Days. 6 a. M. Wednesday through 6 a. M. Saturday. The Largest Health care worker strike in us history. Patients will feel an immediate impact, especially when they need lab work. Diagnostic imaging, pharmacy vision, care. And so on. Because most of the employees who are the bulk of those workers in those facilities would be on strike. August is a conflict resolution expert who was on the former kaiser union negotiating team. He says while doctors and nurses will be ready to go, hospital disruptions could possibly include clerical staff. Meal service and housekeeping, which affects infection control. Kaiser permanente, in a statement, said to mitigate the impact of a strike, they have plans to expand kaisers network of pharmacies to include some neighborhood locations will reschedule some nonemergency and elective procedures hours and are onboarding Critical Care professionals to work during a strike. Kaiser permanente has an obligation to do those things. They certainly want to provide
Patient and staff safety, including ebola protocol. Nbc bay areas Stephanie Chuang is live in San Francisco along one of those picket lines. Seems to be a lively crew out there, but is the strike having an impact on patient care . Reporter good morning to you, kris. It is very lively out here and so far no major disruption, although this is a twoday strike, a total of 24 hours involving 16,000 nurses. Here there are more than 100 nurses and folks with the union out here. You can see the signs, as well. Kaiser says it has fillin nurses, but nurses say theyd rather be inside but have no choice but to be out here to ensure patient safety. Pressure to hurry, keep it moving. Reporter and after more than 40 years as a registered nurse in San Francisco, she said she needs more time day to day to help her countless patients in the labor delivery area. That need to just rush or hurry can get in the way of us always doing the right thing, and going without breaks. We cant deliver our best becaus
A live look outside of san jose and walnut creek. Had a sneak peek this weekend. We are tracking possibly dangerously hot temperatures in parts of the bay area this week. Not just the heat but also the smoke. This is the view from our camera in emeryville. Hayes drifting in from the six rivers fire burning in trinity and humble counties. That has triggered an air quality advisory tomorrow. Reporter you some of you and walnut creek. A spot right now it is only cool down to 70 degrees after highs were in the mid to upper 90s and around the bay area we are seeing 90s around calistoga. The excessive heat watch for part of the north bay, east bay on tuesday. We will see temperatures likely from 100 to 105 degrees that includes a widespread area there of the inland east bay and addition to that we are also talking about the smoke advisory as mentioned before we are saying a change which is bringing more wildlife smoke off. Areas of the north bay especially Sonoma County and county, you will
/PRNewswire/ Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers and allies will start picketing across Northern California on Monday, Oct. 18 to protest short-staffing,.