A variety of emergency procedures were put into effect today at the 15 Jewish hospitals and homes which were among the 48 voluntary institutions here hit by a strike of 30,000 technical, service and maintenance workers.
The walkout, which began yesterday, was called by Local 1199 of the Drug and Hospital Workers, which represents an estimated 9500 workers in the 15 Jewish institutions which have some 8000 patients, many of them bedridden. Spokesmen for the Jewish homes and hospitals, like those of the other affected facilities, said the effects of the strike might be severe on the elderly patients.
William Abelow, executive director of the League for Voluntary Hospitals and Homes, which negotiates for the 48 institutions, said that generally the member institutions, had stopped admitting non-emergency cases late last week and postponed some non-vital operations. He added that some institutions had sent recuperating patients home. All outpatient clinics cancelled activities today.
The affected Jewish institutions are Beth Israel Medical Center, Brookdale Hospital Center, Daughters of Jacob Geriatric Center. Haym Salomon Home for the Aged, Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged, Jewish Hospital and Medical Center of Brooklyn, Jewish Institute for Geriatric Care, Jewish Memorial Hospital, Kingsbrook Hosish Medical Center, Long Island Jewish-Hillside Medical Center; Maimonides Hospital and Medical Center, Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Sephardic Home for the Aged, and United Home for Aged Hebrews.
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