New York City, NY – Amid mounting discontent with Eric Adams’ tenure as mayor, New York’s frontline physicians are calling on Adams to finally cease delays in addressing what they feel is an impending state of emergency plaguing medical training within the Health and Hospitals system. The resident physicians of H+H, represented by the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIRSEIU), will hold a protest outside Gracie Mansion Thursday to demand fair pay and increased funds for patient care. Working up to 80 hours a week and struggling to afford basics like food and housing on pay that is in some cases less than minimum wage per hour, the doctors say the mayor’s failure to agree to a fair contract leaves them in a state of chronic financial stress and threatens the ability of H+H to keep attracting great doctors to the system.

Crises like homelessness, staggering economic inequality, and inadequate support for the city’s migrants under Mayor Adams have only compounded pressure on the nation’s largest public healthcare system, where the 2300 residents and fellows are often the main doctors patients see. Amid sweeping understaffing and hospital closures, H+H resident physicians say the mayor is also abandoning a crisis in their well-being and the hospital’s ability to recruit the best doctors–which will directly impact patient care for New York’s working class communities of color. They previously testified on this crisis before the City Council Committee on Hospitals in February.

WHAT: New York Health + Hospitals resident physicians, represented by CIR, will protest outside Gracie Mansion to hold the Adams administration accountable for critical issues plaguing the hospital system and city at large.

WHERE: Outside Gracie Mansion, E 88th St &, East End Ave, New York, NY 10028.

WHEN: 7:00 PM EST, with the speaking program scheduled to start at 7:15 PM.

WHO: Frontline public doctors at Health + Hospitals are the primary care providers for some of the city’s most vulnerable New Yorkers. These doctors work at hospitals and facilities across the city, and are dedicated to providing quality care to all New Yorkers. They previously organized a week of action earlier this year, earning them support from elected officials and numerous community boards citywide.

The Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR) is the largest house staff union in the United States. A local of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), representing over 32,000 resident physicians and fellows. Our members are dedicated to improving residency training and education, advancing patient care, and expanding healthcare access for our communities.

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