health and safety

Emergency Processions & Vigils in Fullerton & Lancaster on February 23

Ed Royce and Steve Knight refuse to meet with us, so we have to take our stories to their doorsteps.

Congressmen Royce and Knight voted to defund and repeal our country’s healthcare system without a plan to replace it. This means all of us are going to pay more for fewer benefits and less coverage.

Because Congressmen Royce and Knight voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 5 million in California will lose health coverage, and 334,000 in the Golden State will lose jobs.

With no coverage but the emergency room, every year, 43,956 Americans will die.

Our Health Agency Needs Your Help!

We need a logo and slogan that perfectly portrays the awesome partnership we’ve built together. We are taking submissions for logo and slogan ideas, then we’ll post the best ones for a vote from all our members so it will truly be OUR logo and slogan!

Hundreds of SEIU 721 members & partners #Fight4Health in Los Angeles!

Hundreds of Los Angeles-area health care workers, nurses, advocates, patients, and seniors were joined Tuesday by Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León and Senate Health Committee Chairman Ed Hernandez to launch a massive effort to protect Californians’ access to affordable health care. Their action came as the Trump Administration and Republican-led Congress are launching an all-out assault on health security for millions of Americans, with plans to gut the Medicare guarantee for seniors and decimate the Affordable Care Act and Medi-Cal. Health advocates promised to fight attacks on health care that that would force millions of Californians back into the ranks of the uninsured.

Tuesday, November 22, Rally to Protect Our Healthcare

In 2017, a President and Congress will be sworn in who oppose federal funding for the healthcare services that employ our Sisters and Brothers, and that our families and communities rely on. They’re proposing cuts that will hurt all of us.

Join us in a rally to protect healthcare!

Tuesday, November 22, 2016, 11 AM
LAC+USC Medical Center
2051 Marengo St, LA, CA 90033

WE DID IT: Workplace Violence Standard Adopted!

On October 20, the Cal/OSHA Standard Board unanimously voted to adopt the first workplace violence prevention standard for healthcare workers in California! Our hope is that this Standard will be used as a template at the national level. All of us are passionate about the work we do and the care we provide to patients, clients, and their families — but workplace safety is crucial, especially given our field of work.

Safety & Justice Public Health Nursing Conference Highlights!

On Thursday, October 6, 2016, we made history by conducting the first Continuing Education Units Conference put on by SEIU Local 721. It was an absolutely amazing event! On that over 90 members attended!

This conference was imagined, designed, organized, and carried out by our own SEIU 721 Nurse Alliance Steering Committee, along with a conference planning committee comprised of PHNs, all working in partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

In addition, we held a benefits fair during which we were able to discuss all of the measures and candidates on the ballot, offer workers an opportunity to sign membership cards, join the Committee on Political Education, and enroll folks as volunteers in our efforts to reach every worker and retiree by phone, and door to door. We were able to connect the dots for everyone on how this conference, and the upcoming election connect with the work they do every day.

In our evaluation of the event we asked members, if this conference, the benefits fair and the political program helped them get a better understanding of our Union- 100% of participants answered YES!

Our Dynamic Partnership in Care

Everyday, our members are delivering exceptional experiences in whole person care by cultivating a safe and just culture for all! Learn more about how we’re building the health services, wellness, and healthcare delivery system of the future, please DOWNLOAD our LA County Health Agency Partnership and Integration kit today!

LA Health Agency Town Hall, August 31, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Whole person care, quality services and good health service jobs we can be proud of!

Get the latest on the integration of our departments, and help shape the future through our labor-management partnership!

Together, we’re becoming L.A.’s provider and employer of choice. Everyday, exceptional health service workers, are delivering exceptional experiences in whole person care.

Together, we’re building a state-of-the-art health agency. One that champions prevention, tailors services to support recovery and resiliency, and cultivates a safe and just culture to foster frontline innovation.

Together, we’re writing the next chapter in high-quality, patient/client-centered, universally accessible, and coordinated care in our County.

Join us!

Los Angeles County Health Agency Town Hall
Wednesday, August 31
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

* Learn more about integration
* Keep up to date on our partnership
* Shape the future of healthcare

DHA & DPH Admin. Bldg. Auditorium – 313 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90012
Virtual participation is available at multiple locations.

Please email your questions in advance: PIO@dmh.lacounty.gov

Nominate yourself or one of your coworkers for a 2016 Gala Award!

Click here to download a 2016 Nursing Appreciation Gala Nominations Form, so you can nominate yourself, and one or more of your coworkers, for an award. Please note that you must answer all of the questions on the nomination form for it to be considered. You must complete one form for each person you wish to nominate, and submit it to Hilda Garcia by email , or FAX 213-289-5943, before 5 PM, on Friday, May 6.