Physicians employed by Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services in Gallup, NM are unionizing so they can speak up for patient safety without fear of losing their jobs. These doctors have been tirelessly serving the Navajo and other indigenous communities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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LATEST NEWS
Besieged hospital on edge of Navajo Nation fires CEO, asks for unity
By Moran Lee, Associated Press The hospital laid off nurses in March as a cost-saving measure only to be overwhelmed by a surge in coronavirus infections, including from the neighboring Navajo Nation, which has been hit hard by the virus. Dozens of hospital staff...
Outbreak on edge of Navajo Nation overwhelms rural hospital
By Morgan Lee, Associated Press Many nurses and doctors, meanwhile, say staffing at the hospital was inadequate because of Conejo’s move to cut back on nurses in the first week of March to offset declining hospital revenues after elective surgeries were suspended....
Hospital staff protest, ask for CEO to step down
By Donovan Quintero, Native Times Doctors like Director of Community Medicine at RMCH Caleb Lauber, a Diné physician who’s been practicing for 27 years, said he was concerned while he joined the protest. Dr. Sandra Robinson at RMCH protests on Friday in Gallup....
Unsafe, understaffed, overwhelmed
By Nick Pachelli, Searchlight New Mexico In the past two weeks, one COVID-19 patient died following what several staff physicians described as gross mismanagement by health care workers at Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital. Another patient suffered severe brain...
READY TO JOIN A UNION?
UAPD organizers can answer all your questions. Contact Rachel Flores at rflores@uapd.com or at 310-398-4038.
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WHAT UAPD OFFERs
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Union members can save thousands of dollars on products and services by taking advantage of discounts provided to union members by Union Plus and AFSCME Advantage.
