45 years ago today Michelle and I officially became partners in life. Obviously, I got the better part of the deal.
It’s hard to put into words what she means to me. We are a part of each other, yet we each remain our own persons too.
I love her very much.
Sunday, August 2, 2020
Saturday, August 1, 2020
Don’t call us Heroes and treat us as Zeros
For those who are not aware, this is my home Local and the hospital I served in for 21 years. I am a proud charter member of the Local, served on the organizing and negotiations committees and as president. I remain as a member of the Executive Board.
Management often calls our AFT Connecticut AFT Nurses & Health Professionals members heroes but treats them like zeros.
They are there every day for us at Backus, Windham, Natchaug, L&M, Johnson, Windham,Manchester, Rockville, John Dempsey, Danbury and New Milford hospitals, as well as many visiting nurses agencies, clinics and schools.
They have risked their lives for us in this pandemic.
This is the international Year of the Nurse and Midwife.
Let’s treat them like true heroes.
Please come out and support them.
Management often calls our AFT Connecticut AFT Nurses & Health Professionals members heroes but treats them like zeros.
They are there every day for us at Backus, Windham, Natchaug, L&M, Johnson, Windham,Manchester, Rockville, John Dempsey, Danbury and New Milford hospitals, as well as many visiting nurses agencies, clinics and schools.
They have risked their lives for us in this pandemic.
This is the international Year of the Nurse and Midwife.
Let’s treat them like true heroes.
Please come out and support them.
Sunday, July 26, 2020
Friday, July 24, 2020
Corona Virus update 7/24
Today the Governor of Connecticut signed an executive offer on presumptive Workers Compensation. Many thanks to all who worked towards this, especially our members
Hospitalizations in Connecticut are at 71.
Be well
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Corona Virus update 7/21
This pandemic has had multiple crisis.
The medical crisis of so many sick and so many dead.
The economic crisis of the shutdown of the economy.
The racial healthcare disparity crisis worsened.
And the healthcare coverage crisis.
The Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report (here) that “More than 10 million people are estimated to lose employer-sponsored health insurance as a result of pandemic-related job loss in their household between April and December 2020.” The report continues, “Projections show 3.3 million of those people will regain employer-sponsored insurance by being added to a family member’s policy, 2.8 million people will enroll in Medicaid, and 600,000 people will enroll in the individual market, mainly via the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace. Still, 3.5 million people will become uninsured.”
A couple Of things to report.
Nuvance Healthcare (Danbury and New Milford) is now instructing our members to NOT reuse N95s. This is significant and is where we want all hospital systems to get too. We must push for a return to normal infection control.
Prospect Healthcare (Manchester and Rockville) is starting to fit test and train with elastomeric respirators, which, unlike N95s, are designed for decontamination and reuse.
134 days since the first confirmed case of Covid in Connecticut, we are at 62 people hospitalized and there were no new reported deaths today. In total, 4,406 have passed away. Positive tests are running just below 1%. (0.7% today)
Although this is welcome news, other states are recording record cases. We must learn from what we have been through and continue the practices that are helping.
Be well.
The medical crisis of so many sick and so many dead.
The economic crisis of the shutdown of the economy.
The racial healthcare disparity crisis worsened.
And the healthcare coverage crisis.
The Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report (here) that “More than 10 million people are estimated to lose employer-sponsored health insurance as a result of pandemic-related job loss in their household between April and December 2020.” The report continues, “Projections show 3.3 million of those people will regain employer-sponsored insurance by being added to a family member’s policy, 2.8 million people will enroll in Medicaid, and 600,000 people will enroll in the individual market, mainly via the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace. Still, 3.5 million people will become uninsured.”
A couple Of things to report.
Nuvance Healthcare (Danbury and New Milford) is now instructing our members to NOT reuse N95s. This is significant and is where we want all hospital systems to get too. We must push for a return to normal infection control.
Prospect Healthcare (Manchester and Rockville) is starting to fit test and train with elastomeric respirators, which, unlike N95s, are designed for decontamination and reuse.
134 days since the first confirmed case of Covid in Connecticut, we are at 62 people hospitalized and there were no new reported deaths today. In total, 4,406 have passed away. Positive tests are running just below 1%. (0.7% today)
Although this is welcome news, other states are recording record cases. We must learn from what we have been through and continue the practices that are helping.
Be well.
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