The Times-Standard is reporting that after more than a year of negotiations, the National Union of Healthcare Workers and St. Joseph’s hospital has reached an agreement. Read the full story here and read NCJ’s past coverage of the National Union of Healthcare Workers November strike here.
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St. Joseph, Redwood Memorial Open COVID-19 Screening Tents
St. Joseph and Redwood Memorial hospitals have opened tents on their campuses to begin screening patients who have “significant” symptoms consistent with the COVID-19 virus. “To be clear, each site is meant to serve only as an initial touch point for those who feel as though they are exhibiting significant symptoms consistent with COVID-19, such […]
35 Positions Eliminated at St. Joseph, Redwood Memorial Hospitals
Thirty-five positions were eliminated at St. Joseph and Redwood Memorial hospitals this week in what the workers’ union calls retaliatory firings in the wake of a rally on staffing levels but the administration describes as workforce realignments that are part of changes “to provide a more efficient and value-based care delivery system.” Of the 35, […]
Fortunans: Don’t Close the Baby Dept.
In this week’s issue of the Journal (paper version out on the street now, web version up tomorrow, Nov. 28), we write about a shortage of ob-gyn docs in Humboldt, and how St. Joseph Health System’s talk of possibly closing down Redwood Memorial Hospital’s OB program might be one of several influencing factors. Now, in […]
