NY Nurse: June/July 2017

Opportunistic HAIs (healthcare associated infections) such as C. diff, MRSA, CRE and VRE are a constant concern in healthcare settings, especially among patients who are weakened by chronic disease and compromised immune systems. The NYS Department of Health (NYSDOH) has raised a warning flag...

In the aftermath of the shootings at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center on June 30, the column of the Executive Director, “Ending gun violence” from Dec. 2015/Jan. 2016, is republished here.

As a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Room, I treated hundreds of women, men, and children who fell victim to gun...

As house and Senate efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act have sparked an outcry across the state — and the nation. The U.S. Senate was enable to pass its bill, so far, leading healthcare advocates to see the light. But some in government remain committed to repeal of the ACA, and the fight over...

The NYSNA/1199 strike at Fresenius Dialysis Centers illustrates the global nature of what we are coming to know as International Corporate Health Care. The line between corporate healthcare interests (which are about profits, not patients) and healthcare legislation in the United States grows dimmer...