Facing an increasing media campaign and an imminent picketing demonstration by UAPD, Multicare Health Systems blinked. After 20 months at the bargaining table, one issue became the sticking point—the urgent care closing policy. Urgent Care doctors and providers wanted...
UAPD Updates
Register for the 2018 UAPD Triennial Convention
We invite all of our members to come to San Francisco this October 26th and 27th for the UAPD Triennial Convention. All events will take place at the Westin San Francisco Airport Hotel, located at 1 Old Bayshore Highway in Millbrae, CA 94030. If you wish...
MultiCare Providers Stand Together for Patient Safety
Hundreds of physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners at the Legacy and Indigo urgent care centers and Auburn Medical Center (AMC) in Tacoma, Washington are standing together to protect the health and wellbeing of Tacoma residents, and improve...
UAPD’s Fifteenth Triennial Convention A Lively Success
Last month’s Triennial convention in San Francisco proved to be thought-provoking. Well over a hundred of our members and staff attended the two-day event at the SFO Westin hotel. On Friday morning we were treated to an illuminating documentary on physician suicide...
The Votes Are In: A New UAPD Board Has Been Elected
Your votes have been tallied from last month's UAPD Board elections and here are the results: Vice Presidents: Ronald H. Lewis, MD, FACP, and Mubashir A.Farooqi, MD County Board Members: Rex L. Cheng, MD, Victoria A. Behrman, MD, Sandhya...
Victory for AHS Doctors! Arbitrator Rules in Favor of UAPD
UAPD decisively won at arbitration against Alameda Health System (AHS). Two years ago, AHS contracted out psychiatrists' jobs in the psychiatric emergency services/triage services to Traditions Behavioral Health (TBH), flagrantly violating both UAPD's MOU and a...