Physicians and PAs contracted through TeamHealth to work at a Detroit facility held a 24-hour strike last week for better staffing and work conditions.
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DETROIT, April 18, 2024 ~ Physicians at Ascension St. John Emergency Department in Detroit started a 24-hour strike Thursday afternoon after negotiations with their employer, TeamHealth, broke down. The staffers contracted with the Greater Detroit Associa
After months of unsuccessful contract talks, the Greater Detroit Association of ER Physicians, the union representing the physicians and physician assistants at Ascension St. John, has voted to go on strike.
Patients at Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit are reportedly waiting as long as 17 hours in the ER. Members of the Greater Detroit Association of Emergency Physicians say that such extensive waits have become the norm.