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    Dozens of lawmakers are calling on New York’s Department of Health to establish safe staffing regulations for the state’s hospitals and nursing homes once it completes a study on the topic due at the end of 2019.

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    Dozens of lawmakers are calling on New York’s Department of Health to establish safe staffing regulations for the state’s hospitals and nursing homes once it completes a study on the topic due at the end of 2019.

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    Dozens of lawmakers are calling on New York’s Department of Health to establish safe staffing regulations for the state’s hospitals and nursing homes once it completes a study on the topic due at the end of 2019.

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    THE ASSEMBLY

    STATE OF NEW YORK


    CHAIR
    ALBANY Mental Health Committee

    CHAIR
    Subcommittee on Women’s Health
    Aileen M. Gunther
    Member of Assembly COMMITTEES
    100th District Agriculture
    Environmental Conservation
    Health
    Real Property Taxation
    Steering

    December 18, 2019

    Howard Zucker, M.D., Commissioner


    New York State Department of Health
    Corning Tower
    Empire State Plaza
    Albany, NY 12237

    Dear Commissioner Zucker,

    We are writing to you to express our strong support for minimum statewide staffing ratios for
    healthcare workers in nursing homes and hospitals. There is currently a patient safety crisis due
    to inadequate staffing at our healthcare facilities. Decision-making processes regarding
    healthcare worker staffing vary widely, are not transparent to the public and can endanger
    patients and residents in our hospitals and nursing homes.

    The study the Department of Health is conducting is an important and necessary step. However,
    studying the problem alone will not be sufficient to protect patient safety in our state. We are
    strong supporters of minimum statewide healthcare worker-patient ratios in hospitals and nursing
    homes. We believe that the costs of understaffing, in terms of the lives and health of New
    Yorkers in healthcare facilities, are significant and must be addressed.

    Study after study has shown that inadequate staffing in healthcare leads to increased falls, risks
    of infection, readmissions, and even death. Study after study also shows that the exact opposite is
    true when minimum staffing ratios are put into effect for healthcare workers like nurses, certified
    nurse assistants, and others on the care team.

    When the study is complete, we urge you to take action on the results and use your regulatory
    authority to establish minimum healthcare worker-patient ratios in hospitals and nursing homes.
    New York State must act on behalf of patients and families to raise the standard of care and
    safety in our hospitals and nursing homes.

    Sincerely,

    ALBANY OFFICE: Room 826, Legislative Office Building, Albany, New York 12248  518-455-5355, FAX 518-455-5239
    DISTRICT OFFICE: 18 Anawana Lake Road, Monticello, New York 12701  845-794-5807, FAX 845-794-5910
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    DISTRICT OFFICE 16 James St. - 3 floor, Middletown NY 10940 845-342-9304 – FAX 845-343-9847
    [email protected]
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