NewsWhore
06-13-2008, 03:10 PM
This time the public hospital doctors' strike in Santiago didn't have the effect the Dominican Medical Association (CMD) was hoping for. Hoy reports that at the Jose Maria Cabral y Baez hospital as well as at public hospitals in La Vega and Moca, patients went to the hospital as usual, and were treated by strikebreaking physicians and medical students. This compensated for the absence of striking CMD-affiliated doctors and took the wind out of their sails. Deputy Minister of Public Health Nelson Rodriguez said that by 10am over 20,000 people had been seen, 20 births were registered and doctors performed 12 surgeries. North region Dominican Medical Association (CMD) VP Hugo Cruz Peralta says that the hiring of interns by the Ministry of Public Health is illegal. Cruz announced that doctors would be holding a vigil at the Presidential Palace next week in the next step in their fight for increased wages.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Public Health has announced that come August, the entire public hospital doctor network is scheduled for a major restructuring, with doctors assigned to specific hospitals, and their work hours increased to six hours with considerable increases in pay, but that this would be linked to proven productivity.
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Meanwhile, the Ministry of Public Health has announced that come August, the entire public hospital doctor network is scheduled for a major restructuring, with doctors assigned to specific hospitals, and their work hours increased to six hours with considerable increases in pay, but that this would be linked to proven productivity.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#3)