A group of 40 hospital-based clinicians who work at Skagit Valley Hospital and Cascade Valley Hospital in Washington state have filed to unionize. The doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, who work under a contract with Sound Physicians, are seeking...
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Hospitalists Seek Union Representation to Improve Patient Care at Skagit Valley and Cascade Valley Hospitals
Doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants working as hospitalists at Skagit Valley Hospital and Cascade Valley Hospital have filed for union representation with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD). “Our community has been growing in...
PeaceHealth Hospitalists Vote to Join Union
Hospitalists who work in Bellingham and Sedro-Woolley, Wash., have voted to join the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, according to a June 13 statement from the union, which was shared with Becker's. The vote affects approximately 30 physicians, physician...
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