Rochester Beacon (https://rochesterbeacon.com/category/health-science/page/5/)
Two Service Employee International Union units representing some 1,800 River Campus and UR Medical Center workers have been negotiating with the university since their contracts expired at the end of October.
A surgical oncologist, David Linehan will also serve as dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry. His appointment is effective Feb. 1.
The 11-bed Acute Brain Injury NeuroRehabilitation Unit at Strong Memorial Hospital is designed to serve patients recovering from strokes, traumatic brain injuries, and other types of acute acquired brain injuries.
Barring a settlement, some 1,800 union members plan a one-day job action at the University of Rochester’s River Campus and UR Medical Center facilities.
The two cancer centers will continue to explore racial disparities in the use of immunotherapy.
In his new book, University of Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank chronicles the quest to find evidence of extraterrestrial life and intelligence.
The agreement comes three days before the nurses, the first to successfully organize a union in Rochester, planned a five-day strike.
The Rochester Area School Health Plan, encompassing all of Monroe County’s 17 school districts and two BOCES organizations, will move its retiree health plan from Excellus to Aetna.
Ninety-one percent of the union’s members voted to authorize the action, but both sides say they are committed to keep negotiating.
The Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals, which formed 15 months ago, marks a year of largely unresolved contract negotiations with Rochester General Hospital. A recent union report highlights patient safety and staffing concerns.