Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford Hospital & Clinics Reach Contract Agreement with SEIU United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW)
STANFORD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2009 - Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford Hospital & Clinics announce that the hospitals have reached a new contract agreement with employees represented by the SEIU United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW) union. The SEIU-UHW membership, which represents 1,450 out of 9,172 employees at the hospitals in jobs such as housekeeping, food service, nursing assistants, and technicians, ratified the contract in a vote Thursday, August 27.
"We are incredibly pleased to have reached an agreement for a two-year contract with SEIU-UHW,” said Martha Marsh, President and Chief Executive Officer of Stanford Hospital & Clinics, and Christopher Dawes, President and Chief Executive Officer of Packard Children’s. “This contract preserves the hospitals’ ability to maintain high quality patient care and provides employees with competitive wages and benefits in light of the current economic environment. The new contract balances our responsibility to our patients, our employees and our community while ensuring the long-term viability of our hospitals.”
Highlights of the new contract include:
- 2% across the board wage increases each year.
- An additional 2% annual step increase for those eligible.
- And the same level and range of benefits options provided to all other Stanford and Packard Children’s non-represented employees and CRONA RNs.
“We wish to thank our SEIU-UHW employees and its leadership,” said Marsh and Dawes. “There could not have been an agreement without their support and dedication to the patients and families we serve. We value all of our employees and are pleased that we could reach a contract agreement that is fair and equitable for all.”
For more information about the negotiations and contract agreement, please visit www.StanfordPackardFacts.com
About Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Ranked as one of the nation's best pediatric hospitals by U.S.News & World Report, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford is a 312-bed hospital devoted to the care of children and expectant mothers. Providing pediatric and obstetric medical and surgical services and associated with the Stanford University School of Medicine, Packard Children's offers patients locally, regionally and nationally the full range of health care programs and services, from preventive and routine care to the diagnosis and treatment of serious illness and injury. For more information, visit www.lpch.org.
About Stanford Hospital & Clinics
Stanford Hospital & Clinics is known worldwide for advanced treatment of complex disorders in areas such as cardiovascular care, cancer treatment, neurosciences, surgery, and organ transplants. Consistently ranked among the top institutions in the U.S. News & World Report annual list of "America's Best Hospitals," Stanford Hospital & Clinics is internationally recognized for translating medical breakthroughs into the care of patients. It is part of the Stanford University Medical Center, along with the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. For more information, visit http://stanfordmedicine.org.
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