The Miriam Hospital / RI Hospital merger

An opinion survey from the United Nurses & Allied Professionals

Lifespan recently announced its plans to combine The Miriam Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital into one hospital. Your CONFIDENTIAL answers to the following questions will help the UNAP respond to issues that are likely to come up regarding the RI Hospital/Miriam Hospital merger.

1. Have you heard about Lifespan’s plans to combine The Miriam Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital into one hospital?

Have you heard about Lifespan’s plans to combine The Miriam Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital into one hospital? Yes

2. From what you have heard, do you support the plan?

From what you have heard, do you support the plan? Yes

Not sure

3. If Miriam Hospital and RI Hospital are combined into one hospital:

4. How concerned are you about the following:

	Not concerned	Somewhat concerned	Very concerned
I will be involuntarily transferred out of my hospital	How concerned are you about the following: I will be involuntarily transferred out of my hospital Not concerned	I will be involuntarily transferred out of my hospital Somewhat concerned	I will be involuntarily transferred out of my hospital Very concerned
I will occasionally be floated out of my hospital	I will occasionally be floated out of my hospital Not concerned	I will occasionally be floated out of my hospital Somewhat concerned	I will occasionally be floated out of my hospital Very concerned
I will lose my seniority if I am transferred out of my hospital	I will lose my seniority if I am transferred out of my hospital Not concerned	I will lose my seniority if I am transferred out of my hospital Somewhat concerned	I will lose my seniority if I am transferred out of my hospital Very concerned
I will be harmed by the seniority of someone who is transferred into my hospital	I will be harmed by the seniority of someone who is transferred into my hospital Not concerned	I will be harmed by the seniority of someone who is transferred into my hospital Somewhat concerned	I will be harmed by the seniority of someone who is transferred into my hospital Very concerned

5. I am an employee of:

I am an employee of: The Miriam Hospital

Rhode Island Hospital

6. My job classification is:

My job classification is: Registered Nurse

Respiratory Therapist

Surgical Tech

Diagnostic Imaging Tech

LPN

Other

7. How many years have you worked at your hospital?

How many years have you worked at your hospital? 0-2

3-5

6-10

11-20

Over 20

8. We invite you to share any other questions or comments that you might have about the RI Hospital/Miriam Hospital merger.

We invite you to share any other questions or comments that you might have about the RI Hospital/Miriam Hospital merger.

9. I would like more information about the UNAP. (optional)

I would like more information about the UNAP. (optional) Name
Email
Telephone

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	Yes	No	Not sure
Clinical services will be relocated	If Miriam Hospital and RI Hospital are combined into one hospital: Clinical services will be relocated Yes	Clinical services will be relocated No	Clinical services will be relocated Not sure
Clinical services will be improved	Clinical services will be improved Yes	Clinical services will be improved No	Clinical services will be improved Not sure
Costs will be reduced	Costs will be reduced Yes	Costs will be reduced No	Costs will be reduced Not sure
Executive-level jobs will be eliminated	Executive-level jobs will be eliminated Yes	Executive-level jobs will be eliminated No	Executive-level jobs will be eliminated Not sure
Director-level jobs will be eliminated	Director-level jobs will be eliminated Yes	Director-level jobs will be eliminated No	Director-level jobs will be eliminated Not sure
Staff-level jobs will be eliminated	Staff-level jobs will be eliminated Yes	Staff-level jobs will be eliminated No	Staff-level jobs will be eliminated Not sure
Patient care will be improved	Patient care will be improved Yes	Patient care will be improved No	Patient care will be improved Not sure
Staffing levels will be improved	Staffing levels will be improved Yes	Staffing levels will be improved No	Staffing levels will be improved Not sure
The Miriam Hospital will lose its unique identity	The Miriam Hospital will lose its unique identity Yes	The Miriam Hospital will lose its unique identity No	The Miriam Hospital will lose its unique identity Not sure
RI Hospital will lose its unique identity	RI Hospital will lose its unique identity Yes	RI Hospital will lose its unique identity No	RI Hospital will lose its unique identity Not sure
Employees should keep their previous seniority if they move from one facility to the other	Employees should keep their previous seniority if they move from one facility to the other Yes	Employees should keep their previous seniority if they move from one facility to the other No	Employees should keep their previous seniority if they move from one facility to the other Not sure
Miriam Hospital employees should have the same rights, wages, and benefits as RI Hospital UNAP members.	Miriam Hospital employees should have the same rights, wages, and benefits as RI Hospital UNAP members. Yes	Miriam Hospital employees should have the same rights, wages, and benefits as RI Hospital UNAP members. No	Miriam Hospital employees should have the same rights, wages, and benefits as RI Hospital UNAP members. Not sure
Miriam Hospital employees should become members of the UNAP.	Miriam Hospital employees should become members of the UNAP. Yes	Miriam Hospital employees should become members of the UNAP. No	Miriam Hospital employees should become members of the UNAP. Not sure
Miriam Hospital employees will be better off if they become part of the UNAP	Miriam Hospital employees will be better off if they become part of the UNAP Yes	Miriam Hospital employees will be better off if they become part of the UNAP No	Miriam Hospital employees will be better off if they become part of the UNAP Not sure
RI Hospital employees will be better off if Miriam employees become part of the UNAP	RI Hospital employees will be better off if Miriam employees become part of the UNAP Yes	RI Hospital employees will be better off if Miriam employees become part of the UNAP No	RI Hospital employees will be better off if Miriam employees become part of the UNAP Not sure