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Workers, unions warn of cutbacks at Queen of the Valley; informational picket planned
Summary
Hospital laboratory staff and labor unions told the Napa County Board of Supervisors that Providence's restructuring threatens the hospital's outpatient lab capacity and staffing. Workers and unions urged the county to support efforts to maintain services and publicize an informational picket set for Feb. 12.
Workers at Queen of the Valley Medical Center and representatives from the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) and the Napa Solano Central Labor Council told the Board of Supervisors on Feb. 4 that staffing and service reductions announced by Providence could reduce local access to timely laboratory testing.
A lab employee identified as Dionne said the hospital’s outpatient lab—the only local lab performing many tests with rapid turnaround—was closed in March 2024 and…
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