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Flandersia Jones testifies at MRT public hearing

Nurses and Patient Advocates Say “No Medicaid Cuts!”

February 14, 2020

More than one in four New Yorkers relies on Medicaid. It is the backbone of healthcare in the state.

Elected officials are proposing to balance the New York State budget through cutting state funding...

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...

NYSNA COVID Update: February 2

February 02, 2020

2/2/2020 Update:

U.S. declares public health emergency

Non-U.S. citizens who have been to China within the past 14 days are barred from entry to the U.S.

U.S. citizens who have been in Hubei Province...

NYSNA COVID Updates: January

January 31, 2020

1/31/2020 Update:

An additional case of 2019-nCoV confirmed in the U.S.

The spouse of someone with a confirmed case of 2019-nCoV has contracted the illness. The initial patient had traveled from Wuhan...

COVID-19: Safety/Advocacy Tools

January 28, 2020

As the Coronavirus Pandemic continues to unfold, NYSNA’s Health and Safety team will provide periodic updates to deliver the news that nurses need to know.

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NEW: NYSNA encourages all RNs to...

Statement from the NYS Nurses Association regarding recent U.S. Supreme Court Ruling

January 28, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 28, 2020 Contact: Carl Ginsburg, carl.ginsburg@nysna.org, 917.405.1060 NURSES REAFFIRM COMMITMENT TO CARE FOR ALL PATIENTS, INCLUDING THOSE EXCLUDED BY U.S. SUPREME COURT RULING New York, NY – The New York State Nurses Association, a union of 43,000 front line nurses

NYCH+H NYSNA RNs celebrate a new contract!

NYC Health + Hospitals RNs Win Groundbreaking New Contract

January 13, 2020

NYSNA nurses achieved an incredible contract at New York City Health + Hospitals (NYC H+H) and Mayorals Agencies. We have been organizing for several months, leading rallies, appearing on the news...