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NY nurses seek state staffing rules amid high patient loads
Brooklyn nurse Rose Green and colleagues press lawmakers to enact minimum hospital and nursing home staffing ratios across New York. They cite 16 to 17 patients per nurse during peak ER demand while hospital executives warn of higher costs and inflexibility. The bill, backed by bipartisan support, mirrors California’s 2004 mandate and would set unit specific ratios.
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Greater New York Hospital Association
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