Staten Island University Hospital won't say how it's preparing if nurses strike Tuesday
More than 1,300 nurses at Staten Island University Hospital are threatening to strike at 7 a.m. on Tuesday if hospital leaders don’t meet their demands for increased pay and staffing.
“We will be commenting on plans when and if there is a strike,” Barbara Osborn, the spokesperson, said late Thursday. By comparison, Mount Sinai Hospital and Montefiore Medical Center provided far more-detailed information on their plans to maintain operations ahead of athey would postpone some elective surgeries if a strike happened. They also transferred or discharged some patients before the walkout, and the city made preparations to divert ambulances to other hospitals.
According to NYSNA, the starting salary for nurses at the Staten Island University Hospital is about 12% lower than the average pay for comparable hospitals in the city, including Richmond University Medical Center. The union did not respond to a request for more details on current salaries or which other hospitals the union was comparing them to.
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