"The organization provides critical medical care to individuals and families experiencing homelessness across the Boston area. According to a press release from the 1199SEIU, representing the workers, the nonprofit is laying off 25 workers beginning Oct. 10. The union says part of the layoffs include recovery workers, who they say have been crucial in helping to support those facing homelessness and substance abuse issues in the Mass & Cass area."
"The program is also closing the Stacy Kirkpatrick House in Jamaica Plain, a 20-bed medical respite facility for patients experiencing homelessness to recuperate after surgery, hospital stays, or short-term injuries when they are too sick to enter a traditional shelter. The union states that BHCHP management's recent wage proposal to union workers was a 1.25% raise, "which, during a worsening healthcare staffing crisis, is inadequate to help recruit and retain workers.""
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program will lay off 25 workers beginning Oct. 10 and close the Stacy Kirkpatrick House, a 20-bed medical respite facility in Jamaica Plain. The 1199SEIU says layoffs include recovery workers who supported people facing homelessness and substance abuse in the Mass & Cass area. BHCHP management proposed a 1.25% raise to union workers, which the union says is inadequate amid a worsening healthcare staffing crisis. The union organized a noon rally in front of BHCHP’s South End headquarters. The Barbara McInnis House will remain open with 103 medical respite beds. CEO Stan McLaren described the steps as necessary to address financial challenges and prepare for anticipated Medicaid cuts.
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