Caregivers at Fountain Valley Regional authorize strike as Tenet reports revenue growth
Christina Rodriguez at a May 6 rally outside Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical Center. NUHW employees voted Wednesday to authorize a strike ahead of upcoming contract talks.
(File Photo)
Print
Unionized workers with Tenet Healthcare including hundreds of respiratory therapists, nursing assistants, technicians and emergency and operating room staff at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical Center have authorized a strike that could begin as early as next month.
Voting results were released Wednesday by the National Union of Healthcare Workers, the same day Tenet Healthcare Corp. announced to shareholders the company had earned a second-quarter net income of $257 million, including $24 million in COVID-19 stimulus grants.
Published: 7/17/2021 10:00:10 PM
Modified: 7/17/2021 10:00:09 PM
The value of teaching students how to think, not what to think
I applaud Ryan Richman, of Timberlane Regional High School, in Plaistow, N.H., and Kelsie Eckert, of Moltonborough Academy, for their teaching of social studies as described in the New Hampshire Bulletin article (“Divisive concepts law vexes teachers,” July 15). Both implement various methods of inquiry that foster student analytic skills and exploration of issues in U.S. history. They clearly underscore that inquiry-based practice is student-centered, with the teacher playing a key role in seeding a productive environment.
The inquiry method is not new. As a graduate student in 1967 at the University of Michigan, I studied under Byron Massialas, author of
Funding for Hospital Equipment, Renovations novascotia.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from novascotia.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Rossmoor Woman’s Club took part in the GFWC Blanket Challenge to help make 2,201 blankets. The General Federation of Women’s Clubs has a long history of providing handmade baby blankets and hats for the March of Dimes Mission Health Baby program. Rossmoor Woman’s Club was able to donate 27 blankets and 60 quilts from the skilled quilters of Heart 2 Heart Quilts to three area hospitals: MemorialCare Miller’s Long Beach, MemorialCare Fountain Valley and Fountain Valley Regional Hospital. They were all very excited to receive the donations and share with their NICU families.
Heart 2 Heart Quilts is located at Grace First Presbyterian Church in Long Beach. Through the gift of quilting, Heart 2 Heart Quilters are able to provide children in need with a warm blessing. Contact the church office at (562) 420-3393 for more information.
Valley News - New London Hospital plans walk-in clinic vnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.