April 27th, 2022
News of the Month — April 2022
Some of these stories may require a subscription. Becker’s Hospital Review quoted NUHW Northern California Providence Organizing Coordinator Tyler Kissinger in a story about how hospitals are boosting pay to attract and retain workers amid workforce shortages. Tyler noted that sign-on and referral bonuses only go so far and that the only sustainable way to […]
April 27th, 2022
Member Profile: Valerie Thorp
A physical therapist at Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of Santa Cruz, Valerie Thorpe credits her athletic endeavors as a swimmer and runner for helping define her career path.
April 27th, 2022
More Wellpath employees join NUHW
Fifty-four caregivers at the Lerdo Pretrial Facility AES (Admission, Evaluation and Stabilization) Center in Bakersfield voted overwhelmingly in April to join NUHW. The caregivers include registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, competency intervention specialists, care coordinators, mental health technicians and clinical psychologists who provide health care and mental health services to incarcerated individuals in Kern County. […]
April 27th, 2022
NUHW members successfully lobby lawmakers to hold Wellpath accountable
Wellpath, a private equity-owned firm that provides healthcare services to correctional facilities across the country, makes more money when it fails to meet the staffing levels required in its contracts with public agencies. Wellpath has followed this formula in Stanislaus County, where it has chronically understaffed the county jail in Modesto and let staffing levels […]
April 27th, 2022
NUHW and allies back new bill to increase fines on health plans that violate state law
Over the last two years, NUHW has passed two landmark behavioral health bills, SB 855 and SB 221, which guarantee Californians the right to receive medically necessary behavioral health care and require HMOs like Kaiser to provide follow-up appointments within 10 business days. Now we’re teaming up again with State Senator Scott Wiener and behavioral […]