We are the Housestaff Association of the University of Colorado Hospitals.
We represent nearly 1,300 resident doctors and fellows (housestaff) across the University of Colorado hospitals and affiliates. We have advocated for our colleagues since HSA’s founding in 1969, and are proud to continue that work today. Committing to our mission of progress through accountability has led us to our latest goal: winning full collective bargaining rights for our members.
A permanent seat at the negotiating table is not a given for residents.
The care and commitment we give the hospitals and our patients should be reciprocated with the same care and commitment from hospital leadership.
HSA has operated as a “union-lite” group with elected representatives who speak with the graduate medical education (GME) and hospital administrators in a “meet-and-confer” arrangement. This arrangement can be (and has been, multiple times) taken away on a whim by hospital leadership. In an effort to solidify our seat at the table, HSA wants full collective bargaining rights to engage in contract negotiations moving forward.