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Council Member Mercedes Narcisse introduces the joint committee hearing on challenges faced by NYC H+H physicians
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Council Member Mercedes Narcisse opens the joint committee hearing on challenges faced by physicians at NYC Health + Hospitals. She introduces herself as the chair of the committee on hospitals and acknowledges her colleagues chairing the committees on health and civil service and labor.
- The hearing will discuss ongoing challenges faced by H+H physicians, including competitive wages, working conditions, and staffing shortages.
- The impact of these challenges on patient care will also be examined.
Mercedes Narcisse
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Good afternoon.
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I am council member Mercedes Narcisse, chair of the committee on hospitals.
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I'm joined by my colleagues, council member Lynn Schulman, chair of the committee on health, and council member Carmen de la Rosa, chair of the committee on civil service and labor.
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Welcome to today's hearing where we will be discussing the ongoing challenges faced by the physician at NYC Health Hospitals, including concerns about competitive wages, working conditions, staffing shortages, and the impact on patient care.