A U.S. District Court on Friday dismissed a nurse association's plea against New York state and two hospitals to provide safety equipment and adopt measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 among its members, asking the parties to reach an amicable agreement.
FILE PHOTO: Nurses at Montefiore Medical Center Moses Division hospital hold a protest demanding N95 masks and other critical Personal Protective Equipment to handle patients during the outbreak coronavirus disease in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid
Last month, the New York State Nurses Association sued the New York Department of Health, Montefiore Medical Center and the parent company of the Westchester Medical Center, saying the hospitals were ignoring requirements that healthcare workers each receive an N95 respirator mask daily, and that the health department was not enforcing it.
“Both sides presumably share the ultimate goal of maximizing protections for healthcare workers on the front lines of the battle against a vicious disease without compromising patient care,” U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York Jesse Fruman said in the proceeding. The judge also asked the health department and the hospitals to take swift action in addressing the nurses’ requests. The state and two hospitals had earlier said they were taking necessary actions to protect the healthcare workers.
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