Sunday, August 10, 2014

"Transparency in our Veteran's Healthcare System"


California Nurses Association                                                                             August 10, 2014

National Nurses Organizing Committee (HQ)

2000 Franklin Street

Oakland, CA 94612

T. 510-273-2200

F. 510-433-2790

 

Re: V.A. San Diego, California Nurses Association

To whom it may concern,

 As an advocate for the Prevention of Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) in our Veteran’s Hospitals I would like to not only thank but also support the efforts of the California Nurses Association to form a Union at the Veteran’s San Diego Healthcare System(VSDHS).

 My interest as an advocate are simple, the “transparency” originally included in the U.S. House bill supporting our Veteran’s medical care has been removed in committee.  As a veteran and a San Diego resident the media convinced me as an individual that the VSDHS was virtually without issue concerning the recent systematic problems at the VSDHS only to find the efforts of the CNA to highlight to plight and support the staff void of any collective voice.

 In return for my unbiased support for the efforts of the CNA to form a collective voice at the VSDHS I would request that the CNA begin a focused campaign within your membership to emphasize the need for every healthcare staff member to assume a leadership role, up, down, 360 degrees around for the Prevention of Healthcare Associated Infection in our hospitals for increased patient safety, efficiencies and workplace safety, this leads us directly to the term “patient as a customer”, a top priority of the Affordable Care Act and now virtually the “bottom line’ for any healthcare facility in the California in my humble opinion.

 Perhaps the first place to start your efforts is to include a link the outstanding work of the California Department of Public Health’s ‘Database of Best Practices for the Prevention of Healthcare Associated Infections’, it is free to all to use and challenge  due the freedom of information act:  


and my first stop will more than likely be Honorable United States Senator Feinstein’s office to ensure the vote has no impendence denying the staff at the VSDHS to form a collective voice.

 How does this help our Veterans, perhaps the question should be how does this not help our Veterans?

Sincerely,

Michael H. Slavinski

Cc:

The Honorable United stated Senator Dianne Feinstein    

 

 

"If we can improve the quality of care, that will translate into lower cost," Anthem President Pam Kehaly said. "These are real dollars”

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