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Nurses, Community Groups Tell Supervisors Sutter/CPMC Consolidation Has Hurt Access and Charity Care
Summary
During public comment at the April 28 hearing, nurses, Tenderloin and immigrant community groups criticized Sutter/CPMC for cutting services after acquisitions, citing executive pay, alleged billing irregularities and limited charity care; CHA said it would not comment on the pending complaint and deferred to the courts.
At a lengthy public‑comment period on April 28, 2011, nurses and community organizations urged the Board of Supervisors to press for transparency and oversight of Sutter Health and its affiliate California Pacific Medical Center.
Voices from the bedside: St. Luke’s nurses described staffing cuts, layoffs of nursing educators and lactation consultants, deteriorating equipment and damaged facilities, and said those changes reduced hospitals’ capacity to care for vulnerable patients. "Since Sutter's takeover, much of our time has been spent attending hearings, meetings, rallies, and protests, just fighting to keep our…
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