(NEW YORK CITY) – Union-represented Health Care Workers from the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the Communication Workers of America (CWA) - whose Members work throughout NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP) Health System, held a speak out earlier this week against NYP’s recent cuts to Front Line Health Care Staffing.  

In a video townhall on May 5th, NYP Health System announced a sweeping 2% staffing cut across the Hospital System - over 1,000 Health Care Workers.

This announcement was made without first informing the affected Health Care Professionals.

Two-hundred Health Care Workers, including 65 NYSNA Nurses and Nurse Practitioners and 121 1199 SEIU Caregivers, were served layoff notices across four different campuses - NYP-Columbia, NYP-Brooklyn Methodist, NYP-Hudson Valley and NYP-Queens.

The cuts mean the loss of health care services, including for children and terminally ill patients.

NYP’s decision to cut Front Line Staff was made as NYP executives raked in millions.

More than 30 of NYP’s top-paid executives made more than $1 million a year in salary, benefits, and perks in 2023.

CEO Steve Corwin alone made more than $14.6 million in salary, benefits and perks in 2023.

Registered Nurse Michealla Donohue: “We are devastated. This feels like it came out of nowhere. Putting aside my own future well-being and financial security, I can say this will undoubtedly affect care in this region. Nurses’ primary concern is quality patient care and less Health Care Workers means less health care for patients. Period. We’re already fighting against disastrous cuts to Medicaid. There is no reason why an institution as wealthy as NYP should use these Federal attacks on health care to further squeeze Health Care Workers.”

Read More Here And Check Out Photos And Videos From Wednesday's Speak Out Here.

Photo Courtesy Of The New York City AFL-CIO Central Labor Council.