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Contra Costa nurses urge supervisors to delay layoffs, warn of public‑health impacts
Summary
Public‑health nurses and union leaders told the Board of Supervisors that planned layoffs in the county's Enhanced Care Management and related programs risk patient safety and continuity of care, and they asked the board to extend the layoff effective date to allow placements for displaced staff.
About a dozen public‑health nurses and union representatives told the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on March 31 that planned layoffs in the county's Enhanced Care Management (ECM) program and related public‑health units risked patient safety and interrupted long‑standing caregiver relationships.
"We ask the board to consider today extending the layoff effective date for those employees who have not yet found landing spots," said Sean Stalbaum of IFPTE Local 21, who spoke during public comment. California Nurses Association representative Justin Taylor said the cuts have already removed specialized staff from multiple programs: "The acute communicable disease unit … lost 5 of their 8…
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