ALBANY, N.Y. ( NEWS10 ) – Albany Medical Center and the union representing its nursing staff continue to be at odds over staffing concerns, NEWS10 heard from both sides on Thursday. Nurses said they are experiencing a staffing crisis, while the hospital said there is no crisis.
Nurses represented by the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) and AlbanyMed CEO Dennis McKenna both addressed the media at separate press conferences.
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Both sides made allegations against the other, but what both have agreed on one point, that the DOH has issued a deficiency report to hospital management and nurses on the clinical staffing committee were presented that information on Thursday, after the initial meeting was rescheduled from Wednesday.
Frustrated NYSNA nurses, who have been working without a contract for two months, said the hospital is trying to keep the staffing crisis a secret and have been calling on the hospital to release the full report from the Department of Health. McKenna addressed those claims.