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Thank you to all United Medical Center Nurses for Your Dedication to Your Patients!
Our dear colleagues with UMC are transitioning to new jobs and other options with the recent closing of United Medical Center. The long transition to the new hospital at Cedar Hill has not been without difficulty and challenges, to say the least. As the District Government moved resources to other areas, these amazing Nurses stood in the gap for our most vulnerable District citizens, even when they and their work environment were not prioritized. The union won and lost some battles, but through this nurses continued to provide world class care. Initially, the UHS owners of the “new hospital” thought they would build a new hospital without the skill and experience of DCNA/UMC nurses: they have found this could not be accomplished without hiring nurses like our colleagues with skill servicing this community. It is these wonderful nurses we wish to salute and hope their journeys of service continue with the same grace and power they have all displayed. While your voices will be missed in the short-term — we are optimistic that time and circumstance will soon unite us in the best interest of the patients and toward a safe and manageable work environment. Please keep well dear family. |