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Media Advisory for March 18 - Capital Region Healthcare Crisis: How Can the Community and Healthcare Workers be Prepared?

March 17, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 17, 2020 Contact: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nynsa.org | 646.853.4489 Albany, NY — Join nurses, elected officials, and community advocates for a virtual town hall meeting to address: COVID-19: What are the latest updates to keep our communities safe? Facility

Nurses Issue Call for Help in the Public Health Battle Against Coronavirus

March 10, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 10, 2020 Contact: Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917.405.1060 New York, NY – Based on the evidence to date, many greater NYC hospitals are failing to provide adequate healthcare worker protections in the handling of the expanding COVID-19 crisis. The result is

NYS Nurses Association urges the Federal and State government to issue emergency temporary standards to control Coronavirus

March 06, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 6, 2020 Contact: Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917.405.1060 New York State Nurses Association urges the Federal and State government to issue emergency temporary standards to control Coronavirus New York, NY – In the face of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

Ellis Nurses Speak Out Against Workplace Violence

February 28, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 28, 2020 Contact: Kristi Barnes I kristi.barnes@nysna.org I 646.853.4489 After violent hospital attack, nurses demand change Schenectady, NY – On February 27, a patient at Ellis Hospital stabbed three nurses, including one student nurse, who all suffered injuries. It

Statement from the NYS Nurses Association regarding recent U.S. Supreme Court Ruling

January 28, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 28, 2020 Contact: Carl Ginsburg, carl.ginsburg@nysna.org, 917.405.1060 NURSES REAFFIRM COMMITMENT TO CARE FOR ALL PATIENTS, INCLUDING THOSE EXCLUDED BY U.S. SUPREME COURT RULING New York, NY – The New York State Nurses Association, a union of 43,000 front line nurses

Statement regarding the appointment of Pat Kane, RN as Executive Director

December 19, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 19, 2019 Contact: Carl Ginsburg, carl.ginsburg@nysna.org, 917.405.1060 New York, NY – New York State Nurses Association is proud to announce that longtime NYSNA Treasurer and Staten Island nurse, Pat Kane, RN, will assume the role of Executive Director of the 43,000

NYSNA announces safe staffing standards as part of breakthrough new contract with the City of New York and NYC Health + Hospitals

December 17, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 17, 2019 Contact: Richard Bamberger, rbamberger@kivvit.com, 917.662.8370 New York, NY – Public sector NYSNA nurses at NYC Health + Hospitals and NY City Mayoral Agencies announce safe staffing standards as part of a breakthrough new contract with the City and the