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MPTF Caregivers Slam Bob Beitcher's $800K Compensation as Strike Looms

March 14, 2013 By Brent Lang 9 weeks ago

MPTF CEO Bob Beitcher says he has the same benefits that he's asking hospital workers to accept

  

Talks at Impasse, MPTF Preps for Caregivers Strike

March 14, 2013 By Brent Lang 9 weeks ago

MPTF says it has lined up temporary support staff

  

MPTF Caregivers to Strike for 3 Days

March 9, 2013 By Brent Lang 10 weeks ago

Contract talks have centered on staffing levels and healthcare premiums

  

Caregivers Picketing at MPTF on Thursday; Possible Strike Planned

February 18, 2013 By Brent Lang 13 weeks ago

Union and MPTF differ in opinions about "progress" of talks

  

MPTF: Now Everyone Suffers

February 6, 2013 By Richard Stellar 14 weeks ago

Guest blog: We cannot allow the caregivers to twist in the wind while the conversation again returns to the vacuous argument of "money"

  

MPTF CEO Hits Back at Unsafe Staffing-Level Claims After Caregivers OK Strike Authorization

January 31, 2013 By Brent Lang 15 weeks ago

CEO Bob Beitcher says staffing levels are not part of union negotiations

  

Caregivers at MPTF to Vote on Strike, Citing Benefits and Staffing Levels (Exclusive)

January 29, 2013 By Brent Lang 15 weeks ago

Union members are upset about cuts to their benefits and staffing levels that they deem unsafe

  

Keanu Reeves, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Russell Brand Headline MPTF’s “Storytime”

October 22, 2012 By Mikey Glazer 30 weeks ago

A-listers meet 100-year-old showbiz veterans to tell their tales, recruit volunteers for "the industry's charity."

  

DreamWorks Founders Spielberg, Geffen, Katzenberg Donate $90M to MPTF

October 16, 2012 By Brent Lang 30 weeks ago

The $90 million from the DreamWorks founders will go toward the MPTF's $350 million capital campaign.

  

Steve Bing Donates $30M to Motion Picture & Television Fund

September 20, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 34 weeks ago

The donation goes toward Jeffrey Katzenberg's campaign to raise $350 million for the fund.

  

Kirk and Anne Douglas Donate $20M to Motion Picture Television Fund

July 30, 2012 By Brent Lang 42 weeks ago

"Spartacus" star's contribution will be used to expand dementia care

  

More MPTF Fallout: Seth Ellis Stepping Down as VP/COO (Exclusive)

July 25, 2012 By Brent Lang 42 weeks ago

Ellis' role in trying to shutter the nonprofit's long-term care faciity made him a lightning rod for criticism

  

MPTF: The Doping of a Hollywood Icon

June 11, 2012 By Richard Stellar 49 weeks ago

Guest Blog: The system-wide breakdown of elder care, where non-pharmalogical intervention is forsaken in lieu of heavy drugging, is horrifyingly prevalent on a global scale

  

Clooney, Katzenberg Back Massive MPTF Fundraising Campaign

February 23, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

MPTF Foundation Chair Jeffrey Katzenberg and George Clooney announced the $350 million campaign at the Polo Lounge Thursday

  

MPTF Says It Improved Staff Training, Facilities After Patient's Death

February 22, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

CEO Bob Beitcher says the organization exists to "take care of our own"

  

MPTF Fined $80,000 in Patient's Mysterious Death

February 22, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

State's Department of Health cites inadequate supervision in the falling death of wheelchair-bound Carrie De Lay

  

MPTF: This Blog Has Nothing to Do with George Clooney

February 3, 2012 By Richard Stellar 1 year ago

Those who made a difference, effected social change, saved lives, and shared a cigar with me along the way

  

MPTF Bows to Pressure, Will Begin Admitting New Patients to Long-Term Care Unit

January 25, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The number of patients at the Wasserman facility has dwindled to 29 from more than 150 when closure of the facility was first announced

  

MPTF Lays Off 18 Workers and Caregivers (Exclusive)

January 19, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Staffing cuts come as the number of patients in the longterm care center has dwindled to 29

  

MPTF 3 Years Later: Longterm Care Remains Open, But Patients Down to 29

January 13, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Tensions have cooled as the administration works to find a new partner, but grassroots activists want new residents to be admitted

  

More MPTF Woes: Medi-Cal Cuts Will Mean 22% Reduction in Reimbursements

November 3, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Despite the cuts, CEO Bob Beitcher reaffirmed that the organization is committed to maintaining long-term care on its campus

  

MPTF's Beitcher: Providence Talks Over, New Partner May Be Announced Soon

October 7, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Exclusive: CEO says the fund has moved on after Providence talks broke down over money

  

MPTF CEO Beitcher Reassures Staff After Failure of Deal With Providence

October 7, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

In letter to employees, Beitcher insisted a plan was in place to keep the facility operating

  

MPTF Makes It Official: Bob Beitcher Named President and CEO

July 26, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The former Panavision CEO had been serving in the post on an interim basis and has helped cool tensions over a plan to shutter the non-profit's hospital

  

MPTF Preps for Renovations, but Deal With Providence Still in the Works

July 5, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Exclusive: In a memo to staff, CEO Bob Beitcher says that the transfer should happen by the end of the year

  

MPTF's Tax Return: While It Planned Hospital Closure, Revenue Was Up

March 22, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

EXCLUSIVE: IRS documents show that in 2009, the fund's revenue and salaries increased -- and CEO David Tillman made $918,000