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MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TOMORROW, MAY 20: CVPH Healthcare Workers speak out for safe staffing amid hospital restructure that is putting patient safety at risk

May 19, 2021

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES: May 19, 2021 Contact: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917.405.1060 Nurses and healthcare workers say landmark staffing legislation will improve hospital and nursing home staffing levels, but patients need quality

ALBANY-AREA LABOR FAMILIES TO HOLD A COMMUNITY SPEAK OUT ON MAY DAY FOR A FAIR CONTRACT AT ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER

May 01, 2021

CONTACT: Kristi.Barnes | Kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917-405-1060 ***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TODAY, SATURDAY, MAY 1*** May Day Speak Out and Labor Celebration in Washington Park Attacked by Albany Med as “Communist” Local Nurses, Firefighters, Building

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TOMORROW, TUESDAY APRIL 27, 8:30AM: New York State Nurses Association demands immediate action after Albany Medical Center proposes further cuts to staffing

April 26, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 26, 2021 Contact: Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917.405.1060 Call To Action Comes On the Heels of The New York State Legislature Pushing a Safe Staffing Bill Albany Medical Center Proposed the Cuts after Nurses Worked Day and Night for Patients and the

Not Enough Nurses to do the job at St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center: Understaffing in Critical Care Units poses risk to patient and nurse safety

April 15, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 13, 2021 Contact: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 Nearly 200 Official Complaints Filed by More than 750 Nurses About Understaffing at St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center in the Last Two Years Long Island Nurses Tell Albany: Pass Safe Staffing

Ellis Hospital Nurses: Understaffing in Critical Care Units poses risk to Patient and Nurse Safety

April 08, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 8, 2021 Contact: Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917-405-1060 Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 NOT ENOUGH NURSES TO DO THE JOB AT ELLIS HOSPITAL UNDERSTAFFING IN CRITICAL CARE UNITS POSES RISK TO PATIENT AND NURSE SAFETY Nearly 300

Patient Advocates Speak Out for Equitable Healthcare in Westchester

March 12, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 12, 2021 Contact: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646.853.4489 Labor, Community, Elected Officials Release New Report, Demand Transparency and Accountability for Public Funds, Essential Healthcare Service Closures, and COVID Data Mount Vernon — Patient

Over 700 official complaints filed by nurses about understaffing at Olean General Hospital in the last two years

March 10, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 10, 2021 Contact: Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917.405.1060 OFFICIAL NUMBER: 753 COMPLAINTS SIGNED BY 2,820 NURSES Complaints are called ‘Protests of Assignment’ and Are Filed with Hospital Management Nurses in Olean tell Albany: ‘Pass Safe Staffing for