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TUES, 12/19: NYS Healthcare Workers to Rally Outside Legislative Hearing to Demand Lawmakers Address Statewide Staffing Crisis in FY25 State Budget

December 15, 2023

Media Advisory For: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 Media Contact: CWANY@berlinrosen.com Steph Derstine steph.derstine@berlinrosen.com 512-820-7903 Kristi Barnes press@nysna.org 646-853-4489 TUES, 12/19: NYS Healthcare Workers to Rally Outside Legislative Hearing to Demand Lawmakers Address Statewide

TOMORROW: NNU President Nancy Hagans, RN, to testify in support of federal safe staffing ratios legislation at Senate field hearing

October 26, 2023

Contact: Kristi Barnes | press@nysna.org | 646-853-4489   press@nationalnursesunited.org NNU President Nancy Hagans to testify in support of federal safe staffing ratios legislation at Senate field hearing National Nurses United (NNU) and New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) President Nancy

Two Victories for Safe Staffing for New York State’s Patients

June 29, 2023

For Immediate Release: June 29, 2023 Contact: Kristi Barnes | press@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 Two Victories for Safe Staffing for New York State’s Patients With Hospital Staffing Reports Due July 1, NYS Dept. of Health Clarifies All Patient Care Units Need Safe Staffing Standards Dept. of Health to

NYSNA Statement on Lockdown at Albany Medical Center that Took Place Monday Evening

March 28, 2023

For Immediate Release: March 28, 2023 Contact: Eliza M. Bates, eliza.bates@nysna.org, press@nysna.org, 646-285-8491 NYSNA Statement on Lockdown at Albany Medical Center that Took Place Monday Evening Albany, N.Y.—The New York State Nurses Association released the following statement in the wake of

STATEMENT: From New York State Nurses Association in Response to CDC Emergency Guidance

December 24, 2021

For Immediate Release: Friday, Dec. 24 Contact: Carl Ginsburg, carl.ginsburg@nysna.org, 917-405-1060 New York - NYSNA condemns the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)'s recent emergency guidance as potentially dangerous for healthcare workers and the communities we serve. This guidance is inconsistent

NYSNA Applauds Gov. Kathy Hochul for Taking Steps to Improve Conditions at Rikers Island

September 20, 2021

For Immediate Release: Sept. 20, 2021 Contact: Carl Ginsburg | press@nysna.org NYSNA Applauds Gov. Kathy Hochul for Taking Steps to Improve Conditions at Rikers Island New York – Days after a group of legislators toured Rikers Island and called conditions there inhumane, and after NYSNA member

Victory for Hospital Patients, Nursing Home Residents, Nurses and Healthcare Workers!

June 18, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 18, 2021 Contact: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 New York State Nurses Association applauds signing by Governor Cuomo of two landmark staffing laws Nurses and healthcare workers forge a path to safety and quality care for all New Yorkers New York