At A Glance

SEIU-UHW represents 1,100 workers at Antelope Valley Hospital. Since 1955, Antelope Valley Hospital has had a rich history of serving the local community as the only acute care full-service hospital in the region. A hospital that has played a part in helping generations of local families with their healthcare and careers has lost sight of its community. Workers have seen cuts and lay-offs that ultimately hurt patient care. Patients deserve the quality care and that’s only possible when hospitals invest in their workforce.

Cher’s Story

“I’ve lived in the area for my entire 45 years. I was born at Antelope Valley Hospital, my aunt was a nurse practitioner here years ago, and now I’m an LVN discharge coordinator. The decisions made at this hospital have an enormous impact on the community because we’re a public hospital that serves EVERYONE. So when management started cutting staff, it affected all of us, and not just staff but our families and our patients. It has a domino effect. All of a sudden EVS staff are cleaning up to eight rooms in one morning and it still wasn’t enough to get patients in on time. We’re quickly discharging patients to make room for new people coming into the ER. If we can’t offer quality care to our patients, then what good are we to our community?”

Cher Willes

LVN Discharge Coordinator