Seton ups minimum wage to $11 an hour

The Seton Healthcare Family said Thursday it is increasing its employees’ minimum wage to $11 per hour starting in July.

The policy will be in effect throughout Seton and its parent hospital system, Ascension Health Inc.

The pay raise will impact about 7 percent of Ascension’s more than 150,000 workers and 180 of Seton’s nearly 12,800 workers.

The employees affected include laundry, environmental, housekeeping and food service workers.

“We believe our associates deserve a socially just wage that acknowledges the dignity of the human person and the spiritual significance of the care they provide every day to those we serve and to their fellow associates,” said Ascension president and CEO Anthony Tersigni.