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'Exhausted, Stressed': Hudson Valley Healthcare Workers To March For Better Conditions 'Exhausted, Stressed': Hudson Valley Healthcare Workers To March For Better Conditions
'Exhausted, Stressed': Hudson Valley Healthcare Workers To March For Better Conditions A group of Hudson Valley healthcare workers is asking for better conditions and the opportunity to negotiate a contract.  As part of their effort to improve circumstances at hospitals in both Dutchess and Putnam counties, a "Dignity March" will be held on Thursday, Dec. 1 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Poughkeepsie starting at Vassar Brothers Hospital at 45 Reade Pl. and ending at the Mid-Hudson Bridge, according to the 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East union.  Those organizing the march said that poor working conditions at both Vassar Brothers Hospital and Putnam Hospi…

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by Ben Crnic
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COVID-19: US Sees Record 1.35M Cases In A Day, But Expert Says That Doesn't Tell Whole Story COVID-19: US Sees Record 1.35M Cases In A Day, But Expert Says That Doesn't Tell Whole Story
Covid-19: US Sees Record 1.35M Cases In A Day, But Expert Says That Doesn't Tell Whole Story Fueled by the highly contagious Omicron variant, the United States reported a record-breaking 1.35 million COVID-19 infections in a day on Monday, Jan. 10.  But that may not even be close to the actual number of cases. "We're probably only diagnosing somewhere between one in five and one in 10 actual infections," Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said Sunday, Jan. 9 on CBS-TV. Gottlieb added that there are "probably a lot of people walking around with asymptomatic infection who don't know it, but are spreading it." That scenario could cause staffing issues for hospitals, and…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Nurses At Westchester Hospital Strike Over Contract Negotiations COVID-19: Nurses At Westchester Hospital Strike Over Contract Negotiations
Covid-19: Nurses At Westchester Hospital Strike Over Contract Negotiations Nurses at one of Westchester’s largest hospitals went on strike following more than a year of attempting to negotiate a new contract with little progress. Beginning at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1, nurses at Montefiore New Rochelle officially started striking as the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) demands the hospital hire more nurses and improve safe staffing requirements. “We were hoping to avoid an (Unfair Labor Practice) strike on Dec. 1 and 2, but it’s clear that Montefiore does not want us to have a voice in patient safety,” NYSNA's leader in New Rochel…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Hospitals Close To Capacity Statewide, New Shutdown Is Possible, Cuomo Says COVID-19: Hospitals Close To Capacity Statewide, New Shutdown Is Possible, Cuomo Says
Covid-19: Hospitals Close To Capacity Statewide, New Shutdown Is Possible, Cuomo Says Hospitals in New York could be at a crossroads as the number of COVID-19 patients continues to spike to levels not seen since the height of the pandemic in the spring. And now, the problem is statewide, and not just in the downstate region During a COVID-19 briefing in Manhattan on Monday, Nov. 30, Gov. Andrew Cuomo cautioned that changes in behavior among New Yorkers have led to a second wave of the virus that threatens to overwhelm hospital systems. Cuomo made note that the current COVID-19 hospitalization numbers are nearly quadruple what the state was reporting as recently as June. “B…

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by Zak Failla