Residents and fellows said during the fall that they were looking to work with the hospital to improve staffing ratios and reduce the number of hours they typically work per week from 80 to 70 to reduce burnout. Were staying
“After being one of the last programs in the Bronx without union representation, winning a seat at the table and joining our unionized peers has been a long time coming,” Dr. Isuri Katugampala, a third-year pediatrician at Montefiore, said in a CIR release. is overdue.” Thursday.
Their effort is part of a national trend toward unionization among medical professionals. It also mirrors local efforts at other hospitals where professionals have demanded better staffing ratios and higher pay. New York State Nurses Association members win at Montefiore and Mount Sinai Hospital historic contract After a three-day strike in Jan.
Now that residents and fellows have elected to join a union, the bargaining process can begin. Montefiore’s representative Joe Solmonies said the hospital would negotiate in good faith.