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Remembering Nelson Rivera

June 05, 2020

On Thursday, June 4, nurses gathered in our cars with our union sisters and brothers in the Transport Workers Union (TWU) to honor the life of Nelson Rivera. Many RNs got to know Nelson in the...

NYC Health+Hospitals/Mayorals: Resolution to continue to fight to make Black Lives Matter

June 04, 2020

On Wednesday, June 3, the NYC Health+Hospitals/Mayorals Executive Council passed a resolution condemning the murder of George Floyd. They also announced that NYSNA members at H+H/Mayorals will...

Remembering George Floyd, Combating Racism

May 31, 2020

Statement by the NYSNA Board of Directors

Adopted May 30, 2020

Millions of Americans have watched in horror the video footage of Minneapolis police officers killing George Floyd, an unarmed Black man...

NYSNA: COVID-19 Update - May 29

May 31, 2020

As New York enters a new phase in this pandemic, our union is also shifting gears.

Three months ago, our hospitals were unprepared for COVID-19’s devastating impact. New York has been the epicenter of...

The Way to Honor Nurses: Listen to Our Advice

May 13, 2020

Tuesday, May 12 would have been Florence Nightingale’s 200^th birthday.

As Nurses Week draws to a close, I want to celebrate you and the 58,363 patients across the state that you’ve helped recover from...

Reopening, Responsibly

May 12, 2020

Nurses have been on the frontlines in this crisis. We’ve seen firsthand just how deadly COVID-19 can be.

While we’re relieved to see hospitalizations declining in many parts of the state, this does not...

A birthday remembrance, from a sister to her hero

May 08, 2020

The following was sent on May 8 to NYSNA from Lorelie Villapaña, sister of Susan Sisgundo, a NYSNA Nurse who fell victim this past April to COVID-19. The occassion was what would have been Susan's...

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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.