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Elmhurst RNs Rally for Patient Care in Queens

November 25, 2013

MEDIA ADVISORY Monday, November 25, 2013 Contacts: Bernadette Ellorin, 347.244.8953, bernadette.ellorin@nysna.org Jesse Myerson, 347.688.0241, jesse.myerson@nysna.org Elmhurst RNs Rally for Patient Care in Queens QUEENS, NY— NYSNA nurses at Elmhurst Hospital are holding a rally to call on Elmhurst

Queens RNs Unite, Create Safer Environment

November 18, 2013

When a Queens Hospital ED nurse was attacked by the patient in 2012, management tried to hide the problem. The Chief Nurse told her not to go to the police. By the time the NYPD got there, the...

Nurses, Community Members to “Jam for Justice,” Demanding HHC Restore Perinatal Service Units Immediately

November 18, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2013 CONTACT: Jesse Myerson, Jesse.Myerson@nysna.org, 347.688.0241 NURSES, COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO “JAM FOR JUSTICE,” DEMANDING HHC RESTORE PERINATAL SERVICES UNITS IMMEDIATELY The Bronx – Bowing to public pressure HHC has agreed to restore closed perinatal units to

Victory in fight to keep LICH Open for Care

November 17, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Eliza Bates, NYSNA, eliza.bates@nysna.org, 917-565-2976 Amanda Torres Price, 1199SEIU amanda.torresprice@1199.org,917-886-9311 SUNY enters standstill agreement - Contempt Proceedings Against SUNY Adjourned Until December 16th Brooklyn, November 17, 2013 – SUNY entered

Judge Orders Interfaith to Remain Open

November 14, 2013

On November 13^th, a judge ordered that the hospital must stay open while further mediation occurs between owners that want to close the facility and the advocates of keeping Interfaith Medical Center...

Wall Street's Plan to Take Over Our Healthcare

November 12, 2013

Wall Street and private equity firms plan to take over healthcare through a series of tactics including changing the regulatory structure, promoting a private insurance model and lobbying for the introduction of for-profit healthcare facilities to enter the New York market.

What You Can Do To Help Victims of Typhoon Haiyan

November 12, 2013

On November 8, Typhoon Haiyan (called Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines), one of the most powerful typhoons on record, ripped through the Philippines, leaving a path of destruction in its wake...