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Tenet Healthcare Workers Fighting for Improved Patient Care in Garden Grove

Posted on: Thursday, 9 August 2007, 21:09 CDT

GARDEN GROVE, Calif., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare workers will rally outside of Garden Grove Hospital and Medical Center on Monday in response to Tenet Healthcare Corporation's refusal to put adequate resources and equipment into patient care at its facilities. A recent survey of workers at Tenet hospitals shows numerous shortcomings in supplies, equipment, and staffing throughout the troubled hospital chain's facilities in California.

This is only the latest example of Tenet's long history of placing concerns about profits ahead of concerns about patients. Last year, the chain agreed to pay a whopping $725 million to settle allegations of Medicare overbilling and illegal kickbacks to doctors. Among the survey results to be announced Monday, 63 percent of Tenet healthcare workers systemwide said their unit was understaffed at least once a week.

Workers will also hold a simultaneous picket at another Tenet hospital in Modesto. WHAT: Rally-healthcare workers announce results of recent survey at Tenet hospitals WHO: Workers represented by SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West and Local 121RN Elected leaders (to be confirmed) WHEN: Monday, August 13, 12 noon WHERE: Garden Grove Hospital and Medical Center 12601 Garden Grove Blvd. Garden Grove

SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West and SEIU Local 121RN represent more than 147,000 healthcare workers in California. Together, both locals represent every type of caregiver, including nursing, professional, technical and service workers. Our mission is to ensure quality healthcare for all.

CONTACT: Tadzio Garcia

(213) 300-8974

SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West

CONTACT: Tadzio Garcia, +1-213-300-8974, for SEIU United HealthcareWorkers-West

Web site: http://www.seiu-uhw.org/

Source: PRNewswire

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