I moved to Buffalo last summer from Alberta, Canada, to begin medical residency at the University at Buffalo in the MedPeds program (Internal Medicine and Pediatrics). Like most residents and fellows at UB, I fully understand that my position includes extremely long...
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Arlington, Mount Vernon doctors file to unionize
Cascade and Skagit Valley hospitals are understaffed, doctors say. They want more time with their patients ARLINGTON — At Cascade Valley Hospital in Arlington and Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon, doctors often cater to a rotating door of patients — and the...
Psychiatrists Raise Patient Care Concerns Under The Leadership Of San Joaquin County Behavioral Health Services Medical Director
Psychiatrists employed by San Joaquin County have formally expressed no confidence in Dr. Nia Lozano, the medical director of the county’s behavioral health services, citing concerns about her leadership. The doctors, represented by the Union of American Physicians...
Medical providers at Peak Vista, one step closer to unionizing after firings, alleged retaliation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- A consortium of medical providers, formerly employed by Peak Vista, announced they are ever closer to forming a formal union under the Union of American Physicians and Dentists. A federal charge was filed two weeks ago, alleging...
Federal labor charges filed against Peak Vista Community Health Centers
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Peak Vista Community Health Center, a nonprofit medical organization with 22 locations that serve roughly 81,000 patients in Colorado’s Pikes Peak and East Central regions, is facing allegations of unfair labor practices within the National...
Doctors union preparing for region-wide hospital strike
More than 800 resident doctors in the Buffalo area will go on strike September 4 and 5, in an effort to improve pay and benefits. Local resident doctors are voicing their grievances over low wages, with some making what amounts to around $15 an hour over an 80-hour...