Why Thousands of Nurses Are Striking in NYC—and What It Could Mean for Patients

Almost 15,000 nurses at several major New York hospitals are on strike, raising concerns about how staffing shortages could affect the city’s health care system.

The strike, which began on Monday morning, came as contract negotiations stalled after months of bargaining, according to the nurses’ union, New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA). It is impacting some of the city’s top medical centers: Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Morningside and West, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, and Montefiore Medical Center.