The Bargaining team with Ascension Saint Joseph in Joliet will meet with the Illinois Nurses Association about a new contract deal on Friday. The hospital says the deal is its best and final proposal. Hundreds of nurses went on strike twice last... — read more 

A nursing home in Lewiston, New York, owned by one of the country's largest nonprofit Catholic health systems, is set to be sold. Ascension Living, a senior care and living provider that is part of St. Louis-based Ascension, confirmed that it has... — read more 

Ascension Providence warns cyberattack on contractor may have compromised patient info Christopher De Los Santos Dec 13, 2023 Ascension Providence is warning that ransomware attacks on a contractor’s networks in September might have exposed... — read more 

Ascension is locked in a legal battle with an Austin agency over whether poor patients are actually getting the care they're entitled to. https://www.statnews.com/2024/01/02/ascension-texas-central-health-lawsuit/

There are many better and more ethical companies that are hiring right now. I left two years ago and I never regretted it. I feel bad for my former coworkers who are still working for that mess of a company. Hopefully, more and more people will... — read more 

A Fifth of US Hospitals Have Been Warned Over Secretive Prices HCA and Ascension among those that have had violations Records reveal piecemeal progress on making prices... — read more 

Ascension, the Catholic nonprofit hospital chain giant, has had a he-l of a year. Hot off the heels of a scathing New York Times investigation into its staffing crisis, initiated by its own profiteering, in January Ascension was on track to drop... — read more 

INA chief negotiator John Fitzgerald said the company proposal comes close to bringing pay for entry-level nurses to a competitive level but does not do so for middle-tier nurses. He said the Ascension proposal does not compensate the most senior... — read more 

A lot has changed since we last spoke with journalist Elly Fishman about the conditions at Ascension Health hospitals in Milwaukee last year. But unfortunately, not much has changed for patient care. If anything, it may have gotten... — read more 

Current and former staff say conditions continue to deteriorate at one of the city’s largest hospitals – a follow-up to our special report a year ago. LATE LAST YEAR, Milwaukee Magazine published an investigation into Ascension Columbia St... — read more 

"Layoff announcements have increased this year as hospitals and health systems limp out of a financially devastating 2022." https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/layoffs-ramping-among-hospitals-and-health-systems-heres-34-examples-2023

All of the money raised through the sale will go toward buying patients essential items needed in the hospital. "We have a complete lack of working I.V. pumps in the entire hospital, so nurses are often required to triage patients and decide... — read more 

The nurses contend the chain has cut hospital staffing too much, threatening quality of care and forcing them to care for unreasonable numbers of patients. https://wichitabeacon.org/stories/2023/12/08/nurses-strike-after-years-of-labor-shortages/ — read more 

"16 Patients Posted Photos Of Their Outrageous Hospital Bills, And It Shows How Horrible The US Healthcare System Is" https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/16-patients-posted-photos-outrageous-173014920.html

Hospitals leaders who are expecting sunnier financial days in the new year may be disappointed. S&P Global Ratings released its 2024 outlook for nonprofit hospitals and said it has a negative view for the sector. Hospitals continue to wrestle... — read more 

Violence in American Hospitals Is Out of Control. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/opinion/emergency-room-hospitals-violence.html

Nurses back on the job Sunday. https://www.kwch.com/video/2023/12/07/ascension-nurses-returning-work-sunday-following-wednesdays-1-day-strike/

This year, healthcare executives received a 4.1% increase in compensation on average, according to SullivanCotter’s annual report on executive compensation, which was released last week... — read more 

"PUEBLO, Colo. — As 41% of American adults face medical debt, residents of this southern Colorado city contend their local nonprofit hospitals aren't providing enough charity care to justify the millions in tax-breaks they... — read more 

Next year is set to be another “make or break” year for nonprofit hospitals as they continue to weather staffing shortages and heightened inflation, according to a report from credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings released on... — read more 

The health system announced the cuts, which affected about 2,000 full-time equivalents in ancillary, support and overhead functions, in its most recent financial statement. CommonSpirit has more than 150,000 employees and more than 25,000... — read more 

Registered nurses at two Ascension hospitals in Kansas — Ascension Via Christi St. Francis and Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph hospitals in Wichita — and one Ascension hospital in Texas are striking Wednesday. The strike began at 7 a.m. with nurses... — read more 

“It's unfortunate that as a nonprofit institution, our administration chooses to prioritize profits over patients,” Matthew Clark, a nurse at Ascension Seton, told KVUE on Nov. 22. “We're here to say that the nurses aren't going to stand for that... — read more 

"Ascension Saint Joseph – Joliet hospital President Chris Shride is leaving less than two years after his arrival and amid ongoing turmoil with a nursing staff that has gone on strike twice since August." "Shride arrived in February 2022, the... — read more 

"CHOP paid its CEO a record $7.7 million in 2021, more than the hospital spent on charity care in three years." "With a $5.6 million bonus, Madeline Bell likely received the largest payday ever for a local health system CEO, an Inquirer analysis... — read more 

"Nonprofit hospitals are under increasing scrutiny for skimping on charity care, relentlessly pursuing payments from low-income patients, and paying executives massive multi-million-dollar salaries—all while earning tax breaks totaling... — read more 

Nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center will hold a daylong strike on Dec. 6 because of what they say are ongoing issues with equipment and staffing. National Nurses United (NNU) formed a union at Ascension Seton representing several hundred... — read more 

More than 500 nurses at Ascension Saint Joseph in Joliet went on strike Tuesday alleging unfair labor practices. This strike will last just two days and comes amid ongoing contract negotiations. Ascension Saint Joseph says its prepared to... — read more 

"Ascension Providence’s Family Medicine location in Lacy Lakeview will close Oct. 27, according to a letter sent to patients of the clinic last week." "The closure of the Lacy Lakeview Family Medicine clinic makes at least three closures this... — read more 

Nurses from Ascension Via Christi St. Francis and St. Joseph delivered a petition on Wednesday for safe staffing to hospital management. A news release from the National Nurses Organizing Committee says the petition demanded a reversal of... — read more 

Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland Medical Center and 13 other nonprofit organizations owning billions of dollars in Baltimore City property may have to pay taxes on their land for the first time if a newly proposed ballot measure... — read more 

"They officially announced the first of this potential series of strikes will take place Tuesday, Nov. 21 and Wednesday, Nov. 22." https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/strike-nurses-ascension-st-joes-hospital-announce-strike-dates

"Nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore have voted to join the National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United." "With the vote, held Nov. 2 and Nov. 3, the union will represent more than 500 nurses at... — read more 

"Two of Ascension Saint Thomas' hospital grades have slipped down to a "C" safety rating, according to The Leapfrog Group." https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2023/11/06/midtown-leapfrog-ascension-hospital-safety-rating.html

When is the HCL contract going to expire?

FORT SCOTT, Kan. (KOAM) - Ascension Via Christi announced Tuesday that it is closing its emergency department in Fort... — read more 

Negotiations are about to drag into the fifth month since their contract expired. 81% of voting nurses this week authorized the union to call additional... — read more 

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I only got 4% what a joke

Hello folks! Does anyone have the details about the COBRA decision deadline and our benefits’ expiration date?