FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 22, 2021 Contact: Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917-405-1060 NURSES SAY THE TIME TO PASS THE SAFE STAFFING LAW IS NOW! Law Would Ensure that All Patients Get the Care They Need and Deserve Campaign includes TV Ads, Radio Ads COVID-19 Makes it Clear
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 17, 2021 Contact: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917-405-1060 Nurses and Patient Advocates Report on COVID Conditions in Region’s Hospitals and Nursing Homes, React to Recent AG Report on COVID Deaths
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 16, 2021 Contact: Kristi Barnes | kristi.barnes@nysna.org | 646-853-4489 Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917-405-1060 Patient Advocates Call for Independent Investigation of Hospitals, Safe Staffing Standards in Every Hospital and Nursing Home Montefiore New
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 16, 2021 Contact: Carl Ginsburg | carl.ginsburg@nysna.org | 917-405-1060 Emergency Actions come afetr months of nurse complaints as they fight for patients Total numbers in 3 months: 54 infected - 28 staff and 26 patients including several deaths Albany – The New York
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:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 11, 2021 Contact: Corey Ellis | corey.ellis@nysna.org | 518-526-4844 SULLIVAN COUNTY – The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) commends the Sullivan County Legislature on its decision to hire a new management company for the county-owned Care Center at Sunset