A Missouri health care worker said she faces an uncertain future after learning the outpatient clinic affiliated with Saint Louis University Hospital where she works will close.
Members of the union rallied in Washington, D.C., last week under the banner “Healthcare Not Hate,” warning Medicaid cuts and other healthcare changes could have devastating effects on communities nationwide.
Zaida Rivas-Padilla, an anesthesia technician and a member of the Service Employees International Union from St. Louis, said her job will transfer from the clinic to the main hospital but the move will dramatically alter her work-life balance. Rivas-Padilla stressed the effects of the healthcare debate are hitting close to home in more ways than one…