Our Workforce

Community Medical Centers is the region’s largest private employer with about 6,000 employees, including 1,700 nursing staff. The Community family also includes more than 1,100 affiliated physicians, more than 200 medical and dental residents from UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program, and about 500 volunteers.

Having a comprehensive hospital network, the largest regional physician panel and a variety of outpatient programs and services gives Community the unique ability to provide a world of opportunities for professional growth and personal advancement, as evidenced by our Nursing Paradigm Program which has received statewide recognition, our new nursing career ladder.

We’re also extremely proud of our 110-year history and our role as the region’s health care safety-net, providing the most charity and uncompensated care in the area.

Currently, among our 6,000-employee workforce we have two small units that have elected to have labor-union representation. Stationary Engineers Local 39 of the International Union of Operating Engineers/AFL-CIO represents 16 Central Energy Plant employees on the Community Regional Medical Center campus. And California Nurses Association represents 20 nurses at the former University Medical Center campus in a long-running negotiation.

Community’s Philosophy on Unions

Community Medical Centers –- a locally owned nonprofit, governed by a board of local citizens and medical practioners – believes employees are best served by open, direct dialogue with management, without a union go-between. And our patients are better served when we invest our resources in technology, staffing and facilities – rather than in protracted or recurring union negotiations and mandatory union dues.

The decision to be represented by a union is a serious one that is ultimately up to our employees. We believe it is important to have open dialogue with our staff about unionization, just as we would on any other employment-related topic. In large part, these communications are governed by the National Labor Relations Act to ensure fairness to all sides. Following this dialogue, if a significant number of employees wish to pursue unionization, Community supports their right to a secret-ballot election. And regardless of an election’s outcome, Community will support its remarkable workforce in every way possible.