(CLEVELAND, OHIO) – Taylor Wizner at Ideastream Public Media reports Primary Care Providers employed at MetroHealth are organizing to form a Union, saying it is needed to improve working conditions and patient care. The group includes physicians, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants - who say they are organizing because of increasing workloads and limited time with patients. “We are coming together to form our Union because when Primary Care Providers have the time, support and voice in our jobs, our patients are going to get better care,” Nurse Practitioner Alyssa Osysko said. “By coming together we're fighting for a stronger future for primary care here at MetroHealth and for better care for the community that we serve.” The Health Care Workers want a greater role in decisions affecting patient care, as well as conditions that allow them to spend more time with patients and retain providers in the system. About 13% of U.S. Health Care Workers are in Labor Unions, according to a 2022 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, with Health Care Union activity increasing in recent years. Behavioral Health Nurses at MetroHealth Unionized last year.

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