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H+H cites hiring gains but council hears staffing, midwife-contract and social-worker retention concerns
Summary
H+H told the council it has hired more than 3,000 nurses and reduced reliance on contract nurses, but union leaders and staff testified that shortages, an expiring midwives contract at Jacobi and North Central Bronx, and social-worker retention remain pressing problems.
New York City Health and Hospitals told the Council it has substantially reduced use of high-cost contract nurses by hiring staff, but labor representatives and council members said workforce pressures remain in multiple job categories and specialties.
Dr. Mitchell Katz said H+H has hired "over 3,000" nurses to date and reduced reliance on registry nurses used during the COVID surge. Katz credited competitive bargaining and city support with enabling nurse recruitment, and he said physician headcount changes largely reflect movement between city payrolls and PAGNY (a physician employer platform) rather than net system-wide…
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