In celebration of the award today hundreds are on strike. The hospital ranked #30 of the 50 listed. The workers on strike are mostly cafeteria services and other service type jobs and is part of the overall strike called by the University of California workers that is also affecting other facilities as well in the State. Around 500 to 1000 strikers at UCI. A judge had ordered a retraining order against the strike, but it appears it had no effect.
This was just coincidental that both events occurred around the same time with pressing issues with the union over compensation issues. 
Picture from the Orange County Register. Even the best facilities are complaining that current pay and compensation for workers is not up to par with inflation. BD
(Media-Newswire.com) - University of California, Irvine Medical Center again has been ranked as one of the nation’s best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. This marks the hospital’s eighth consecutive year on the “America’s Best” list. Among the top 50 hospitals, UC Irvine is listed 18th for urology and 40th for geriatrics. Gynecology joins this year’s list, rated 30th among the top 50. The annual report hits the newsstands July 14.
“This recognition reflects our ability to provide patients with the highest level of quality care,” said Dr. David N. Bailey, UCI’s Health Affairs vice chancellor. “Our reputation as one of the country’s best hospitals is built on that commitment as well as the excellent faculty and staff one expects in an academic medical center.”
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