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FOR PLANNING PURPOSES: April 10, 2020 Contact: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646.853.4489 Donna Kennedy | donna.kennedy@nysna.org | 518.466.1684 Albany, NY — Nurses at Albany Medical Center will hold an urgent community speak out and press event in front of the hospital on Saturday

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9, 2020 Contact: Corey Finger | corey.finger@nysna.org | 347.712.2809 Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646.853.4489 Overwhelmed by COVID patients, nurses and hospital administration call for resources to save lives Brooklyn, NY - Nurses and administrators at

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 8, 2020 Contact: Michael Hertz | michael.hertz@nysna.org | 917.232.3803 Nurses Call for More Ventilators at Westchester Medical Center Frontline Workers are Fighting to Save Lives While Short-Staffed and Under-Protected Valhalla, NY - Nurses at Westchester Medical Center

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 17, 2020 Contact: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nynsa.org | 646.853.4489 Albany, NY — Join nurses, elected officials, and community advocates for a virtual town hall meeting to address: COVID-19: What are the latest updates to keep our communities safe? Facility

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 10, 2020 Contact: Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917.405.1060 New York, NY – Based on the evidence to date, many greater NYC hospitals are failing to provide adequate healthcare worker protections in the handling of the expanding COVID-19 crisis. The result is

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 28, 2020 Contact: Kristi Barnes I kristi.barnes@nysna.org I 646.853.4489 After violent hospital attack, nurses demand change Schenectady, NY – On February 27, a patient at Ellis Hospital stabbed three nurses, including one student nurse, who all suffered injuries. It

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 19, 2019 Contact: Carl Ginsburg, carl.ginsburg@nysna.org, 917.405.1060 New York, NY – New York State Nurses Association is proud to announce that longtime NYSNA Treasurer and Staten Island nurse, Pat Kane, RN, will assume the role of Executive Director of the 43,000