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Westchester Medical Center in Crisis: Severe Nurse Understaffing; E.R. in Shambles; Inadequate I.C.U.s; Poor Infection Controls; Patients in Jeopardy, Say RNs

February 02, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 2, 2022 Contact: Carl Ginsburg, carl.ginsburg@nysna.org, 917-405-1060 Sick Nurses Pressured to Return to Job Prematurely Valhalla, NY – Nurses at Westchester Medical Center (WMC) say a steep decline in hospital conditions is ongoing — causing experienced RNs to leave

NYP-Hudson Valley Hospital Nurses Ratify First Union Contract

February 01, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 1, 2022 Contact: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 Historic Contract Raises Standards for Nurses and Patients Cortlandt Manor, NY - Approximately 250 new members of the New York State Nurses Association at NYP-Hudson Valley Hospital concluded

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2: Westchester Medical Center in Crisis: Severe Nurse Understaffing; E.R. in Shambles; Inadequate I.C.U.s; Poor Infection Controls; Patients in Jeopardy, Say RNs

February 01, 2022

Contact: Carl Ginsburg, carl.ginsburg@nysna.org, 917-405-1060 Sick Nurses Pressured to Return to Job Prematurely Valhalla, February 1 – Nurses at Westchester Medical Center (WMC) say a steep decline in hospital conditions is ongoing — causing experienced RNs to leave — and adversely affecting

TODAY: Mount Sinai Hospital in Conflict: Understaffing of Units Across the Facility Threatens Patient Care, Say Nurses

December 15, 2021

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, December 15 Contact: Carl Ginsburg, carl.ginsburg@nysna.org, 917-405-1060 Mount Sinai Hospital in Conflict: Understaffing of Units Across the Facility Threatens Patient Care, Say Nurses Hospital Holds $1.7 Billion in Cash and Liquid Assets as RNs are Overwhelmed New

TODAY, Dec. 9: Emergency at Montefiore: Bronx Nurses Decry Dangerous Understaffing

December 09, 2021

For Immediate Release: December 9, 2021 Contact: Carl Ginsburg, carl.ginsburg@nysna.org, 917-405-1060 Kristi Barnes, kristi.barnes@nysna.org, 646-853-4489 TODAY, Dec. 9: Emergency at Montefiore: Bronx Nurses Decry Dangerous Understaffing More than 650 vacant nursing positions at three Bronx

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURS., DEC. 9: Emergency at Montefiore - Bronx Nurses Decry Dangerous Understaffing

December 08, 2021

For Planning Purposes: December 8, 2021 Contact: Carl Ginsburg, carl.ginsburg@nysna.org, 917-405-1060 Kristi Barnes, kristi.barnes@nysna.org, 646-853-4489 EMERGENCY AT MONTEFIORE: BRONX NURSES DECRY DANGEROUS UNDERSTAFFING More than 650 vacant nursing positions at three Bronx hospitals fueling

TODAY, Dec. 2: Patient Care in Jeopardy at SIUH/Northwell, say Nurses; RNs Point to Persistent Understaffing across Units

December 02, 2021

For Immediate Release: December 2, 2021 Contact: Carl Ginsburg, carl.ginsburg@nysna.org, 917-405-1060 Patient Care in Jeopardy at Staten Island University Hospital/Northwell, say Nurses; RNs Point to Persistent Understaffing across Units New York City - The continued practice of understaffing of