BUFFALO, N.Y. — Erie County Medical Center is responding to a video that's been going viral on the popular social media app TikTok.
In the video, nurses claim that they couldn't leave their unit to get a drink of water or use the restroom for eight to 12 hours.
2 On Your Side reached out to ECMC and they shared this statement with us: "The information is untrue, and they regret that any disinformation on the subject has been distributed to the public."
On Friday, 2 On Your Side learned that the state health department has launched an investigation into staffing concerns at ECMC.
In September, health care workers at ECMC voiced concerns when contract negotiations began between New York State Nurses Association and the hospital.
"Plenty of nursing schools with wait times, plenty of nursing schools with a waiting list. Not so many facilities with good working conditions though," ECMC ER nurse Lona DeNisco told 2 On Your Side at the time.
"It's not a nursing shortage. It's a shortage in the facilities to provide the safety, and competitive wage, and the things that we deserve to do patient care properly."