Facts Matter. You Matter. – Message #6

FICTION: In online ads, SEIU-UHW claims that “with hundreds of millions in donations, Sharp can afford to end the staffing crisis by investing in caregivers.”

FACT: There is no “staffing crisis” at Sharp. This oft-repeated assertion by SEIU is simply not an accurate assessment of the facts. Like every hospital, we have recruitment opportunities and Sharp has an active recruitment campaign to fill open positions. In fact, we are proud to have an industry-enviable low-turnover rate.

Sharp does rely upon the incredible generosity of members of our community and private benefactors to achieve many of our objectives. Private and employee donations are vital to Sharp to help fund programs, services and construction of facilities because these and other expenses are growing at a faster rate than the revenues we receive from providing patient care. Recent projects, such as the seven-story Ocean View Tower at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, and current projects (totaling nearly $2 billion), including the expansion of emergency and intensive care services at Sharp Coronado Hospital, the Sharp Grossmont Hospital Neuroscience Center, the Metro Modernization project on the Sharp Memorial campus and the Moore Mountainview Hospice Home that just broke ground in Poway, to name a few, all rely on generous donations from members of our community.

In contrast, SEIU reported in 2022 that it received nearly $240 million in dues revenues from worker-members and spent $167 million on administration, overhead, employee salaries and benefits and organizing new members.

Facts matter. You matter.

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