More than 1,000 members, and soon-to-be members from unorganized facilities, attended NYSNA’s convention in October. Our new concept: make the convention affordable ($25/day, with meals!) and take on the real-life issues we face. Turnout was way beyond our expectations – thus a few long lines at...
When it comes to healthcare, you don’t necessarily get what you pay for. More expensive care isn’t sure to be better, often it just costs more than the same quality of care costs elsewhere.
Take hip replacement for example. At HHC’s Bellevue Hospital, charges for a hip replacement...
Sandy made landfall just two days after the end of our NYSNA convention last year. Our new board was seated on Friday and on Monday we faced a challenge unprecedented in our union’s history.
Hundreds of nurses, including me and many of my colleagues at Staten Island University Hospital, were...
Billionaire energy magnate David H. Koch takes his healthcare very seriously. He’s located his residence on New York City’s Upper East Side, a community with resplendent healthcare resources. The city’s wealthiest hospitals and clinics lie within blocks of his Park Avenue penthouse, medical...
