Westerly Hospital and two unions ratify new contract agreements

Westerly, RI (November 6, 2026) – Westerly Hospital and the two United Nurses and Allied Professional (UNAP) bargaining units, which represent more than 400 employees at the hospital, have reached agreement on new multi-year collective bargaining contracts. The contracts were overwhelmingly ratified by union members in votes held this week.  

These new contracts will run through June 30, 2029, for members of UNAP5104, which represents about 220 service, maintenance and skilled-maintenance employees and UNAP 5075, which represents about 200 nurses, licensed practical nurses, various technical personnel and social workers.  

Hospital leaders praised employees, bargaining teams and negotiators for working together to reach agreements that strengthen workforce stability and support the continued delivery of high-quality care to the communities Westerly Hospital serves.

“The dedicated employees of Westerly Hospital are at the center of everything we do, providing exceptional, compassionate care to our patients every day,” said Oliver Mayorga, MD, interim president of Westerly Hospital. “I appreciate the collaboration and hard work of both negotiating teams in reaching agreements that provide greater stability for our workforce and allow us to remain focused on serving our patients and community during a challenging time for healthcare.”  

The Westerly Hospital contract agreements come after three unions at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital ratified new three-year contracts.   

Westerly Hospital, a member of Yale New Haven Health, is a 125-bed hospital that has been providing residents of southern Rhode Island and southeastern Connecticut with a full range of inpatient and outpatient services in a community hospital setting for 100 years. Westerly Hospital patients receive the finest quality treatment in the following areas of care: emergency, medical, surgical, radiology, laboratory and rehabilitative services. The hospital also offers heart and vascular care, interventional pain management, wound care, pulmonary rehabilitation services and inpatient geriatric psychiatric care. westerlyhospital.org