Fifth of quake-hit Japan area hospital's nurses may quit amid crisis

Around a fifth of the 133 nurses employed in a major hospital in Wajima, a city that suffered heavy damage in the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake, have decided to quit or are considering it, the hospital has said.The potential exodus poses challenges for the hospital and three other institutions facing a similar situation in the northern Noto region's two towns and two cities, including Wajima, with health services already disrupted in the aftermath of the magnitude-7.6 quake.The figures on the potential loss of 28 nurses, or 21 percent of the total, emerged in Wajima Municipal Hospital's …READ FULL ARTICLE