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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

City Council Pledges $600K to Reopen Labor & Deliver at North Central Bronx Hospital

July 08, 2014

Last week, the city council allocated $600,000 in capital funds to support reopening HHC’s North Central Bronx Hospital Labor and Deliver Unit. The unit closed suddenly last year with little notice to...

HHC indefinitely postpones dialysis sale

June 02, 2014

In a victory for New York patients, HHC has announced that they are indefinitely postponing the sale of dialysis services at four NYC public hospitals.

NYSNA members, community leaders, and...

Win For HHC Dialysis Patients!

April 10, 2014

The state removed the application of Big Apple Dialysis Management, LLC from the agenda of the scheduled March 27 meeting of the NYS Department of Health’s Public Health and Health Planning Council...

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

Public Hospital Dialysis Patients Win On Quality Care; For-Profit Chain Set Back

March 20, 2014

For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 20, 2014 Contact: Carl Ginsburg, 917-405-1060 (New York, NY) The state has removed the application of Big Apple Dialysis Management, LLC from the agenda of the scheduled March 27 th meeting of the NYS Department of Health’s Public Health and Health Planning

Our Struggle to Save Interfaith in New York Daily News

March 11, 2014

Jill Furillo, Executive Director of NYSNA, wrote an article in the NY Daily News yesterday on our struggle to keep Interfaith Medical Center open for care.

Furillo highlights that Interfaith is the g...