The dispute centers on what the coalition said is a severe staffing shortage that puts Kaiser workers patients and workers in jeopardy. The workers involved include nurses, orderlies, radiology and lab technicians, respiratory therapists and housekeepers. The company is the largest managed care ...
said the Oakland, California-based health care giant's goal is "to reach a mutually beneficial agreement before any work stoppage occurs." But she also said the nonprofit has plans in place to blunt the impact of a walkout.
The strike, which is scheduled to last three days, threatens to disrupt medical services for almost 13 million people, curtailing nonessential care like routine checkups. Hospitals and emergency departments will continue to operate, staffed by doctors, managers and "contingent workers," said Oakland-...
The pay and benefits are great but at an emotional and physical cost. The bottom line is the priority coming out of Oakland. I loved working with Permanente physicians and nursing staff. I eventually fell into the trap of management and became a target because of my past "in partnership" ...
Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente, 2000 Broadway, Oakland, CA, 94612, USA Ilana Graetz & Mary Reed Care Management Institute, Kaiser Permanente, One Kaiser Plaza 16th Floor, Oakland, CA, 94612, USA Jim Bellows University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, 50 University Hall...
The disagreements have persisted after months of contract talks between Oakland-based Kaiser and the coalition. "A strike is not inevitable, and it is certainly not justified," Kaiser said last week in a statement as negotiations continued. "We understand and share the frustration, the burn...
“Coming into the emergency room and waiting to be seen for hours. Or even being left tied in a room waiting for an X-ray or for lab work. You might have a condition that might not be critical, but because you have not been seen within that period of time that could potentially ...
“Coming into the emergency room and waiting to be seen for hours. Or even being left tied in a room waiting for an X-ray or for lab work. You might have a condition that might not be critical, but because you have not been seen within that period of time that could potentially ...