A group of hospitalists in Washington state is poised to become the first physician union to earn joint-employer status, sources told MedPage Today. Some 30 clinicians -- including 25 physicians and five nurse practitioners -- working at two PeaceHealth facilities...
Photo credit: Finn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News An increasing number of clinicians across the nation are looking to unionize as they lose their autonomy to advocate for patients or themselves as for-profit groups, such as Sound Physicians, are “trying to squeeze money...
Bellingham, Wash., March 22, 2024 — Physicians and advanced practice clinicians employed at Sound Physicians who provide healthcare services at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center and PeaceHealth United General Medical Center have filed to unionize with the Union of...
MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care providers represented by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists voted to approve a new contract. Represented workers in September were considering a potential multi-week work stoppage after nearly a year of negotiations with the...
A week after authorizing a potential strike, the MultiCare Health System reached an agreement with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) on Wednesday. MultiCare Health System said in a statement that the union will reach out to its members...
Approximately 80 physicians and advanced practice providers at urgent care centers operated by Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare have authorized a strike. The physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners practice at 24 urgent care clinics under...