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Safe nurses, safe communities: the union approach to managing the COVID-19 crisis

March 17, 2020

UPDATED: March 19, 2020

Download and distribute the latest NYSNA COVID-19 Update Flier

Providing Care, Often Without Tools We Need

NYSNA members at many facilities are routinely being asked to provide...

COVID-19 UPDATE, MARCH 15: School Closures/Survey

March 15, 2020

Important! NYSNA Member Child Care Survey

We have just received notification from the Mayor’s Office that the NY City Public Schools will be closed to students effective Monday, March 16, 2020. The NYC...

Our Members are caring for patients amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

March 13, 2020

NYSNA nurses continue to staff the front lines in the battle against COVID-19. The number of New Yorkers infected with the virus continues to increase. We are preparing for that surge in patients. We...

Nurses Issue Call for Help in the Public Health Battle Against Coronavirus

March 10, 2020

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

NYS Nurses Association urges the Federal and State government to issue emergency temporary standards to control Coronavirus

March 06, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 6, 2020 Contact: Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917.405.1060 New York State Nurses Association urges the Federal and State government to issue emergency temporary standards to control Coronavirus New York, NY – In the face of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

2/24 COVID Update

February 24, 2020

As the newly identified coronavirus (COVID-19) enters its 3rd month, cases both in China and throughout the world continue to rise. Here's what we know so far:

Infected persons can have symptoms...

NYSNA COVID Update: February 5

February 05, 2020

2/5/2020 Update:

After holding steady for several days, the number of confirmed 2019-nCoV patients in the U.S. has increased from 11 to 12 today. A patient in Wisconsin was diagnosed today. According...