The front-line doctors and nurse practitioners at the District’s largest community health center say widespread staff shortages and safety concerns at clinics across the city, including the jail, have forced dozens to quit, putting their vulnerable patients at risk.
“Our providers are critical to this work, and we continue to listen to and address their concerns, while following the current constraints due to collective bargaining. Yes, the financial model is challenging, and being in primary care right now is challenging, but I believe in the power of FQHCs like Unity,” Boyd said in a statement.
Unity providers treat D.C.’s most vulnerable residents, many of whom have complex medical conditions and poor health literacy on top of barriers to stable housing, food, transportation and child care. Boyd, the Unity chief executive who is a pediatrician and Baltimore native, said in a statement that a high patient no-show rate means providers see an average of 16 patients daily with a goal of 20, not the 24 patients the union claims, and that specialists and mental health clinicians are expected to see fewer patients than primary care doctors.
Mary’s Center, which primarily serves Spanish-speaking patients in D.C. and Maryland, joined SEIU last year and are also negotiating their first contract.Some providers say staff shortages have contributed to an overall lack of oversight that leaves them vulnerable to safety risks. Danielle Fincher, a primary care physician at Unity, said the resignation of the medical director at the
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