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2021 KP-Alliance National Agreement Ratified

National Agreement between Kaiser Permanente and Alliance Ratified

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Tangela Ford-Brown, a patient care technician in Northern California and SEIU UHW member, with patient Macan Singh

Around the Regions (Summer 2013)

A look at performance improvement work in each region.

July 1, 2013
Workers playing Jenga together

Change is always scary. But doing it with the support and encouragement of your teams makes it easier. 

From the Desk of Henrietta: "What About Me?"

UBTs well positioned to handle health care reform changes.

July 1, 2013
team members

Englewood Primary Care UBT members work together to manage patient inquiries.

Patients Win After Team Ignores Traditional Hierarchy

Physicians pitch in to help short-staffed nurses.

June 12, 2013
Jesus Francisco Reyna
Jesus Francisco Reyna, South San Francisco Radiology Tech/CT Lead and SEIU UHW member
 

Safe to Speak Up?

How to build a culture where it's safe for all to speak up.

May 1, 2013
SEIU UHW members
Radiology Oncology UBT members include, from left to right, Radiation Therapist Rebekah Harper, Chief Physician Amy Gillis, Radiation Therapist Jeannie Wong, Director Marcy Kaufman and Radiation Therapist Amy Cate. Harper, Wong and Cate are SEIU UHW members. 
 

When Something Goes Wrong

A good system and courageous leaders are key to speaking up.

May 1, 2013
Roxana Marroquin
Roxana Marroquin is a patient revenue financial counselor, West Los Angeles Admitting team labor co-lead and SEIU UHW member. 
 

Making Sense of the Path to Performance

Checklists help UBTs find their way from Level 1 to Level 5.

May 1, 2013
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Unit-based teams are continuously improving quality, service and affordability at the front lines of care.

The $100 Million Savings Plan

Unit-based teams can improve affordability.

April 30, 2013
Ontario EVS team

Making Health Care Safe

Report shows a lack of respect at work can be dangerous.

April 11, 2013
A team of surgeons gets ready to operate

A simple way to help ensure patients stay safe is for members of a surgery team, like this one, to introduce themselves to one another before they begin a procedure. 

From the Desk of Henrietta: Cough It Up!

Why speaking up is mission critical for safety.

April 1, 2013
Pablo Raygoza

Pablo Raygoza, Fremont storekeeper and SEIU UHW member 

Around the Regions (Spring 2013)

Eight quick hits from the regions on performance improvement

April 1, 2013
Capitol Hill adult medicine team

Some of the Capitol Hill Adult Medicine team: Johnyia King, lead nurse; Sos Miboijana, MD; Jaqueline Cox, receptionist; Nikki Davis, LPN; labor co-lead Louise Casa, a nurse practitioner; and former management co-lead Shirley Moreland, clinical operations manager. King, Davis and Casa are UFCW Local 400 members, and Cox is an OPEIU Local 2 member. 

Transforming Transport

See how your team can speed things up.

March 15, 2013
Njoki Maina

Njoki Maina, a senior lab assistant and SEIU UHW member, works in the lab at Santa Rosa Medical Center lab, which saved money by reducing its use of butterfly needles.

Affordable Health Care for All

UBTs help bottom line by cutting waste and boosting service.

January 29, 2013

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