Medical Staff members have been told in a joint letter from the chiefs of staff at SHC and Packard hospitals that the institutions are joining in a collaborative approach with the nurses’ union representing both hospitals during talks to negotiate a new contract.
The contract between the Committee for Recognition of Nursing Achievement (CRONA) and the two institutions expires March 31, “and both hospitals expect new contracts will be completed and ready to take effect before April 1,” said the letter, sent Jan. 17, and signed jointly by SHC’s Chief of Staff Larry Shuer and Christy I. Sandborg, interim chief of staff at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.
“The hospitals and CRONA are taking a collaborative approach to address the issues that are most important to both hospitals and our nurses,” the letter said. “We plan to reach an agreement on a new contract without any interruption in nursing care. However, as is the responsibility of every hospital during a contract negotiation, the hospitals must and are putting contingency plans in place. No one should interpret these steps as anything less than a full commitment to reach an agreement prior to the contract expiration,” the letter continued.
Contingency plans are intended to address patient care issues if staffing is affected in conjunction with negotiations.
Information about contract talks will be provided in regular medical faculty and staff communications, including the Medical Staff Update, LPCH MD E-News, and the hospital intranets, the letter explained.
Shuer invited medical staff members to contact him directly with questions at lshuer@stanford.edu.
The contract between the Committee for Recognition of Nursing Achievement (CRONA) and the two institutions expires March 31, “and both hospitals expect new contracts will be completed and ready to take effect before April 1,” said the letter, sent Jan. 17, and signed jointly by SHC’s Chief of Staff Larry Shuer and Christy I. Sandborg, interim chief of staff at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.
“The hospitals and CRONA are taking a collaborative approach to address the issues that are most important to both hospitals and our nurses,” the letter said. “We plan to reach an agreement on a new contract without any interruption in nursing care. However, as is the responsibility of every hospital during a contract negotiation, the hospitals must and are putting contingency plans in place. No one should interpret these steps as anything less than a full commitment to reach an agreement prior to the contract expiration,” the letter continued.
Contingency plans are intended to address patient care issues if staffing is affected in conjunction with negotiations.
Information about contract talks will be provided in regular medical faculty and staff communications, including the Medical Staff Update, LPCH MD E-News, and the hospital intranets, the letter explained.
Shuer invited medical staff members to contact him directly with questions at lshuer@stanford.edu.
