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Albany Med Nurses Hold Speak-Out on Safe Staffing as DOH Investigates Complaints

June 12, 2024

The Albany Medical Center

Hundreds of NYSNA Nurses Take Over Albany on Lobby Day!

April 22, 2024

On March 5, almost 600 members met with nearly 150 state legislators to raise our voice for safe staffing and urge legislators to support nurses and patients’ legislative priorities!

Nancy Hagans Gives Powerful Testimony at Congressional Hearing Held by Sen. Bernie Sanders

November 02, 2023

On October 27 nurses from NYSNA, National Nurses United (NNU), the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), 1199SEIU, and

Universal 1:2 Nurse-to-Patient Ratio in Effect for Critical Care Patients

August 29, 2023

The long-awaited universal 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio rule for patients requiring critical care was finally adopted on June 29.

Department of Labor Prohibition Against Mandatory Overtime for Nurses Goes into Effect

August 29, 2023

On June 28, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor (NYS DOL) announced it has strengthened enforcement to the state’s mandatory overtime protection law, which bars hospitals and other

Nurses rally on the steps of City Hall demanding hospitals do more

December 02, 2022

NYSNA members are always ready to fight for safe staffing! On November 30, nurses and allies rallied on the steps of City Hall and testified at a City Council oversight hearing on the state of nursing.

Implementing the Hospital Staffing Committees Law

March 29, 2022

Safe, quality care depends on enough nurses and frontline caregivers to do the job. That’s why NYSNA fights for safe staffing on every unit, in every healthcare facility in the state.