Monday, December 17, 2018

MAYOR DE BLASIO ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF THE NATION’S FIRST CITY-LED NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT 24 LOCAL HOSPITALS


New nurse residency program is the first-ever in the nation’s largest public hospital system

  Mayor Bill de Blasio, Deputy Mayor J. Phillip Thompson and Department of Small Business Services Commissioner Gregg Bishop today announced the launch of the nation’s first City-led nurse residency program in 24 participating local hospitals. During the first year of the program, called the Citywide Nurse Residency program, 500 newly-hired nurses will be provided with specialized training that promotes job retention. The program will support participating hospitals with implementing a year-long residency that bridges the gap between education and practice for newly-graduated nurses. This is the first time that New York City’s public hospital system, the largest in the nation, has adopted a nurse residency program.

According to hospital partners, losing one nurse can cost up to $100,000 and retention of newly-graduated nurses is a challenge. While residencies are a recognized best practice for retaining nurses, New York City’s public and safety net hospitals have not had the capacity and resources to launch these programs.

“We’re exploring every possible avenue to create new pipelines of opportunity for New Yorkers who deserve good paying jobs as we continue to make strides toward being the fairest big city in America,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “This Citywide Nurse Residency program will help expand opportunities and retain skilled professionals at public hospitals that deliver quality health care to countless New Yorkers.”

“Nurses are an integral part of the fabric that helps hospitals and clinics provide patients with the best care,” said Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Dr. Herminia Palacio. “This initiative will help ensure nurses receive the training and support they need to thrive in our hospitals and help New Yorkers get and stay healthy.”

“The de Blasio administration is working hard to prepare New Yorkers for a more competitive and challenging economy," said Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives Phillip Thompson. "While creating job opportunities for those who need them the most, we are also developing adequate training to meet these challenges with a particular focus on economic inclusion. I commend the City's Small Businesses Department and the New York Alliance for Careers in Healthcare for creating a training program that focuses on the needs of our nurses and hospitals to ensure New Yorkers receive the highest quality healthcare year round."

“The City is investing in ensuring that New Yorkers have a path to a viable, lasting career,” saidGregg Bishop, Commissioner of the NYC Department of Small Business Services. “The Citywide Nurse Residency program is a national model for bringing together hospitals to support the systematic change that puts nurses on track to succeed.”


The Citywide Nurse Residency program is being offered in partnership with the Greater New York Hospital Association, NYU Langone Health, and New York-Presbyterian Hospital to implement residency programs for staff at participating hospitals. The residency program will provide newly-hired, first-time nurses with on-the-job training through a curriculum developed by Vizient/AACN that focuses on topics including ethics, decision making, clinical leadership, and the incorporation of research-based evidence into practice. The program also provides new nurses with support and mentorship proven to enhance nurse satisfaction, performance, and retention. The following hospitals are participating in the program:

1.  BronxCare Health System
2.  Brookdale University Hospital
3.  Interfaith Medical Center
4.  Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center
5.  Mount Sinai Brooklyn
6.  Mount Sinai Hospital
7.  Mount Sinai Queens
8.  Mount Sinai St. Luke’s
9.  Mount Sinai West
10. Maimonides Medical Center
11. NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist
12. NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
13. NYC Health + Hospitals – Bellevue
14. NYC Health + Hospitals – Coney Island
15. NYC Health + Hospitals – Elmhurst
16. NYC Health + Hospitals – Harlem
17. NYC Health + Hospitals – Jacobi
18. NYC Health + Hospitals – Kings County
19. NYC Health + Hospitals – Lincoln
20. NYC Health + Hospitals – Metropolitan
21. NYC Health + Hospitals – North Central Bronx
22. NYC Health + Hospitals – Queens
23. NYC Health + Hospitals – Woodhull
24. St. Barnabas Hospital Systems

For more information, visit nyachnyc.org/initiatives/nursing/ .

“Research and experience tell us that nurse residency programs lead to improved nurse retention and satisfaction, and a greater level of confidence for new nurses as they transition from the classroom to the bedside,” said Kenneth E. Raske, President of the Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA). “GNYHA is pleased to provide data analytic and project management support to this important initiative, and we applaud the New York Alliance for Careers in Healthcare for supporting nurse residency programs in hospitals across New York City.”

"This initiative puts a spotlight on New York City’s nursing community and will ultimately benefit every hospital involved,” said Kimberly S. Glassman, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at NYU Langone. “We’re thrilled to support this program and share the benefits our institution has experienced with nurse residency over the past 20 years.”

“This residency program is an exciting addition to the training and support we provide to our newest nurses,” said Mary Anne Marra, DNP, RN, Interim Chief Nursing Officer at NYC Health + Hospitals. “This new training will complement the exceptional clinical support we already provide and help make our least experienced nurses the complete professionals they aspire to be.”

Bronx Metro-North Morris Park Station Area Study - Thank You to those Who Attended






THANK YOU
For Making The
Morris Park Public Workshop
& Open House - A
 Success!

Thank you to all those who attended the Bronx Metro-North Public Workshop and Open House for the Morris Park station area on 12/11/18 at Montefiore Einstein.

Thanks to you and your neighbors, we had an impressive cross-section of area workers, residents, and organizations represented at the event. Thanks to this, we were able to have important and robust conversations around your vision for the future of the station area in advance of future Metro-North service. 





What's Next?
We're compiling all that we've heard to date and we look forward to sharing it with you and your neighbors at an upcoming public open house to be scheduled for early 2019 (details to follow!). This will be an opportunity to learn about and comment on a preliminary set of priorities, recommendations, and strategies for the Parkchester/Van Nest and Morris Park station areas based on everything we've heard.

To follow progress on the Bronx Metro-North Station Area Study, sign-up for updates, or just to learn about the study itself, please follow the link below.
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Sunday, December 16, 2018

Assemblyman Marcos Crespo Christmas Event at the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community Center



 Saturday afternoon Santa stopped by the Sonia Sotomayor Community Center in Soundview to help Assemblyman Marcos Crespo give the Soundview community a huge Christmas party. The event was co-sponsored by the Sheet Metal Workers Local 28 who are with Santa before he left for his next event. Several elected officials were in the house including Bronx Borough president Ruben Diaz Jr., City Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr., and 87th A.D. District Leader John Perez. Music and entertainment was provided by FPJ Amusements, and a good time was had by all who attended.


Above - Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. wishes everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS. Ruben Diaz Jr. also said that this would be his last term in office as Bronx Borough President, but that in 2021 when he is term-limited out he will be running to become the first Latino Mayor of New York City. 
Below - City Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr. with Assemblyman Crespo and former assembly candidate George Alvarez had a contest testing the knowledge of local residents about their community. 




Above - One member of Local 28 holds the bag with the raffle tickets to win a PlayStation Four, as another Local 28 member draws the winning number.
Below - The winner of the Sony Playstation Four, who wanted to remain anonymous.




Above - Since he announced that he was running for mayor in 2021, it was time to for BP Diaz Jr. to shake hands and gain support for his upcoming mayoral run.
Below - A candidate also has to take photos, especially with union members like these from Local 28 of the Sheet Metal Workers Union.




As the event wound down, it was all smiles for Assemblyman Marcos Crespo as he carries his young daughter Graciela up on his shoulders.

Santa Visits Pelham Parkway Vision Center



  The line of children stretched down the block outside the Pelham Parkway Vision Center to see Santa on Saturday Afternoon. Pelham Parkway Vision Center owner Michael Orloff and the Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association gave out presents and books from Montefiore Hospital to children who waited to see Santa. 


Above - Pasley and Jason hold up their gifts from Santa. 
Below - (L-R) Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association President Edith Blitzer, Vision Center Owner Michael Orloff, PPNA Vice-President Steven Glosser, Santa, Montefiore Hospital Vice- President  of Community Relations Mariela Salazar, PPNA member Andrea Siegal, PPNA Secretary Louis Lutnick.



Mark Gjonaj Community Breakfast and Meet Santa



  It was an early breakfast for Santa Saturday at the Pines Restaurant on Bronxdale Avenue with City Councilman Mark Gjonaj and Assemblyman Michael Benedetto. Over 100 children and their parents received a hearty healthy breakfast, and then the children got to tell Santa what they wanted for Christmas. 


Above - Councilman Gjonaj and Santa are with Dora, Jeta, and Atdhe.
Below - Unik Isufi and his mother Qendresa are with Santa.




Above - Joe and Darien Pinto stand with one of Santa's helpers Police Officer Batista-Fernandez.
Below - The room at the Pines Restaurant where the event was held. Most children were at one of the many different things to do.




Throggs Neck Houses Tenant Leader Ms. Nichole Johnson with a few of the children from the TN Houses who enjoyed the face painter and balloon artist before seeing Santa.

SENATOR RIVERA ON FEDERAL COURT RULING DECLARING THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT UNCONSTITUTIONAL


GOVERNMENT HEADER

"Friday night's federal court ruling is further proof that Republicans will stop at nothing to dismantle President Obama's signature health care law, which could strip 23 million Americans of the health coverage they so desperately need. 

Legal scholars have already stated that the rationale behind this ruling is inherently flawed and would most likely be rejected by higher courts. However, as the incoming Chair of the New York State Senate's Health Committee, one thing is clear to me - we cannot stand idly by while federal authorities continue to attack the healthcare of millions of New Yorkers. We have a responsibility to defend them and, as the results of the midterm elections made abundantly clear, New Yorkers have demanded we do. 

That is why I am convinced that we need the New York Health Act more than ever. This bill seeks to provide better coverage for all and drastically reduce the financial burden that the current system places on families and individuals. I am committed to continue engaging with all key stakeholders and work towards making it a reality. New Yorkers deserve no less."

UpBeat NYC Winter Concert Monday December 18th


Don't miss out on our 2018 Winter Concert this Monday!


When: Monday, December 17th at 5:30 pm
Where: Lincoln Hospital Auditorium 
(entrance on Morris Ave.)

The UpBeat NYC Advanced String Ensemble, Wind & Percussion Ensemble and the Latin-Jazz Ensemble will perform works by Ellington, Mingus, Bernstein, Handel, Vivaldi and more!

Come show these amazing young musicians some love and brighten your spirits with a wonderful evening full of music and community.


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STATEMENT FROM MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO ON NYCHA AND THE U.S. ATTORNEY’S JOINT STATUS REPORT


  “This filing is another step on the road to fixing NYCHA. We are in the middle of productive conversations with Secretary Carson and the U.S. Attorney to improve the quality of life for the 400,000 New Yorkers who call NYCHA home. We all agree that the best outcome relies upon the City and federal government working together, and we look forward to continuing these discussions.

“This has been a week of real reform in our efforts to turn NYCHA around after decades of neglect. We have secured a new labor agreement to bring seven-day custodial services to NYCHA for the first time in 50 years. We released a detailed plan to renovate tens of thousands of apartments, and we are putting new management fixes in place to hold NYCHA more accountable to its residents. This is positive momentum, and we all need to work together to ensure it continues.”