The next hybrid membership meeting will be Tuesday, November 18 at 6pm at DC 37 Headquarters (125 Barclay St). Dinner will be served at 5:45pm, and child care is available. Please register here [1]. The meeting link will be sent to registrants attending virtually on the day of the meeting.
We are excited to host a Halloween party on Thursday, October 30, from 5-10pm at the DC37 Headquarters, 11th floor, located at 125 Barclay Street in Manhattan.
We are excited to host a Halloween party on Thursday, October 30, from 5-10pm at the DC37 Headquarters, 11th floor, located at 125 Barclay Street in Manhattan.
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The party will include dinner, booze, a costume contest, and more! Costumes are highly encouraged!
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The party will include dinner, drinks, mocktails, a costume contest, and more! Costumes are highly encouraged!
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Space is limited, so please *RSVP HERE [1]** *by Monday, October 20.
In January 2025, California-based Prospect Medical Holdings – the for-profit owner of Waterbury Hospital – filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection[1]. This move came after years of financial maneuvering and mismanagement that left the company buried in debt and its Connecticut hospitals in distress. Prospect had purchased Waterbury Hospital (along with Manchester Memorial and Rockville General) in 2016, but instead of investing in these facilities long-term, the company’s private equity owners extracted massive payouts. In 2019, Prospect sold the hospitals’ buildings to its landlord, Medical Properties Trust (MPT), in a sale-leaseback deal that generated a $457 million dividend for investors[2]. That windfall came at a cost: the hospitals were now saddled with hefty rent payments to MPT and reduced capital for patient care. By the time of the bankruptcy filing, Prospect reported between $1 billion and $10 billion in liabilities to over 100,000 creditors[3], including huge unpaid tax bills and vendor invoices. Connecticut’s Department of Revenue Services says Prospect neglected to pay roughly $67–100 million in state taxes[4], and the company (with MPT) owes more than $23 million to local towns – over $20 million to Waterbury alone – in property taxes[5].
State and federal officials have sharply criticized Prospect’s stewardship of these hospitals. Connecticut’s Attorney General William Tong blasted Prospect for “selling the ground out from under them to fund dividends to its shareholders,” accusing the owners of profiting while “throttling Connecticut’s healthcare infrastructure” and stiffing staff, vendors, and taxpayers[6]. U.S. Senator Chris Murphy likewise called Prospect’s handling of Waterbury Hospital “an abomination,” describing it as a textbook private-equity play: buy up a hospital, cut costs and services to maximize profit, then walk away through bankruptcy or sale[7][8]. Waterbury’s Mayor, Paul Pernerewski Jr., echoed these sentiments, recounting “the false promises made by Prospect…sucking out a lot of the profits…instead of putting [money] back into the hospitals.” He noted that Prospect’s “blatant mismanagement” not only jeopardized healthcare in Waterbury but also hurt the city’s finances by leaving a $22 million tax hole[9][10].
Impact on Waterbury Hospital and the Community
Waterbury Hospital remains open and caring for patients despite the bankruptcy, but the situation on the ground is challenging. The hospital is a vital safety-net provider serving nearly 400,000 residents of the Naugatuck Valley, offering services unavailable elsewhere nearby[11]. Prospect’s management failures severely strained the hospital’s operations in recent years. Frontline caregivers have reported crumbling infrastructure – leaking ceilings, broken equipment,...
No sick leave will be granted to an employee who is unfit for work on account of an accident incurred while working for an employer other than the Authority.
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7. Absence Due to Injury Incurred in the Performance of Official Duties
An employee incapacitated from performing any type of available work as a result of an accidental injury sustained in the course of his/her employment will be allowed, for such period or periods during such incapacity as the Authority may determine, a differential payment which shall be sufficient to comprise, together with any' Workers' Compensation. payable to him her under the provisions of the Workers 'Compensation law an amount after taxes equal to his/her after tax wage for a thirty-five (35) hour work week (Schedule A titles).
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Article XXIV. Medical Disability and Disqualification
Any employee 'who is required to take a medical examination at the Authority's Medical
Department, to determine if he/she is physically capable of performing in a reasonable manner the activities involved in his/her job, and who is found not to be so capable, shall, as far as practicable, be assigned to in-title and related duties in the same title during the .period of his/her' disability. If a suitable position is not available, the Authority shall offer him her any available opportunity for transfer to another title for -which he/she may qualify by the change of title procedure followed by the City Personnel Director pursuant to Rule 6.1.1 of his/her Rules or by noncompetitive examination offered pursuant to Rule 6.1.9 of said Rules.
_ If such an employee has ten (10) years or more of retirement system membership service and is considered permanently unable to perform in a reasonable manner the activities involved in his/her job and no suitable in-title position is available, he/she shall be referred to the New York City Employees' Retirement System and recommended for ordinary disability retirement.