TODAY: Bronx Nurses Sound Alarm on Montefiore Replacing Real Nurses with AI

**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 AT NOON**  

Contact: Kristi Barnes | press@nysna.org | 646-853-4489   
Joseph Celestin | press@nysna.org | 518-776-8337  

BRONX NURSES SOUND ALARM ON MONTEFIORE REPLACING REAL NURSES WITH AI 

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Bronx, NY -- Montefiore is planning to lay off real nurses and replace them with artificial intelligence (AI)-powered software. These are nurses who use their decades of bedside experience and clinical judgement to review insurance denials and ensure patients get the care they need covered by insurance. 
Replacing real nurses with AI is terrible for workers and the economy in the Bronx. It could also have negative consequences for patients in the Bronx. NYSNA nurses are hosting a virtual town hall with directly impacted nurses to discuss Montefiore’s plan, its negative impact on jobs and patient care in the Bronx, and how healthcare practitioners and communities can fight back against untested AI in their hospitals.  

WHO: NYSNA nurses, community members and elected officials, including New York City Council Labor Chair Shirley Aldebol.  
WHAT: Virtual Town Hall and Press Conference: The Bronx Needs Real Nurses, Not AI! 
WHEN: Wednesday, July 1 from 12-1 p.m. 
WHERE: Zoom. Press must register at https://nysna.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cW2iVYxSTCO7gGQ1AMQRkw 

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The New York State Nurses Association represents approximately 45,000 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.