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Department of Health releases fatally flawed staffing report

August 28, 2020

After substantial pressure from NYSNA and our union allies, the New York State Department of Health finally released their highly anticipated study on nurse staffing enhancements Friday August 14^th.

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STATEMENT FROM THE NEW YORK STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION ON NYS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REPORT ON NURSING HOME COVID-19 DEATHS

July 09, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2020 New York – On July 6, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) released a report entitled Factors Associated with Nursing Home Infections and Fatalities in New York State During the COVID-19 Global Health Crisis. This report’s primary conclusion is that “

NYSNA testifies and rallies for Safe Staffing at DOH

October 22, 2019

“Safe staffing cannot wait!”

That was the sum of our testimony at today’s hearing with the New York State Department of Health on the study for safe staffing. Read this New York Daily News article whic...

Nurses from across New York State sound the alarm: Pass Safe Staffing Now!

June 13, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 13, 2019 Contact: Richard Bamberger, rbamberger@kivvit.com, 917.662.8370 Statewide Safe Staffing Day of Action: RNs, elected officials and community leaders call on Albany to pass Safe Staffing ALBANY, NY – Members of the New York State Nurses Association, state lawmakers

Breaking -- Mandatory Overtime Penalties Introduced in Albany

June 11, 2019

Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther and Senator Robert Jackson introduced the bill A3706/S5424 to their legislative chambers.

This is legislation that creates a civil penalty/fine for violation of the...

Succesful Rally for Safe Staffing!

June 03, 2019

Earlier this week, NYSNA members turned out in mass to let our legislators know that we need #safestaffingnow and that they need to #passthebill.

First, we got things kicked off with a raucous rally in...

HEALTHCARE ADVOCATES FROM ACROSS NEW YORK STATE HAVE A MESSAGE FOR LEGISLATORS: NOW IS THE TIME TO PASS SAFE STAFFING FOR NURSES AND CAREGIVERS

January 10, 2019

For Immediate Release Contact: Halimah Elmariah, helmariah@kivvit.com, 201-290-97543 HEALTHCARE ADVOCATES FROM ACROSS NEW YORK STATE HAVE A MESSAGE FOR LEGISLATORS: NOW IS THE TIME TO PASS SAFE STAFFING FOR NURSES AND CAREGIVERS January 9, 2019, Albany, NY—The N.Y. Campaign for Patient Safety, a

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NYSNA President Nancy Hagans, RN, BSN, CCRN, spoke alongside labor leaders and elected officials on the steps of City Hall. Nurses stand with pro-immigration signs outside their facilities.