Good Samaritan CEO steps down following vaccine scandal
By KTVU staff
CEO of Good Samaritan resigns after vaccine scandal.
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Good Samaritan Hospital’s CEO is stepping down and leaving the hospital’s parent company following a scandal where teachers who volunteered at the hospital got to jump a vaccination line, San José Spotlight first reported.
Joe DeSchryver, submitted his resignation Tuesday morning, telling staff in an email that he would no longer be with the hospital’s parent company, HCA Healthcare.
DeSchryver did not mention the vaccine scandal in his departure letter.
In an email obtained by Spotlight, DeSchryver told hospital staff he is leaving to pursue career advancement opportunities.
Doctors Urge Nurses in Southern California Not to Go on Strike as Infections Rise
Things are getting tense in southern California, where thousands of nurses are scheduled to go on strike during the holidays. This comes as the area continues to break COVID-19 records in terms of new infections and hospitalizations. The coronavirus pandemic has pushed many nurses and healthcare facilities to the breaking point, prompting a number of high-profile nursing strikes across the country. Some hospitals are saying they can’t afford to lose their staff during the ongoing public health crisis.
A Memo Urging Caution
The Southern California’s Nurses Union, which represents over 2,000 healthcare workers across the region, says it plans to go on strike from December 24th to January 3rd over poor working conditions and an ongoing lack of PPE, after issuing managers a 10-day strike notice. The proposed strike would include registered nurses from Riverside Community Hospital, Los Robles Regional
Nurses plan to strike at 3 SoCal hospitals amid COVID-19 staffing shortages
Nurses plan to strike at 3 SoCal hospitals
LOS ANGELES - Nurses are calling for a strike at three hospitals in Southern California next week amid the COVID-19 surge across the region.
2,500 nurses plan to strike at Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Riverside Community Hospital and West Hills Hospital & Medical Center starting December 24 and ending January 3. The nurses are asking for additional staffing at hospitals and more safeguards. I don t think a strike is the best choice, but sometimes it s the only choice, said Kerry Cavazos, a Registered Nurse for Riverside Community Hospital and the Union President.
With many intensive care units already at maximum capacity in the Inland Empire, doctors are warning that an increase in cases after Christmas and New Year s could be catastrophic.
The Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency is prioritizing staffing requests placed with the California Department of Public Health, and Barstow Community Hospital is currently their top priority. They ve supplied the hospital with at least eight additional ventilators.
Meanwhile, nurses with SEIU 121 RN have called for a 10-day strike at Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, West Hills Hospital and Medical Center in Los Angeles and Riverside Community Hospital in Riverside.