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Bus Ads: "Public Hospital Nurses Will Care for You"

April 03, 2014

Some familiar faces are going up on bus shelters across New York City: our fellow HHC nurses talking about why our public hospital system is so important to the people of our city.

We go above and...

Full-Service Hospital Bidder Begins Negotiations with SUNY to Take Over LICH

April 03, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 03, 2014 Contact: NYSNA - Eliza Bates, 917-565-2976, eliza.bates@nysna.org 1199SEIU - Amanda Torres Price, 917-886-9311, amandatorresprice@1199.org (New York, NY) SUNY announced today that they will enter into negotiations on transferring ownership of LICH to

All RNs in NY State: Mark Your Calendars for Lobby Day!

April 01, 2014

Make sure to save the date for Lobby Day on May 20th! This event is for all nurses in NY State, including those that are not NYSNA members. We are joining our allies in 1199SEIU, CWA, PEF, and other...

After Lobby Day, A Call for Action

March 28, 2014

A dangerous last-minute budget proposal from the governor's office would amend the Nurse Practice Act to deregulate the practice of nursing — and open the door wider to corporate-driven healthcare...

Public Hospital Dialysis Patients Win On Quality Care; For-Profit Chain Set Back

March 20, 2014

For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 20, 2014 Contact: Carl Ginsburg, 917-405-1060 (New York, NY) The state has removed the application of Big Apple Dialysis Management, LLC from the agenda of the scheduled March 27 th meeting of the NYS Department of Health’s Public Health and Health Planning

NYSNA RNs Treat Patients From East Harlem Gas Explosion

March 14, 2014

Following the explosion and subsequent collapse of two buildings in East Harlem due to a gas leak, doctors, caregivers, and NYSNA nurses at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Metropolitan Hospital and Harlem...

Our Struggle to Save Interfaith in New York Daily News

March 11, 2014

Jill Furillo, Executive Director of NYSNA, wrote an article in the NY Daily News yesterday on our struggle to keep Interfaith Medical Center open for care.

Furillo highlights that Interfaith is the g...