COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio's top nursing union is demanding action after a nurse was allegedly strangled by a patient at the Ohio State University Hospital.

Rick Lucas, president of the Ohio Nurses Association and former president of the OSU nursing union, wrote leadership at the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center after a postpartum nurse was injured on the job and allegedly did not receive support from management or administration.

Marti Leitch, chief spokesperson for Wexner Medical Center, said steps in the post-event notification process were missed, delaying support services until the next day.

Lucas said a postpartum nurse intervened during an altercation between a female patient and a male family member around 6:50 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6. The man was allegedly holding an infant

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