Medical staff clapped and sirens blared outside Upstate University Hospital to give a warm sendoff to nurses heading to Long Island to treat COVID-19 patients.
Soon, healthcare workers won't have anything to protect their faces while they care for patients. A New York nurse's family is banning together to make masks.
If you've ever had to make a trip to the Urgent Care at Slocum Dickson, you may have been helped by this guy. Andy Danquer has been named Central New York's 'Top Nurse 2016.'
For the past year The New York State Nurses Association and Mohawk Valley Health System have been in contract negotiations. Now, one side is taking it to the streets, literally.
The nominations are in for Central New York's 'Top Nurse 2016.' Nine nurses made the list and now you have to decide which of these amazing caregivers deserves this honor. As cliche as this may sound, every nurse is already truly a winner, because they've made the choice to devote their career to caring for others.
Everyone at some point in their life has been helped, or will be helped by a nurse. It can be a school nurse, the nurse you grew up with that works at the pediatrician's office, or the charge nurse that saved your life. Whatever duties the nurse you know performs, they deserve to be recognized for their hard work and dedication. Nominate your choice for '2016 Nurse of the Year.'