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Getting Paid On Time In Puerto Rico

In May, 2007, housestaff working at three hospitals abruptly stopped receiving their paychecks without explanation. They continued caring for their patients, but after more than a month of working without pay, they felt compelled to take action. The residents decided to bring the issue to the public’s attention, by calling simultaneous press conferences on June 20 at Raúl Arnau University Hospital in Bayamón, and St. Luke’s Memorial Hospital in Ponce.

Puerto Rico’s CIR Members Stand Up for Themselves & Their Patients

CIR’s nearly 500 intern and resident physicians in Puerto Rico have been among our most active members in recent years. If one thing is certain about these members, it is that they are not afraid to stand up for themselves and their patients.

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