While the hospitals’ bargaining committees and CWA continue to work through staffing, wages and other economic topics, the union continues to conduct activities that do not serve to move the open items on the table to resolution. “Throughout these...
» Read More Catholic Health and CWA had a productive, in-person discussion today regarding staffing. This was the parties’ first in-person meeting since CWA walked out of negotiations early Friday morning. Nursing leadership from Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Mercy Hospital...
» Read More Catholic Health is still waiting for CWA to provide a formal, written response to its last, comprehensive offer as the union’s strike enters Day 4. Further, CWA has not provided the hospitals with a written proposal or written counter proposal on any major...
» Read More CWA Locals 1133 and 1168 have not responded to our last, full economic package, including our staffing proposal. “The hospitals presented a full economic package with written proposals on all open items to the union’s bargaining team,” JoAnn Cavanaugh...
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October is National Physical Therapy Month. This is a great opportunity to recognize the wonderful work done by health professionals to restore and maintain function, and improve people’s lives without using potentially harmful and addictive opioids....
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It’s finally here, the day I have waited for, for at least the past five years…my first mammogram. That might sound odd. Most women don’t look forward to standing pressed up against a machine while it slowly flattens their breasts into pancakes, but I...
» Read More Late Wednesday night, 30 hours before a strike is scheduled to begin at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, the hospital, along with Kenmore Mercy Hospital and St. Joseph Campus, presented a $31 million, comprehensive economic package to CWA. The offer would bring the...
» Read More Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, in conjunction with the New York State Department of Health, will be suspending Labor & Delivery Services at the hospital beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 29, 2021. Catholic Health will continue to offer Labor...
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Catholic Health uses Epic as its Electronic Health Record (EHR) system! But wait, what does that mean? We want you to know all about Epic and how we use its MyChart feature to connect with our patients. This is a massive upgrade over our previous system, and...
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With hours left to go before the New York State COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate goes into effect, Catholic Health personnel have until 9:00 p.m. tonight to file a religious exemption or be vaccinated in order to work after the September 27, 2021 deadline. As of this...
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