August 8th, 2014
News and views from NUHW: August 2014
NUHW members keep the fight alive for Contra Costa County’s most vulnerable residents NUHW members joined with the California Nurses Association in a July 30 rally and march to save Doctors Medical Center, the safety net hospital in San Pablo that serves the poor and indigent population of western Contra Costa County. NUHW-CNA members are […]
July 31st, 2014
NUHW-CNA members rally to save Doctors Medical Center
[slideshow_deploy id=’5010′] NUHW members joined with the community and members of the California Nurses Association and other unions in a July 30 rally to save Doctors Medical Center. More than two hundred people gathered at DMC in San Pablo Wednesday afternoon and picketed in front of the hospital before marching a quarter mile to West […]
July 25th, 2014
Kaiser mental health care crisis garnering press coverage
Kaiser Permanente’s mental health care crisis is getting good press coverage. Two reporters in particular — Martin Espinoza of the Santa Rosa Press Democrat and Jon Brooks of KQED — have written thoughtful, in-depth stories that cover the crisis from different angles. Brooks has published two stories in recent weeks about Kaiser Permanente’s mental health […]
July 22nd, 2014
KQED: Therapists, patients criticize Kaiser over long delays for therapy
KQED Public Radio and Television published an in-depth story July 17 about Kaiser’s mental health care crisis today. Jon Brooks’ article draws on interviews with patients and clinicians and includes a discussion of Kaiser’s effort to steer patients into group therapy rather than offer one-on-one therapy.
July 17th, 2014
News and views from NUHW: July 17, 2014
The corrupt SEIU-CHA deal NUHW is doing its part to expose the corruption that lies at the heart of the deal between SEIU and the California Hospital Association. We have a summary of the deal’s shady details on our website, as well as an editorial by NUHW President Sal Rosselli. Recent media coverage of the deal includes SEIU-UHW President Dave Regan’s […]