July 30th, 2019
NUHW-represented clinicians at Kaiser present solutions to the HMO’s mental health crisis
Kaiser Permanente psychologists, therapists, and social workers in Northern California and Southern California this month presented management comprehensive proposals for settlement. Unlike Kaiser’s most recent contract proposals, which clinicians overwhelmingly rejected, our proposals would provide immediate relief for patients struggling to access care by mandating that Kaiser significantly boost staffing over the next year. The […]
July 30th, 2019
NUHW members at St. Joseph hospitals speak out about proposed partnership, impact on patient care
NUHW-represented workers at Providence St. Joseph hospitals throughout Northern California recently urged state officials to reject a proposed partnership between Providence and Adventist Health System West. The partnership would essentially merge two of Northern California’s largest health care providers, setting the stage for them to further reduce staffing and services that would put patients and […]
July 30th, 2019
Kaiser clinicians conduct one-day strike in San Francisco
The challenges we face in fixing Kaiser’s mental health system were illustrated in San Francisco, where clinicians held a one-day strike July 10 to protest severe understaffing that has resulted in 70 percent of group therapy programs being cancelled and children having to wait four to six weeks for their first face-to-face appointment. Kaiser has […]
July 26th, 2019
Op Ed: Kaiser executives need to change their priorities
By Alicia Cruz Sometimes it seems that Kaiser Permanente is throwing money at everything but mental health care. In recent weeks we’ve learned that Kaiser is building a $900 million headquarters in Oakland and paying the Golden State Warriors nearly $300 for a sponsorship deal that includes naming rights to “Thrive City,” the sports and […]
July 18th, 2019
Press Release: Kaiser mental health clinicians take patient care struggle to LA Metro trains
LOS ANGELES — The National Union of Healthcare Workers began running advertisements this week on LA Metro trains calling attention to long waits Kaiser Permanente patients must endure for mental health therapy appointments. The HMO is under state-ordered outside monitoring of its mental health services after three consecutive state surveys found that it failed to […]