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Joint Statement by Community, Patients, Nurses, Doctors, Caregivers on Tentative LICH Agreement

February 21, 2014

Contact: Eliza Bates, NYSNA, 917-565-2976 Amanda Torres Price, 1199SEIU, 917-886-9311 Jeff Strabone, Cobble Hill Association, 347-407-1012 Dr. Toomas Sorra, Concerned Physicians, 917-435-2672 Brooklyn, NY- The New York State Nurses Association, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, Concerned

NYSNA Nurses Rally to End Healthcare Disparities for New York’s Most Vulnerable Patients

February 15, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 15, 2014 CONTACT: Eliza Bates, eliza.bates@nysna.org, 917-565-2976 or Carl Ginsburg, carl.ginsburg@nysna.org, 917-405-1060 (Albany, NY) NYSNA nurses from across New York State gathered on Saturday, Feb. 15, for a rally to end healthcare inequalities and the ‘Tale of Two

Dialysis Patient Death Rates To Be Revisited At Dept. Of Health Hearing RNs, Patients, Community Members To Testify, Appear at DOH Hearing

February 13, 2014

MEDIA ADVISORY: For Thursday, February 13, 2014 Contacts: Carl Ginsburg 917-405-1060 or Eliza Bates 917-565-2976 Against the backdrop of a grisly record of death rates in the for-profit sector, HHC patients, supported by nurses, other caregivers and community members, are set to demand the New York

LICH Contempt Hearing Postponed Until 11 a.m. Thursday, February 13th

February 11, 2014

Contact: Eliza Bates, eliza.bates@nysna.org , 917-565-2976 (Brooklyn, NY)--The contempt hearing against SUNY scheduled fortomorrow has been postponed until Thursday at 11 a.m. The hearing is for contempt of the Temporary Restraining Order issued by a New York Supreme Court Judge, which prohibits the

TODAY: Rally & Press Conference to Save Long Island College Hospital with Public Advocate Letitia James

January 29, 2014

MEDIA ADVISORY: For January 29, 2014 (Brooklyn, NY) January 29, 2014-Patients, nurses, caregivers, and community allies will join Public Advocate Letitia James for a rally and press conference at Long Island College Hospital today to speak out about SUNY's decision to move forward with a new a

LICH Caregivers to Hold Speakout: Before Getting on Bus to Albany to Deliver 18,000 #SaveLICH petition signatures to SUNY Trustees

January 14, 2014

MEDIA ADVISORY For January 14, 2013 Contact: Jesse Myerson, 347.688.0241, jesse.myerson@nysna.org LICH Caregivers to Hold Speakout: Before Getting on Bus to Albany to deliver 18,000 #SaveLICH petition signatures to SUNY Trustees (Brooklyn, NY) LICH nurses, caregivers, and patients are holding a

Interfaith Medical Center gets Reprieve from State

December 23, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 23, 2013 Contact: Eliza Bates, NYSNA, eliza.bates@nysna.org, 917-565-2976Robert Hadley, 1199SEIU, Robert.hadley@1199.org, 646-627-0382 Bed-Stuy hospital to remain open for care up until March 7 th, 2014 (Brooklyn, NY) Interfaith Medical Center, a Central Brooklyn