HUNDREDS OF NYSNA NURSES CONTINUE WEEK OF ACTION ACROSS THE CITY TO DEFEND NYC’S HEALTHCARE
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TODAY, OCT. 23 AT NOON**
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HUNDREDS OF NYSNA NURSES CONTINUE WEEK OF ACTION ACROSS THE CITY TO DEFEND NYC’S HEALTHCARE
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New York, N.Y. - On Thursday, Oct. 23, New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) nurses continue a week of action at several hospitals. Amidst looming federal healthcare cuts, hundreds of nurses and allies are gathering across the city to demand hospitals protect healthcare and invest in patient care, rather than executive pay.
WHAT: Nurses Care for New York week of action to defend patient care
WHO: Hundreds of NYSNA nurses and allies, including New York State Senator Robert Jackson, City Council Member Shaun Abreu, Assembly Members Jeffrey Dinowitz and George Alvarez, Northwest Bronx Community Clergy Coalition, Mekong NYC, CIR/SEIU, CWA District 1, WE ACT, New York Immigration Coalition, and Citizen Action
WHEN/WHERE:
Oct. 23 Montefiore at 12 p.m., 111 East 210 Street, Bronx
Oct. 23 NewYork-Presbyterian at 12 p.m., (UPDATED LOCATION) 177 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY
Over the last few months, NYSNA nurses and healthcare professionals have fought to protect healthcare across the state. If the Trump administration’s impending healthcare cuts proceed, they will likely increase the number of uninsured New Yorkers by over a million, will increase health insurance premiums for all, and could lead to the loss of billions in federal healthcare funding for New York.
While nurses have fought to save healthcare for patients and their communities, hospitals have cut frontline staff and services and instead invested in outrageous executive pay, risky new technologies, and meritless lawsuits. Nurses’ campaign “Nurses Care for New York” defends New York’s healthcare system and ensures that all New Yorkers have access to safe patient care. NYSNA nurses are united around a five-point platform that consists of:
- Quality patient care through enforceable safe staffing.
- Defend access to care when our patients’ healthcare services and staff are under attack.
- Protect nurses, so we can continue to care for you.
- Every patient deserves a real nurse.
- Fair wages and benefits to recruit and retain nurses.
Approximately 20,000 NYSNA nurses at 12 private sector hospitals whose contracts expire Dec. 31, 2025 have begun bargaining for fair contracts that help protect patient care. These rallies are part of a series of three speak-outs happening this week as part of the Nurses Care for New York campaign. Visit https://www.nursescareforny.org/ to learn more.
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The New York State Nurses Association represents more than 42,000 members in New York State. We are New York’s largest union and professional association for registered nurses. NYSNA is an affiliate of National Nurses United, AFL-CIO, the country's largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses, with more than 225,000 members nationwide.