Becker's Healthcare November 26, 2024
Resident physicians and fellows from three Philadelphia-based systems are considering unionizing.
More than 3,000 residents physicians and fellows at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Temple University Hospital, Jefferson Health and Jefferson’s Einstein Healthcare Network will vote on whether to unionize, according to the Committee of Interns and Residents, which is affiliated with SEIU Healthcare.
“Due to chronic understaffing, extreme hours and an endemic lack of support, the physicians say it is currently impossible to maintain their own well-being in their roles caring for the majority of patients at safety-net hospitals across the city,” the union said, according to a Nov. 21 report from the The Philadelphia...
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