ChristianaCare physicians voted to unionize, creating the first union for attending physicians in a Philadelphia-area health system

ChristianaCare physicians voted to unionize, creating the first union for attending physicians in a Philadelphia-area health system

The ballots were tallied Thursday night in a conference room at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del. There, Bryan Haimes, a ChristianaCare physician, and fellow organizers listened to the vote count as they waited for the number of “yes” ballots to cross the 50% mark.ChristianaCare respects the rights of physicians to choose whether or not they want to be represented by a union, the system said in a statement.

Advocates for physicians’ unions hope that by unionizing a large, private-sector health system, the ChristianaCare doctors will be a model for doctors in other hospitals.“This historic win will pave the way for physicians around the country to organize to regain control of their practices and fight for their patients,” Frances Quee, president of Doctors Council, said in a statement.

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