SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania members want to make sure their members of Congress know that we cannot solve the ongoing debt ceiling debate through cut and gut economic policies only. Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid will cost jobs and hurt those who have helped support the programs. SEIU members visited the district offices of Representatives Tim Holden and Jason Altmire to make sure the message was delivered loud and clear.
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Will ACOs create a revolution in American healthcare?
Last year, when blocked arteries landed Syed Abdul Qadri, 68, in Jackson Memorial Hospital, the public facility was struggling with some tough statistics: One in four of its heart patients was being readmitted within 30 days, a performance that put Jackson in the bottom quarter of hospitals in America.
Professionals Enter Contract Negotiations with Management
Once again, Jackson’s managers attempt to balance their deficit budget on the backs of healthcare workers. On Thursday, July 28th, the “other medical professionals” entered into contract negotiations. The proposed changes and concessions to the contract are similar to what management has proposed for RNs and Attending Physicians.
Save Medicare! Make Big Banks Pay Their Fair Share!
The United NY coalition, which includes New York SEIU Locals 1199SEIU and 32BJ, organized seniors and community members to hold “Knit-Ins” at bank branches throughout New York City and Long Island with the theme “Save Medicare, Make Big Banks Pay their Share.” After being bailed out by taxpayers, banks are back to making record profits–and many are not paying their fair share in taxes.
Jackson employees: Don’t privatize our hospital
A Miami-Dade commissioner got an earful Thursday night from Jackson Health System employees and others opposed to converting the county hospitals into a nonprofit entity.
Safe Patient Handling Program Launched!
The Safe Patient Handling Program, which was initiated by SEIU Local 1991 and jointly accomplished by labor and management, has finally come to fruition!
Public weighs in on recommendation to turn over Jackson Health System to nonprofit
Miami-Dade County Commissioner Audrey Edmonson told participants in a public forum Thursday night that she is open to all options to ensure that the publicly funded Jackson Health System keep its doors open, but she was clear that she will not support job cuts there.
Members Speak Out to Support Jackson at Commissioner Edmonson’s Townhall Meeting
Several Local 1991 members attended a townhall meeting hosted by Commissioner Audrey Edmonson at Joseph Caleb Center on July 28th.
Jackson Health System reverses course, decides not to outsource inmate healthcare
Jackson Health System announced Thursday it is reversing course and will not out-source inmate healthcare – ending two years of planning, hearings and appeals involving a plan once considered a major initiative to turn around the struggling hospital group.
HGT Report
Commissioner Rebeca Sosa’s handpicked task force, which included several of Jackson’s competitors, recommended privatizing Jackson without a public vote with no supporting evidence. President Martha Baker, RN, a task force member, attached a dissenting opinion to the HGT report.