April 30th, 2019
News of the Month — April 2019
Several outlets including Beckers reported on our advertising campaign against Kaiser in Washington, D.C. A bankruptcy judge last week approved the $610 million sale of four hospitals, including two in San Mateo County, that are owned by the bankrupt nonprofit Verity Health System. The San Jose Mercury News reported that Seton Medical Center in Daly […]
April 26th, 2019
Former NUHW steward who helped lead Kaiser fight wins prestigious psychology award
A former NUHW steward and leader in the fight to improve mental health care at Kaiser Permanente has received a major award from the California Psychological Association (CPA). Dr. Andris Skuja received the Sallie Hildebrandt Award for Distinguished Service to the Psychology Profession at the organization’s annual convention this month in Long Beach. “In his […]
April 24th, 2019
Kaiser locks out patients seeking better mental health care
by Sal Rosselli NUHW President For all its talk about launching a mental health revolution, Kaiser Permanente showed its true colors recently when it locked its own members out of its corporate offices in Oakland, CA. On April 17, Kaiser patients, clinicians and community leaders came together with the goal of helping the HMO truly […]
April 24th, 2019
Press Release: Therapists to strike Kaiser mental health clinic where patients wait up to 4 months for appointments
Kaiser Permanente mental health therapists to strike Pasadena clinic Striking therapists to protest their patients having to wait up to four months for appointments Los Angeles – Mental health therapists on Tuesday announced a one-day strike at Kaiser’s Pasadena clinic to protest severe understaffing that has forced their patients — many of whom […]
April 23rd, 2019
SF Supervisors say Kaiser Permanente must provide better mental health care
Supervisors say Kaiser Permanente must provide better mental health care for San Franciscans San Francisco – The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday calling on Kaiser Permanente to achieve “full parity for mental health patients.” The resolution, introduced by Supervisor Hillary Ronen, also calls on Kaiser to sufficiently staff mental health […]