Care

MetroHealth primary care providers seek unionization

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Cleveland’s MetroHealth Medical Center has been in the Brooklyn Center neighborhood since 1837

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Seeking a voice in management decisions, caregivers at MetroHealth System are taking steps to unionize, organizers announced Tuesday. The proposed MetroHealth Primary Care Provider Coalition would be a chapter of AFSCME Ohio Council 8, organizers said. The union will include MetroHealth physicians, physician assistants and advanced practice nurse practitioners (APRNs). Organizers said … Read more

NewYork-Presbyterian Church agrees to enhance care for patients experiencing mental health crisis

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NewYork-Presbyterian Church agrees to enhance care for patients experiencing mental health crisis

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has agreed to undertake a series of reforms to resolve allegations that the hospital system frequently puts patients in mental health emergencies at risk by failing to provide adequate oversight and allowing patients to be discharged from the hospital without authorization, the state attorney general’s office announced Monday. The settlement, which followed a … Read more