Due to continued healthcare staffing shortages across the region and a sharp rise in COVID-19 patients at area hospitals, Mercy Hospital of Buffalo has received permission from the New York State Department of Health to keep the Emergency Department at the...
» Read More As Mercy Hospital of Buffalo continues to restore services at its flagship Abbott Road facility, emergency services at the Mercy Ambulatory Care Center (MACC) at 3669 Southwestern Boulevard in Orchard Park, which temporarily closed on November 9, are expected...
» Read More As Mercy Hospital of Buffalo prepares to welcome back its associates following a protracted labor strike, a detailed return-to-work plan has been developed to restore services at Catholic Health’s major tertiary care hospital. While most hospital services...
» Read More Following three days of voting, more than 2,500 Registered Nurses and Service, Technical and Clerical staff at Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Mercy Hospital of Buffalo and Sisters of Charity Hospital, St. Joseph Campus have overwhelmingly ratified new four-year...
» Read More Since contract talks broke down early Sunday morning, Catholic Health hospitals have been working to identify a solution that would meet the parties’ needs for a tentative agreement, end the strike, and enable Mercy Hospital associates to return to work and...
» Read More In recent days, CWA has escalated its pressure tactics, ranging from nuisance to dangerous, against Mercy Hospital, Catholic Health and the broader Western New York community. The tactics of the union and its supporters have included: Calling Mercy Hospital...
» Read More On Friday, CWA’s strike at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo entered its fourth week. Many associates, physicians, and community members are expressing increased concern over the union’s prolonged work stoppage and suspension of much-needed healthcare services at...
» Read More Mercy Hospital is continuing to provide safe, high-quality care to patients during CWA’s strike. Having adequate security through this ongoing work stoppage, which has included intimidating actions, verbal threats, and possibly illegal behaviors by...
» Read More Registered nurses and other temporary replacement workers requiring clinical licensure who are caring for and serving patients at Mercy Hospital during CWA’s strike are properly credentialed to work in New York State. The New York State Health Department...
» Read More Catholic Health hospitals are releasing details about the last offer presented to CWA Locals 1133 and 1168 to help their associates and others understand what is included in the proposal. If ratified, this package would cover more than 2,500 associates...
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