UH Geneva nurses Heather Abate, Katie Lewis and Jen Hughes said the $1250 bonus they thought they were receiving provided an instant morale boost, especially after an extremely tenuous year, which brought surges in COVID patients thanks to the delta and, later, the omicron variants. “We are pleased to announce that all regular status employees, including our residents in training, other than managers and above and physicians, will be awarded another appreciation bonus for 2021 in the amount of $750,” Megerian’s Dec. Less than two weeks later, Megerian issued a follow up letter, stating that additional COVID relief funds from the federal government were going to be used to provide an additional $750 bonus, bringing the total bonus pay to $1250. Additionally, “eligible regular-status caregivers” will also receive a $500 appreciation bonus for their performance in 2021. As a result of the “deep gratitude and in celebration of service,” Megerian announced that caregivers and team members “other than managers and above and physicians” would receive the UH Appreciates points. 10 letter, UH CEO Cliff Megerian recognized the difficult, stressful and exhausting work performed by UH nurses and staff throughout the pandemic.
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