BOSTON, UNITED STATES – JULY 8: Nursing staff from Brigham and Women’s Hospital demonstrate in front of Brigham Hospital as they picket and strike in Boston, Massachusetts, United States on July 8, 2026. 4000 nurses are on strike as they try to negotiate a new contract with the hospital. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso/Anadolu via Getty Images)

BOSTON, UNITED STATES – JULY 8: Nursing staff from Brigham and Women’s Hospital demonstrate in front of Brigham Hospital as they picket and strike in Boston, Massachusetts, United States on July 8, 2026. 4000 nurses are on strike as they try to negotiate a new contract with the hospital. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Boston Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, on Thursday, June 17, 2021.

Brigham and Women’s nurses prepare to go on strike.

Around 4,000 Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses are preparing to strike starting Thursday. What does that mean for patients being treated?