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Hearing at committee lays out staffing shortfalls, pay gaps and registry reliance in S.F. General radiology
Summary
Technologists, union representatives and hospital managers told supervisors the radiology unit at Zuckerberg San Francisco General faces long scheduling backlogs, high registry reliance and pay ladders that make retention difficult; presenters proposed adding pay steps, converting registry/overtime into roughly 17 permanent FTEs, and creating an internal per-diem classification.
The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee on April 18 held a lengthy hearing on radiology and ultrasound technician staffing at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Laguna Honda Hospital, where staff and union representatives detailed long scheduling backlogs, high registry use and pay-classification issues.
Ron (Public Health human-resources director) told the committee the department has grown from 68 to 92 permanent radiology positions since 2015 and currently has five permanent vacancies; managers said they are hiring to fill those spots. Andrea Turner, who took over as radiology manager eight months earlier, described implementing a staffing grid, cross-training and other operational steps to reduce registry…
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