NYSNA Nurses Call on City Council to Hold Private Hospitals Accountable for All New Yorkers
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR NOV. 18 AT 12 PM**
Contact: Kristi Barnes | press@nysna.org | 646-853-4489
Eliza Bates | press@nysna.org |646-285-8491
NYSNA NURSES CALL ON CITY COUNCIL TO HOLD PRIVATE HOSPITALS ACCOUNTABLE FOR PROTECTING HEALTHCARE FOR ALL NEW YORKERS
With looming federal healthcare cuts, NYSNA nurses to speak out about safe patient care at rally on steps of City Hall and during Council hearing
New York, N.Y. - On Tuesday, Nov. 18, New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) nurses will hold a rally on the steps of city hall before testifying at a city council oversight hearing on the state of nursing. Nurses will speak out about current conditions at New York City’s private hospitals and demand hospitals do more to protect healthcare for New Yorkers.
NYSNA nurses are mobilizing to protect healthcare for vulnerable New York patients who are at risk from the Trump administration’s impending healthcare cuts. Experts estimate these cuts would raise the number of uninsured New Yorkers by over a million and cut billions from New York’s healthcare funding. Hospitals have the opportunity to protect care for New Yorkers who need it most and prioritize the safety of their frontline staff.
WHAT: Rally and New York City Council Oversight Hearing on the State of Nursing
WHO: Hundreds of NYSNA nurses and allies, including City Council Members Mercedes Narcisse, Carmen De La Rosa, and Lynn Schulman, NYS AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento, and NYC Central Labor Council Secretary-Treasurer Janella Hinds
WHEN: Nov. 18 at 12 p.m.
WHERE: New York City Hall, Broadway and Murray Streets on West Side of City Hall Gate – City Hall Steps, City Hall Park, New York, NY 10007
Nurses, whose contract expires at the end of this year, have been demanding that hospitals invest in safe staffing and commit to keeping New York City nurses and patients safe. Nurses say that they now have patients who are too afraid to come to the hospital because of the looming threat of ICE raids.
Meanwhile, just last week there was an active shooter incident at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. Nurses have repeatedly called for hospitals to do more to protect both nurses and patients.
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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.