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This week we’ve gone all-out to ensure healthcare professionals across the state are having better access to N95’s, starting with enforcement of the Governor’s latest directive that “When a direct care giver in a hospital asks for a new N95 mask they will …

Thank you for your incredible service to the health of New York during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your courage, commitment, and professional expertise are carrying the Upstate communities through the crisis. Unfortunately, NYSNA is aware many Upstate …

Reprinted from the Wall Street Journal for Monday, April 20, 2020. Union says dangerous work guidelines and protective gear shortages helped spread Covid-19 among nurses, their families and patients by Shalini Ramachandran The New York State Nurses …

    Sadly, Robert V. Piemonte, EdD, RN, FAAN passed away this past week. He was a retired executive director of the National Student Nurses Association, and past president of the New York State Nurses Association. Educated at the Pilgrim State Hospital …

Tuesday, April 28, is Workers Memorial Day , a day the labor movement remembers workers killed or injured on the job. This year it’s a particularly painful anniversary, since COVID-19 continues to claim the lives of NYSNA members and many other frontline …

No one knows the long-term health effects of COVID-19 exposure, so it’s essential that you protect your right to medical care and wage replacement through New York’s workers’ compensation system. Future benefits for you and your family could hinge on …

New York State is building an army of contact tracers to limit the spread of COVID-19. Registered nurses and other healthcare professionals are encouraged to apply, especially for the Team Supervisor positions. NYSNA is pushing the state to prioritize …

The following was sent on May 8 to NYSNA from Lorelie Villapaña , sister of Susan Sisgundo , a NYSNA Nurse who fell victim this past April to COVID-19. The occassion was what would have been Susan's 51st birthday. Susan is included in our “ In Memoriam: …

Nurses have been on the frontlines in this crisis. We’ve seen firsthand just how deadly COVID-19 can be. While we’re relieved to see hospitalizations declining in many parts of the state, this does not mean the COVID-19 crisis is over or that it is safe …

Tuesday, May 12 would have been Florence Nightingale’s 200 th birthday. As Nurses Week draws to a close, I want to celebrate you and the 58,363 patients across the state that you’ve helped recover from this deadly disease. We’ll have to wait for our time …