tentative agreement in place.

The negotiating team for the Ketchikan bargaining unit will be recommending the agreement to their members for approval on February 2. If accepted and ratified by the members, the three-year contract will be finalized.

According to information provided by Ketchikan Medical Center's Marketing & Communications Manager Mischa Chernick, the nurses and leadership of PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center have reached a satisfactory agreement that will continue to support high-quality patient care; focusing on enhanced nurse training, retention of developing nurses and extended clinical support on night shift.

This negotiation process was longer than experienced in the past and called upon the participation of a mediator. Both parties continued to bargain in good faith toward the shared vision that each person receives safe, compassionate care at PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center.

Edited by Mary Kauffman, SitNews

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