Public hospital nurses rallied outside of Harlem Hospital on Tuesday demanding higher pay, on par with private-sector nurses, and better staffing levels across New York City’s municipal hospitals.
The nurses, who were joined by elected officials and community allies, shared their experiences at the annual Board of Directors meeting for New York City’s Health+Hospitals System, the country’s largest public healthcare systemThe rally, held prior to the board meeting, was organized by the New York State Nurses Association , the state’s largest union representing 42,000 registered nurses, and took place three months after private-sector nurses went on strike.
Hagans said in a statement that nurses testified about being unable to provide emotional support to parents with sick children, working 12-hour shifts with no breaks, to there not being enoughhealth facilities predominantly serve Black, Hispanic, and immigrants, and are themselves staffed by nurses from those demographics.
There are currently 8,000 nurses who work across the NYC Health+Hospitals system — 2,000 of whom are temporary nurses. The hospital system was paying $110 to $130 per hour for these traveling nurses while permanent nurses are paid $70 to $80 per hour, said Katz and NYC Health+Hospital chief financial offer John Ulberg at the meeting.
But King said the critical care area of the Emergency Department should have a 5:2 ratio of nurses to critically-ill patients, but at her hospital, the ratio is 1:6-7, or one nurse for six to seven patients. “Amid budget negotiations, we must invest in our nurses rather than rely on the use of expensive travel nurses and rising health costs,” said Councilmember Carmen. “Those funds must be reallocated strategically to compensate long-term nurses rather than finding quick and ineffective bandage solutions to shortages.”
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