Press Clips

“The Committee of Interns and Residents, part of labor union SEIU, represents over 17,000 physicians and fellows nationwide. In March, the union met with New York City Council members to discuss working conditions amid the pandemic. “We’re feeling tired, we’re feeling very frustrated, especially when we don’t have what we need," said an emergency medicine resident at a Brooklyn hospital, who spoke anonymously for fear of retribution.”

April 18, 2020
Mount Sinai Slums: Rent is too high in roach-infested apartment building, docs say, New York Post

“...Despite the conditions, Mount Sinai in 2018 jacked up the price of the apartments. Studios that used to be $1,400 or $1,500 jumped to $1,975, according to the Committee of Interns and Residents, which represents some 500 Mount Sinai doctors at the two campuses...”

April 17, 2020
Dr. Yemi Omotoso (Lincoln Medical and Health Center) live, Nine News, Sydney Australia
NYC’s Plan to Protect Medical Staff From Retaliation for Speaking Out, CityLab

“...The legislation appears to have garnered wide support from regional labor groups like the New York Nurses Association, the Committee of Interns and Residents, and the president of the New York City Central Labor Council. Kevin Collins, the executive director of the SEIU-affiliated Doctors Council, says he endorses it, too — though his union represents doctors in New York City’s public hospitals, which have not issued any gag orders.”

April 15, 2020
Medical Residents Demand COVID-19 Hazard Pay, The Intercept

“The Committee for Interns and Residents, or CIR, which is associated with Service Employees International Union, is the largest model for collective resident action, with 13,000 members in a handful of states across the country. The union says that nonunionized residents from across the country have been reaching out since the pandemic began to ask about their rights and has put together an exhaustive list of concerns and questions on its web site.”

Some New York residents and fellows want hazard pay, more support, Newsday

“Their peers have faced similar difficulties. SEIU’s Committee of Interns and Residents, a union which advocates for these young doctors, has publicized safety issues during the pandemic like lack of protective masks.”

April 14, 2020
LAC+USC residents held a press conference with Assemblymember Miguel Santiago to welcome the donation of 3,000 reusable face shields, ABC News
Nonprofit Delivers 3,000 Face Shields: LAC+USC Medical Center, KTLA 5
LAC+USC Gets Protective Gear for Workers, KNBC
Healthcare Workers at LAC+USC Get Help in Facing Covid-19, KFI-AM Radio
Face Shields Delivered to LAC+USC for use by Doctors and Nurses, KNX-AM Radio
Interview with Margot Riphagen, Executive Director of CIR, New York 1
More NYC Medical School Students to Graduate Early to Help Hospitals Battle Coronavirus, New York 1

“The Committee of Interns and Residents is the largest and oldest union representing medical interns and residents. The organization says it recognizes the need for the young doctors, but raises concern about how the new doctors will be supervised and supported. “We are just concerned about the support they will receive,” said Margot Riphagen, the executive director of the Committee on Interns and Residents.”

April 12, 2020
Interview with Dr. Ashley Bray, CNN Live

April 11, 2020
Life and Death in the ‘Hot Zone,’ by Nicholas Kristof, NY Times

April 9, 2020
Dr. Dara Khatib, NY Methodist Hospital, talking about death in a pandemic: Families with at-risk loved ones should discuss COVID-19 options as soon as possible, NY Daily News

April 8, 2020
NM needs universal masking in health facilities | Opinion, Albuquerque Journal

April 3, 2020
I’m a doctor in NYC. This is what I need to feel safe, CNN

April 1, 2020
NYC medical workers treating coronavirus describe fear, confusion with protective equipment rationed, NBC News
Number of COVID-19 deaths in New York state jumped 25 percent in just 24 hours, NBC News

March 31, 2020
Inside a Brooklyn hospital that is overwhelmed with Covid-19 patients and deaths, ABC 17 News
OP-ED: Coronavirus Health Workers, Overwhelmed and Underprotected, New York Times

March 30, 2020
13 Deaths in a Day: An ‘Apocalyptic’ Coronavirus Surge at an N.Y.C. Hospital, New York Times
Health care workers say they’ve never faced a medical emergency of this scale before, Crain’s New York Business and Modern Healthcare

March 29, 2020
Hospitals wrestle with Trump’s call to scrap elective surgeries, Politico

March 28, 2020
Bay Area Hospitals Shift Workforce to Free Doctors for Coronavirus Duty, KQED

March 27, 2020
A New York Doctor’s Story: ‘Too Many People Are Dying Alone,’ NBC New York

March 25, 2020
What Happens When the Ventilators Run Out?, KQED
13 Deaths in a Day: An ‘Apocalyptic’ Coronavirus Surge at an N.Y.C. Hospital, NY Times