It's official. Thousands of city nurses say they will walk off the job in one week. The move will impact at least seven private hospitals that have been in tense negotiations with the nurse's union for months. LisaRoznerTV reports.
Not on the list is New York-Presbyterian, which reached a tentative agreement late New Year's Eve for its 4,000 nurses. The nurses at the other hospitals say they have not received a pay increase since before the pandemic."In the emergency room, where patient care should be 4 to 1 or maybe 5 to 1, nurses have up to 10 and 15 at a time," Jones said."You want to be there, hold their hand, and give them comfort.
Most of the hospitals told CBS2 they will keep negotiating, and hope to avert a strike before Jan. 9. Mount Sinai said, in part, it's prepared for staffing changes and will do everything possible to minimize inconvenience to patients. While none of the hospitals are in the city system, NYC Health + Hospitals told CBS2 it's planning for various contingencies.
The timing couldn't be worse, with doctors anticipating the flu season will hit its peak this month, and that there could be a post-holiday surge of COVID and RSV cases. However, the nurses say this fight for safe staffing, health benefits and adequate PPE is a battle that will make the patients' experience better, too.
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