NYSNA released this statement in response to news that Mount Sinai stopped accepting some new patients on public insurance: NYSNA is appalled by Mount Sinai’s refusal to accept certain new patients with public insurance plans. Federal healthcare cuts already threaten our most vulnerable patients
NYSNA nurses held a candlelight vigil and press conference at Maimonides Medical Center to protest healthcare shortages caused by the Trump administration’s termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti.
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 5, 2026 Contact: Joseph Celestin | press@nysna.org | 518-776-8337 Cara Noel | press@nysna.org | 718-678-9207 NYSNA HOLDS MAIMONIDES VIGIL TO PROTEST HEALTHCARE SHORTAGES CAUSED BY END OF TPS FOR HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS New York, NY – New York State Nurses
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY, AUG. 5 at 11 AM** Contact: Joseph Celestin | press@nysna.org | 518-776-8337 Cara Noel | press@nysna.org | 718-678-9207 NYSNA NURSES TO HOLD VIGIL TO PROTEST HEALTHCARE SHORTAGES CAUSED BY TERMINATION OF TPS FOR HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS Nurses say the decision to terminate