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New York State Nurses Association announces the unanimous passage of the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act by the NYS Assembly Codes Committee

March 01, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 1, 2021 Contact: Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917-405-1060 THE BILL HEADS TO THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE NEXT This comes on the heels of more than 26,000 Complaints of Understaffing signed by nearly 98,000 nurses during the last two years New York – The New

“Lives would have been saved...” testifies top nurse staffing expert at Health Committee hearing

February 26, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 26, 2021 Contact: Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917-405-1060 Dr. Aiken’s Two-Year Research on NYS Hospitals Finds that More than 4,370 Deaths Would Have Been Avoided among Elderly Medicare Patients with Safer Staffing; Says Safer Staffing Would Have Saved

New York State Nurses Association announces over 26,000 official complaints were filed by nurses about not enough staff in Hospitals and Nursing Homes during the last two years

February 24, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 24, 2021 Contact: Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917-405-1060 OFFICIAL NUMBER: 26,219 COMPLAINTS SIGNED BY 97,715 NURSES Complaints are called ‘Protests of Assignment’ and are filed with Hospital Management This is further proof that Albany must pass Safe

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TOMORROW: Nurses and Community Leaders call for the passage of the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act during a Speak Out at Erie County Medical Center

February 23, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 23, 2021 Contact: Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917-405-1060 Buffalo - Nurses at Erie County Medical Center will hold a rally with community leaders to call for the passage of the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act to ensure that all patients across the

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TODAY: Nurses, Community Leaders and Elected Officials call for the passage of the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act during a Speak Out at St. Charles Hospital

February 23, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 23, 2021 Contact: Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917-405-1060 PORT JEFFERSON - Nurses at St. Charles Hospital will be joined by elected officials and community leaders to call for the passage of the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act to ensure that all

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TOMORROW: Nurses, Community Leaders and Elected Officials call for the passage of the Safe Staffing for Quality Care act during a Speak Out at NY-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

February 22, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 22, 2021 Contact: Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917-405-1060 Brooklyn - Nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital will be joined by elected officials and community leaders to call for the passage of the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act

Northwell LIJ Valley Stream Nurses Rally for Safe Staffing

Safe Staffing on Every Unit, in Every Hospital

February 12, 2021

Understaffing in New York's hospitals and nursing homes puts patient safety at risk—that's why NYSNA nurses speak out for safe staffing. Whether advocating for the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act in the New York State Legislature, or fighting and winning staffing improvements in our contracts, or enforcing safe nurse-to-patient ratios on our units, nurses will not stop until we win safe staffing on every unit, in every hospital in the state. Below are just a few of our most recent local safe staffing victories:

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Long Island Jewish Valley Stream/Northwell Nurses Rally for Safe Staffing, August 2020

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New York State Nurses Association announces the unanimous passage of the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act by the NYS Assembly Codes Committee

“Lives would have been saved...” testifies top nurse staffing expert at Health Committee hearing

New York State Nurses Association announces over 26,000 official complaints were filed by nurses about not enough staff in Hospitals and Nursing Homes during the last two years

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TOMORROW: Nurses and Community Leaders call for the passage of the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act during a Speak Out at Erie County Medical Center

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TODAY: Nurses, Community Leaders and Elected Officials call for the passage of the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act during a Speak Out at St. Charles Hospital

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TOMORROW: Nurses, Community Leaders and Elected Officials call for the passage of the Safe Staffing for Quality Care act during a Speak Out at NY-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Safe Staffing on Every Unit, in Every Hospital

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New York State Nurses Association announces the unanimous passage of the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act by the NYS Assembly Codes Committee

“Lives would have been saved...” testifies top nurse staffing expert at Health Committee hearing

New York State Nurses Association announces over 26,000 official complaints were filed by nurses about not enough staff in Hospitals and Nursing Homes during the last two years

**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TOMORROW**: Nurses and Community Leaders call for the passage of the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act during a Speak Out at Erie County Medical Center

**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TODAY**: Nurses, Community Leaders and Elected Officials call for the passage of the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act during a Speak Out at St. Charles Hospital

**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TOMORROW**: Nurses, Community Leaders and Elected Officials call for the passage of the Safe Staffing for Quality Care act during a Speak Out at NY-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Safe Staffing on Every Unit, in Every Hospital

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MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TOMORROW: Nurses and Community Leaders call for the passage of the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act during a Speak Out at Erie County Medical Center

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TODAY: Nurses, Community Leaders and Elected Officials call for the passage of the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act during a Speak Out at St. Charles Hospital

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TOMORROW: Nurses, Community Leaders and Elected Officials call for the passage of the Safe Staffing for Quality Care act during a Speak Out at NY-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital