Admin Pay & Labor Pool Extended through May 16th
While many SHARE members are providing unprecedented patient care during the current COVID-19 surge, we have an eye on the future, and what’s coming next. In case you missed it, UMMMC leadership announced during its most recent town hall meeting that the current arrangement for Admin Pay and Labor Pool Redeployment will be extended through May 16th.
UMass Memorial Re-Opening Plan
The hospital is also working to develop its plan for re-opening services. This process will unfold and evolve as the COVID crisis de-escalates. We expect to learn more about that timeline in the coming week. SHARE members should not plan to report to work until they receive direction through their department managers to do so. If you work in an ambulatory area that announces plans to re-open before May 16th, please let your SHARE organizer or the SHARE office know, so that we can keep close tabs on this first wave of re-openings.
Although much of the plan is still being developed, SHARE and hospital management agree that caregiver safety is a top priority. SHARE has been assured that the overarching plan will be managed centrally by hospital leadership, with close attention to public health guidelines, including physical distancing, personal protective equipment, continued work-from-home arrangements, and other measures to mitigate exposure risk.
SHARE Member Spotlight
Work is different now. This week, the SHARE Blog profiles the experience of six more members:
New Blog Highlights: Free College & Pushing Congress to Support the Front Lines
Note also that the SHARE blog points to a limited-time offer to enroll in a FREE online bachelor’s degree program, and describes the current union push for economic essentials to support American workers.
Thank You
We’re keeping ahead of COVID-19 with inspired teamwork, appropriate PPE, and compassionate care for the surge of COVID-positive patients. It hasn’t been easy. And there’s much more to do. As always, you’re taking care of yourselves, your families, and Central Massachusetts, and keeping our hospital running strong in the process. Thank you.
Check out this week’s Spotlights to hear firsthand how SHARE members, including the Financial Counselors at 306 Belmont Street, have been dealing with the COVID surge.