FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 
July 31, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Frontline healthcare workers will gather outside Kentfield Hospital San Francisco on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at 11:00 a.m. to protest the employer’s lack of investment in its workforce, which caregivers say endangers patient care and the facility’s ability to retain experienced staff.

Many healthcare workers at Kentfield must rely on Medi-Cal because they cannot afford the health coverage offered through their own employer, despite dedicating their careers to caring for others. After nearly half a year of bargaining for fair pay, executives refuse to pay their healthcare workers a living wage that keeps up with skyrocketing inflation and the high cost of living in the Bay Area. This shortfall is also driving experienced staff to leave for higher-paying jobs elsewhere, leaving the caregivers who stay with higher patient loads and less time at the bedside.

Caregivers say executives’ stalling on pay comes at a moment of crisis, as the cost of living continues to climb and healthcare cuts in California and nationwide threaten access to care. That’s why healthcare workers across California back Prop 40, a one-time 5% tax on about 200 billionaires to help keep hospitals open and healthcare affordable.

Frontline healthcare workers are calling on Kentfield Hospital executives to return to the bargaining table and agree to a fair contract, one with wages that keep pace with the cost of living and staffing levels that let caregivers give every patient the safe, quality care they deserve.

These frontline healthcare workers include nursing assistants, respiratory therapists, licensed vocational nurses, environmental services workers, cooks, technicians and other frontline staff.

 WHAT: Frontline healthcare workers will hold signs in protest of Kentfield Hospital San Francisco’s refusal to listen to patient care concerns.

WHEN: Tuesday, August 4, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

WHERE: Kentfield Hospital San Francisco

450 Stanyan St 6th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94117

CONTACT: mediarelations@seiu-uhw.org

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SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW) is a healthcare justice union of more than 120,000 healthcare workers, patients, and healthcare activists united to ensure affordable, accessible, high-quality care for all Californians provided by valued and respected healthcare workers. Learn more at www.seiu-uhw.org.