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Health care workers at UCSF held a day of action Friday to honor COVID-19 health care workers, as well as to demand increased personal protective equipment and testing from the UC system.
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In light of the COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus, pandemic, hospital nurses’ jobs have changed, especially surrounding personal protective equipment, or PPE, and testing procedures.
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The University of California and the California Nurses Association, or CNA, announced Monday their four-year labor contract that will affect nearly 14,599 registered nurses affiliated with the UC system.
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The Berkeley Outpatient Center, a joint health facility from UCSF Health and John Muir Health that provides primary and preventive care, will meet in the next week to discuss whether the facility will accept UC Berkeley’s Student Health Insurance Plan, according to John Muir Health spokesperson Ben Drew.
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A UC San Francisco employee filed a sexual harassment lawsuit Friday against her former supervisor and the UC Board of Regents.
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Three UC Berkeley alumni are now among the youngest recipients of FDA approval of a medical device after creating a stethoscope attachment that allows doctors to record and share the sound of a patient’s heart.
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The UC Office of the President announced Friday that all UC medical centers have been designated as priority hospitals for Ebola patients, but many nurses feel the UC is inadequately prepared to handle the virus.
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A year of bargaining between the University of California and the union representing their service and patient care workers has amounted to one state fact-finding, two strikes with a potential third looming on the horizon and, most recently, a state audit released Thursday — and still no contracts.
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California lawmakers voted Wednesday to approve an audit of revenue and staffing levels at two UC medical centers, raising concerns about the UC system’s readiness for the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
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Thousands of healthcare workers employed by the University of California participated in a strike Tuesday and Wednesday over pension reforms at UC medical centers and student health centers across the state.
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