Hospitals in New York City are starting to put contingency plans in place as more than 10,000 nurses prepare to go on strike Monday. DaveCarlinTV reports.
Some hospitals are taking emergency actions, including moving newborns and rearranging ambulance schedules, as a strike looks more and more likely. Mount Sinai Health System will begin transferring babies in neonatal intensive care units to other hospital systems and diverting ambulances, according to a memo from its leadership. Some elective surgeries will be postponed.
"Although we bargained all day yesterday at all five tables, we could not agree on contracts," said Nancy Hagans, president of the New York State Nurses Association. Hospitals without an agreement are said to be cutting expensive deals with traveling temporary nurses. Nurses said they're fighting for better health benefits and pay raises. But the biggest sticking point appears to be a demand for increased staffing, which nurses say is crucial to patient care.
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