QUESTION
Does the lack of pay increase since 2020 affect resident morale and Health And Hospitals' ability to retain physicians from local communities?
1:18:56
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Mitch Katz acknowledges that not updating contracts and pay since 2020 likely affects resident morale and Health And Hospitals' (H+H) ability to retain physicians from local communities.
- Mitch Katz agrees that updating contracts and pay regularly would benefit the city and H+H in retaining staff.
- He points out the complexity of the city's negotiation process with various unions and the inevitable delays in contract renewals due to pattern bargaining.
- Katz expresses optimism that the issue of contract and pay updates will be resolved soon.
- The discussion indicates a shared consensus on the need to address pay and contract delays to improve morale and retention at H+H.
Mercedes Narcisse
1:18:56
Do you believe the lack of pay increase since 2020 impacting residents moral and H And E's ability to resolve and retaining physicians, especially those who come from the communities H And E serves.
Mitch Katz
1:19:10
I think I think so.
1:19:11
I think it would be in the city's interest to, you know, always not let contracts lag too far, but you know, again, you you know better than anyone.
1:19:21
This is a complex city.
1:19:23
OLR has a lot of unions that it needs to come to agreement.
1:19:27
There is a specific site goal, and it does seem like this one sort of fell out of the cycle.
1:19:33
Right?
1:19:34
We have other contracts that just expired a few months ago.
1:19:37
So think part of it is when you do pattern bargaining, some contracts are gonna have just run out and some would have run out longer ago.
1:19:47
But I think the important part is, and I I see the consensus across the table, we're going to get this resolved.
Mercedes Narcisse
1:19:54
Yeah.
1:19:54
And it's a city town, and we're proud of that too.
1:19:57
Yeah.
1:19:58
Now I'll pass it to my colleagues, Maserato, for question.