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Recent National CIR News


CIR Doctors Help Launch Health Care for America NOW! Nationwide

On July 8, 2008,  Health Care for America NOW – an unprecedented coalition that unites labor, community organizations, doctors, nurses, women, small businesses, faith-based organizations, people of color, netroots activists, and think tanks – was launched with a Washington, DC press conference and events in 52 other cities across the country.  As important members of this coalition, CIR doctors stepped to the podium at events in California, Florida, New Jersey, New Mexico and New York to describe their perspective as frontline providers of care and to passionately advocate for quality, affordable healthcare for all.

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CIR President Elected to SEIU Executive Board

Dr. Lewis at 2008 SEIU Convention

Reflecting the increasing important role of CIR as advocates for patient care, CIR President L. Toni Lewis, MD, was elected to the SEIU Executive Board for 2008-2012, marking the first time that a CIR member has been so honored.

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Federal Court Victory on Proposed Cuts to Medicaid


Due to our unique perspective as front-line providers of care and the passion with which our members rallied against these devastating cuts, CIR was asked to file an Amicus Curiae (or, "Friend of the Court") brief for a lawsuit brought by the Alameda County Medical Center, the Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, the American Hospital Association, and the Association of American Medical Colleges.  On May 23, 2008, we achieved a major victory.

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2008 CIR National Convention: A Call to Action

The largest number of CIR delegates ever assembled for a national convention arrived at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. from May 16 to May 18, 2008. The delegates, some of whom had traveled to the convention immediately after being on-call, reflected the breadth of diversity among CIR members in terms of geography, ethnicity and medical specialty. Over the three days, the House of Delegates pushed through a jam-packed agenda.

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CIR Newsletter

CIR News: A quarterly publication where you can find out what residents in CIR hospitals across the country are doing.

  CIR News June 2008

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