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Hospital, union laud first pact as benefiting patients
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Union and hospital administrators are touting Kent’s first contract with its nurses as a cooperative effort that will benefit both parties and patients.
“This is not about what I got,” Kent President and CEO Sandra Coletta said, “or what they got, but what we got.”
Coletta said much of the talks centered on procedural issues and systems. As an example, she cited scheduling and how the hospital deals with floaters or nurses who would fill in depending on where they were needed.
“What’s unique is that this is the first contract,” said Jack Callaci, field representative for the United Nurses & Allied Professionals. Hospital nurses voted to unionize last October.
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