The New York City Office of Emergency Management is preparing if thousands of New York City hospital nurses go on strike on Monday, officials said.
A situation room will bring together officials with the NYPD, Fire Department of New York, Health Department, health care facilities, and other groups to keep “eyes and ears” on the health care system amid the strike, a spokesperson for the Greater New York Hospital Association told Politico. A spokesperson for Mayor Eric Adams’ administration said the fire department has plans to reroute ambulances, while NYC Health + Hospitals will implement an emergency plan to deal with patients amid the staffing shortfall….