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Media Advisory for Tomorrow Nurses, Elected Officials and Local Leaders demand answers from Montefiore after refusing to re-open Mother-Baby Unit at New Rochelle Hospital

October 06, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 5, 2020 Contact: Kristi Barnes | Kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646.853.4489 Anne Songcayauon | Anne.Songcayauon@nysna.org | 917.226.8570 Patient Forced to Give Birth in Emergency Department Due to Shuttered Mother-Baby Unit Closed Unit Triggers Staffing Exodus from

COMMUNITY HEALTH AND RESOURCE FAIR COMES TO MOUNT VERNON CITY HALL PLAZA

September 18, 2020

Contact:  Marlena Fontes | marlena.fontes@nysna.org | 718-722-0929 Kristi Barnes | Kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 **MEDIA ADVISORY FOR SATURDAY SEPT 19** Mayor, community leaders, nurses to talk health, wellness, and keeping Mount Vernon Hospital open for care Mount Vernon, NY— The Save and

Media Advisory for Thursday, July 16 - NYSNA calls for the reopening of Syosset Hospital inpatient psychiatric unit

July 16, 2020

NYSNA calls for the reopening of Syosset Hospital inpatient psychiatric unit; patient needs are not being met; nurses call on Northwell to be there for the mental healthcare needs of the community; patient advocates and elected officials to speak Reports of psychiatric patients stuck in Syosset’s ER

Elected Officials, Community Leaders, Registered Nurses and Healthcare Workers demand Montefiore Health System not close Mount Vernon Hospital

October 25, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 25, 2019 Contact: Halimah Elmariah, helmariah@kivvit.com, 201.290.9753 Mount Vernon, NY – Elected officials, community leaders, registered nurses and healthcare workers hosted a town hall Thursday night at Grace Baptist Church protesting the closure of Mount Vernon

Rally to save the Allen Hospital’s psychiatric unit and the community’s mental healthcare

July 11, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 11, 2019 Contact: Karina Aybar | saveallenpsych@gmail.com | 347-977-4785 New York, NY - On Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 6PM, community members will gather outside the Allen Hospital in Inwood to protest NewYork-Presbyterian’s plans to shut down the Allen’s inpatient

NYSNA Statement on NYU Abandoning Brooklyn Patients

September 19, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, Sept. 19, 2014 NYSNA nurses at LICH, alongside 1199SEIU caregivers, doctors, patients and elected leaders, have fought tirelessly for two years to protect care for their patients -- even getting arrested to keep our beloved hospital open for care. Instead of welcoming

Full-Service Hospital Bidder Begins Negotiations with SUNY to Take Over LICH

April 03, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 03, 2014 Contact: NYSNA - Eliza Bates, 917-565-2976, eliza.bates@nysna.org 1199SEIU - Amanda Torres Price, 917-886-9311, amandatorresprice@1199.org (New York, NY) SUNY announced today that they will enter into negotiations on transferring ownership of LICH to