Health workers allege racism at Mercy General Hospital, protest planned for Thursday

Sacramento Business Journal

Employees that work for Dignity Health-affiliated clinics and hospitals in the Sacramento region are planning to protest Thursday over a series of alleged racist incidents involving management at Mercy General Hospital in East Sacramento.

The workers plan to protest Thursday at noon, according to Service Employees International Union United Healthcare Workers West. The protest will include workers from Mercy General as well as workers from at least 12 different medical centers and clinics, including the Dignity Health Medical Foundation, Mercy Healthcare Sacramento, Mercy Hospital of Folsom, Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Methodist Hospital of Sacramento and Woodland Clinic Medical Group.

The protest is intended to “expose a culture in the facility that permits racist behavior and leaves workers feeling harassed and discriminated against,” the union stated.