New York City is assembling an emergency situation room ahead of a nurses' strike. If an agreement on new contracts can't be reached, the operation would kick into gear 6 a.m. Monday, when thousands of workers are authorized to walk off the job.
A health care worker stands on an overpass at Mount Sinai Hospital, where negotiations are ongoing with the New York State Nurses Association. | Mary Altaffer/AP PhotoNEW YORK — The New York City Office of Emergency Management is assembling an interagency situation room that would monitor hospital operations citywide in real time and direct the flow of ambulances if thousands of nurses decide to strike Monday morning, officials said.
The situation room would bring together representatives from the FDNY, NYPD, the city’s Health Department, the lobbying group the Greater New York Hospital Association and facilities affected by the strike to keep “eyes and ears” on the city’s health care system, said Andrew Dahl, the association’s vice president of emergency preparedness and response, in an interview with POLITICO.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Friday that her administration has been in touch hourly with the nurses and hospital administrators to resolve the situation and avoid disruption to health care services. Ken Raske, president of the Greater New York Hospital Association, has personally briefed Mayor Eric Adams and Hochul on the looming strike and hospitals’ preparations, he said in an interview.Dahl said his discussions with city officials about the prospect of a strike have been underway for the last two to three weeks. About 16,000 NYSNA members voted on Dec. 30 to
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