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In wake of scathing report by AG, momentum builds for Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act

February 01, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 1, 2021 For more information: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 Carl Ginsberg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917-405-1060 NY State Assembly Health Committee to Discuss Safe Staffing Legislation for Hospitals and Nursing Homes New York – The

Statement: NYSNA Nurses on New York State Attorney General Report on COVID Nursing Home Deaths

January 28, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 28, 2021 Contact:  Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 Cutting Corners on Staffing, Health and Safety Costs Lives New York — In response to the New York State Attorney General’s report, “Nursing Home Response to COVID-19 Pandemic,” the New York State

STATEMENT FROM THE NEW YORK STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION ON NYS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REPORT ON NURSING HOME COVID-19 DEATHS

July 09, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2020 New York – On July 6, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) released a report entitled Factors Associated with Nursing Home Infections and Fatalities in New York State During the COVID-19 Global Health Crisis. This report’s primary conclusion is that “

Nurses from across New York State sound the alarm: Pass Safe Staffing Now!

June 13, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 13, 2019 Contact: Richard Bamberger, rbamberger@kivvit.com, 917.662.8370 Statewide Safe Staffing Day of Action: RNs, elected officials and community leaders call on Albany to pass Safe Staffing ALBANY, NY – Members of the New York State Nurses Association, state lawmakers

HEALTHCARE ADVOCATES FROM ACROSS NEW YORK STATE HAVE A MESSAGE FOR LEGISLATORS: NOW IS THE TIME TO PASS SAFE STAFFING FOR NURSES AND CAREGIVERS

January 10, 2019

For Immediate Release Contact: Halimah Elmariah, helmariah@kivvit.com, 201-290-97543 HEALTHCARE ADVOCATES FROM ACROSS NEW YORK STATE HAVE A MESSAGE FOR LEGISLATORS: NOW IS THE TIME TO PASS SAFE STAFFING FOR NURSES AND CAREGIVERS January 9, 2019, Albany, NY—The N.Y. Campaign for Patient Safety, a

NY’s Largest Nurses Union Ventures to Albany to Push for Support on Vital Healthcare Issues Affecting NY Patients

May 12, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 12, 2015 Healthcare Advocates Ask for Lawmaker Support on Safe Staffing Ratios (ALBANY, NY) – Registered nurses (RNs), caregivers and nursing students from Buffalo to Brooklyn rallied at the State Capitol today to lobby legislators to support the growing healthcare needs

Bronx Nurses Threatened and Removed from Hospital Over Safe Staffing

May 07, 2015

For Immediate Release: May 7, 2015 (Bronx, NY) -- Registered Nurses at Montefiore Medical Center’s Weiler Hospital in the Bronx were threatened with arrest and escorted out of the hospital today after speaking out about staffing shortages. The nurses, who are members of the New York State Nurses