As COVID-19 has reached pandemic status with over 6 million confirmed cases in the United States alone, widespread availability of diagnostic testing is critical in helping identify and control the
Nurses know what our patients need, and that's why NYSNA members won't stop organizing until every patient in every hospital across the state can count on a guaranteed a minimum staffing standard.
In recent weeks, NYSNA nurses have been alerted to a new threat: the closure of inpatient psychiatric units in the midst of a historic mental health crisis created by COVID-19 and its related economic fallout.
NYSNA nurses joined with healthcare workers and NYC Public Advocate, Jumaane Williams, outside The Brooklyn Hospital Center to highlight the safety net hospital’s new pilot program of reusable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for its frontline staff.
Beginning the week of September 14, join NYSNA leaders from across New York for a five-week educational series leading up to NYSNA’s Virtual Convention on October 20.
On Thursday, June 4, nurses gathered in our cars with our union sisters and brothers in the Transport Workers Union (TWU) to honor the life of Nelson Rivera.
