Around 4,000 nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston went on strike for one day Wednesday, with negotiations over wages, benefits and working conditions still unresolved.The Massachusetts Nurses Association and Mass General Brigham Healthcare have been negotiating for months but remain at odds. In a statement, Mass General Brigham said, “We believe the latest offer appropriately recognizes our nurses’ important contributions while balancing our responsibility to sustain patient care and our broader mission for the long term.” Although the strike is planned for one day, the Brigham is extending the work stoppage to five days to honor contracts with temporary nurses.Patient care during the strikeMGB has brought in replacement nurses to maintain patient care. The Foxborough Surgery Center will be closed through Friday, but the hospital has advised that all other patients should keep their appointments unless contacted directly by their care team. Hospital leaders stated that Brigham and Women’s Hospital and its outpatient locations will operate largely as normal, though picketing may cause heavier traffic around campuses. Home care workers also plan to strikeSome Home Care services, including dietitian and speech therapy appointments, will be paused during the strike. Additionally, about 450 Mass General Brigham Home Care workers are also walking out as they negotiate their first union contract. Those workers are expected to begin picketing in Braintree at 8 a.m., with pay, benefits, and working conditions remaining key points of contention.Video: Mass General Brigham home care workers also plan walkoutContract talks remain at an impasseMembers voted to authorize the strike last week, and a required 10-day notification was sent to MGB.Gov. Maura Healey said she met with both parties on Monday and urged them to continue working towards an agreement.”The governor is focused on protecting patients, supporting the health care workforce, and avoiding disruptions to care,” a spokesperson for Healey’s office said. “She urges both sides to continue negotiating in good faith and reach a resolution as quickly as possible.”According to the union, final bargaining sessions were held last week, but no progress was achieved.In a joint statement, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, as well as Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Stephen Lynch urged both groups to return to the bargaining table.”Nurses are the backbone of our health care system, and we rely on their skills, compassion, and tireless work ethic to care for our loved ones,” the statement read. “The nurses at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Mass General Brigham Homecare deserve a fair contract that reflects the essential contributions they make each and every day. We urge all parties to return to the bargaining table and reach a good faith agreement that provides stability for this critical workforce, Mass General Brigham, and the patients in their collective care.”

BOSTON —

Around 4,000 nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston went on strike for one day Wednesday, with negotiations over wages, benefits and working conditions still unresolved.

The Massachusetts Nurses Association and Mass General Brigham Healthcare have been negotiating for months but remain at odds.

In a statement, Mass General Brigham said, “We believe the latest offer appropriately recognizes our nurses’ important contributions while balancing our responsibility to sustain patient care and our broader mission for the long term.”

Although the strike is planned for one day, the Brigham is extending the work stoppage to five days to honor contracts with temporary nurses.

Patient care during the strike

MGB has brought in replacement nurses to maintain patient care. The Foxborough Surgery Center will be closed through Friday, but the hospital has advised that all other patients should keep their appointments unless contacted directly by their care team.

Hospital leaders stated that Brigham and Women’s Hospital and its outpatient locations will operate largely as normal, though picketing may cause heavier traffic around campuses.

Home care workers also plan to strike

Some Home Care services, including dietitian and speech therapy appointments, will be paused during the strike.

Additionally, about 450 Mass General Brigham Home Care workers are also walking out as they negotiate their first union contract.

Those workers are expected to begin picketing in Braintree at 8 a.m., with pay, benefits, and working conditions remaining key points of contention.

Video: Mass General Brigham home care workers also plan walkout

Contract talks remain at an impasse

Members voted to authorize the strike last week, and a required 10-day notification was sent to MGB.

Gov. Maura Healey said she met with both parties on Monday and urged them to continue working towards an agreement.

“The governor is focused on protecting patients, supporting the health care workforce, and avoiding disruptions to care,” a spokesperson for Healey’s office said. “She urges both sides to continue negotiating in good faith and reach a resolution as quickly as possible.”

According to the union, final bargaining sessions were held last week, but no progress was achieved.

In a joint statement, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, as well as Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Stephen Lynch urged both groups to return to the bargaining table.

“Nurses are the backbone of our health care system, and we rely on their skills, compassion, and tireless work ethic to care for our loved ones,” the statement read. “The nurses at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Mass General Brigham Homecare deserve a fair contract that reflects the essential contributions they make each and every day. We urge all parties to return to the bargaining table and reach a good faith agreement that provides stability for this critical workforce, Mass General Brigham, and the patients in their collective care.”