Industry News | 07.22.25
University Hospitals Doctors Claim They Were Fired for Trying to Unionize; the Hospital Said It Was Misconduct
By NAMSS Staff
Fox 8 Cleveland (07/11/25) Dennis, Justin
In Ohio, a couple of University Hospitals (UH) pediatric physicians who claim they were fired for attempting to unionize joined a recent mass picket outside of a UH facility. The hospital system, though, counters that Dr. Valerie Fouts-Fowler and Dr. Lauren Beene were terminated for improperly using a hospital app to access the contact data of some 4,000 UH workers in their attempt to organize. Mike Tobin, vice president of communications for University Hospitals Health System, issued a statement that read: "Let's be clear. The decision to terminate these two physicians had absolutely nothing to do with union organizing ... UH leaders repeatedly sought to work together with the now-terminated physicians throughout their careers to address any concerns these physicians raised. No one is being silenced."
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