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MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TODAY, FEBRUARY 24: Patient Care Crisis at Maimonides Medical Center: Not Enough RNs to Do The Job

February 24, 2022

Contact: Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917-405-1060 New York - Nurses at Maimonides Medical Center will hold a Speak Out against staffing shortfalls on units across the hospital today, February 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The RNs are confronted daily by a hospital overflowing with

Putnam Hospital Nurses, Concerned Community Members Discuss Labor and Delivery Services Closure at Town Hall

February 23, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : February 23, 2022 Contact:   Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489  Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917-405-1060 Closure of County’s Only Obstetric Services Raises Patient Care Concerns Carmel, NY- Putnam Hospital recently announced the impending

‘Show Love to Nurses and our Patients:’ Nurses Lobby State Legislators on Pandemic Priorities this Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 14, 2022 Contact: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917-405-1060 Nurses Outline Plan to Address Healthcare Disparities and Quality Care through Fair Funding and Safe Staffing New York – Nurses from the New

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

Statement of the New York State Nurses Association on Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget

January 19, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 19, 2022 Contact: Carl Ginsburg, carl.ginsburg@nysna.org, 917-405-1060 New York - Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget recognizes the need to bolster the broader healthcare system and address the intense pressures of the COVID-19 crisis on the healthcare workers. We are