Becker's Healthcare November 22, 2024
More than 3,000 resident physicians and fellows from three Philadelphia-based systems will consider a plan to unionize, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Nov. 21.
Residents 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 the Inquirer.
More than 300 residents at Wilmington, Del.-based ChristianaCare are also planning to join CIR/SEIU, which...
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