Overview
- Nearly 15,000 NYSNA nurses at Mount Sinai, Montefiore and NewYork-Presbyterian have been on strike for seven days.
- An anonymous union official says two infants and a 24-year-old ICU patient died at Mount Sinai since the walkout began, attributing the cases in part to reduced care with replacement staff.
- Mount Sinai declined to comment on the reported deaths, and the claims have not been independently confirmed as union representatives describe overwhelmed temporary nurses and unsafe conditions.
- Hospital leaders say contingency staffing can maintain safety, and NewYork-Presbyterian labeled the union’s latest proposals unreasonable while talks show little movement.
- The walkout is described as the largest in New York City history, and Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani has voiced support for striking nurses.