QUESTION
How are living wages for residents being ensured, and how is pay parity within residency programs addressed?
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NYC Health and Hospitals (H+H) are in negotiations with the Committee of Interns and Residents, focusing on contract terms that aim to deliver equity, including strategies like loan repayment for attracting talent despite high living costs.
- H+H is actively negotiating contracts with the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR), and these negotiations are progressing well.
- The city often does retroactive raises to address pay lag, hinting at a possibility for residents' wage adjustments.
- Mitch Katz, President and CEO, acknowledges the challenge of living in New York due to its high cost and suggests loan repayment as a viable solution for new hires.
- Katz emphasizes the importance of fair salaries to attract and retain skilled residents and hopes to achieve pay equity in the ongoing negotiations with CIR.
- The council member brings personal insight into the high living costs impacting residents’ decisions to stay in New York.
Mercedes Narcisse
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On Thursday, February 29, we held a hearing on resident working conditions and concern.
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H and H residents brought to our attention that they are holding contract negotiations with the administration According to the various report, the average medical school death for residents in 2020 was approximately 200 and $15,000.
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And the median annual salary for residents is in New York in New York City was $67,311.
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For 1st year resident at HNH Hospitalities, the median annual salary was under 60 $1469, considering the incredibly high cost of living in New York City.
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How are you entering living wages for residents?
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How does H and H plan to address the pay parity within the residence?
Mitch Katz
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Well, thank you.
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I was obviously a medical resident myself and a proud member of CIRR at the time.
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I consider myself a resident advocate because I know that the quality of care my patients get depend heavily on the residents.
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Because of the volume and the amount of care they do.
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The city negotiates our contracts with CIR We believe that the negotiations are happening and are going well.
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It's not unusual for the city to lag in terms of when it signs its contracts and often does retroactive raises to going backward.
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I do think that there is no matter what, a challenge around living in New York especially for people moving here, you know, who don't have an established family home.
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New York City is expensive place.
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To rent.
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I I feel that one of the best solutions is loan repayment for people who come to work for us because of the patients that we care for.
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They will get loan repayment if they choose employment with us.
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But I certainly hope that coming out of the city of OR, CIR, negotiations, our equity.
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And as you know, with nurses, you help me tremendously to achieve a contract that delivered equity.
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I I don't believe there's any glory in paying people less.
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I think you want to pay people a fair salary, and you wanna expect a lot of them.
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And that to me, that's always the right answer.
Mercedes Narcisse
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Thank you.
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And being a sir, I'm expecting for you to advocate in for those residents because you know exactly what we're talking about.
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And the rent is don't wanna say the word high.
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A d word high.
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But anyway, I I'm an experienced mom because my son graduated from from medical school in downstate.
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So it has been difficult, and he could not even stay in New York.
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He has to go out out of New York after he finished totally because the cost is too high.