MEDIA ADVISORY FOR:
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
MEDIA CONTACT:
Bethany Khan: bkhan@culinaryunion226.org ▪ (702) 387-7088
Health Services Coalition to picket and rally at Valley Hospital
Las Vegas, NV - The Health Services Coalition (HSC) will picket and rally at Valley Hospital as negotiations continue with currently contracted Valley Health System.
WHO: Health Services Coalition
WHAT: Picket and rally at Valley Hospital
WHEN: Tuesday, December 9th, 2025 from 5:30pm - 7:30pm
WHERE: Valley Hospital (620 Shadow Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89106)
WHY:
“Valley Hospitals need to stop price gouging! Valley Health System, owned by an out-of-state hospital giant, controls nearly half of Las Vegas’ hospital beds. They’ve chosen profits over patients, risking cutting off access to affordable care for approximately 300,000 Nevadans. HSC includes the Culinary Union’s Culinary Health Fund and 26 other health plans covering hundreds of thousands of workers and their families in Nevada. If no agreement is reached before January 1, 2026, the Valley Health System, and it’s 16 hospitals and facilities including Valley Hospital, Summerlin Hospital, and Spring Valley Hospital will NOT be in the Culinary Health Fund’s Network,” said Ted Pappageorge, Secretary-Treasurer for the Culinary Union. “When one corporation controls almost half the beds in our city, we all pay the price. Our community deserves better than a Goliath that puts money before medicine. Southern Nevada’s hardworking people deserve care, not corporate greed.”
The Health Services Coalition (HSC) is a nonprofit group located in Southern Nevada that focuses on purchasing high-quality, cost-effective health care services for its 27 member groups by working with health care providers and community leaders.
Valley Health Systems includes the following hospitals and facilities: Centennial Hills Hospital, Elite Medical Center, ER at Blue Diamond, ER at Cadence, ER at Desert Springs, ER at Green Valley Ranch, ER at North Las Vegas, ER at Summerlin South, ER at Valley Vista, ER at West Craig, Henderson Hospital, Spring Valley Hospital, Summerlin Hospital, Valley Health Specialty Hospital, Valley Hospital, and West Henderson Hospital.
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ABOUT CULINARY UNION:
Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165, Nevada affiliates of UNITE HERE, represent 60,000 workers in Las Vegas and Reno, including at most of the casino resorts on the Las Vegas Strip and in Downtown Las Vegas. UNITE HERE represents 300,000 workers in gaming, hotel, and food service industries in North America.
The Culinary Union, through the Culinary Health Fund, is one of the largest healthcare consumers in the state. The Culinary Health Fund is sponsored by the Culinary Union and Las Vegas-area employers. It provides health insurance coverage for over 120,000 Nevadans, the Culinary Union’s members, and their dependents.
The Culinary Union is Nevada’s largest Latino/a, Black, AAPI, immigrant organization with members who come from 178 countries and speak over 40 different languages. We are proud to have helped over 18,000 immigrants become American citizens and new voters since 2001 through our affiliate, The Citizenship Project.
The Culinary Union has a diverse membership which is 55% women and 60% immigrants. The demographics of Culinary Union members are approximately: 54% Latino/a, 18% white, 15% Asian, 12% Black, and less than 1% Indigenous Peoples.
Culinary Union members work as: Guest room attendants, cocktail and food servers, porters, bellmen, cooks, bartenders, laundry, and kitchen workers. The Culinary Union has been fighting and winning for working families in Nevada for 90 years.
CulinaryUnion226.org / @Culinary226
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