Healthcare union holds rally for state of New York to reverse budget cuts to hospitals
Published: Feb. 22, 2024, 3:08 p.m.
Local hospital and nursing home workers who are part of the 1199 SEIU Healthcare Union Workers East are scheduled to gather at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern at noon to call for a reversal to Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed $1 billion cuts to healthcare funding and for better Medicare reimbursements at state hospitals.
Healthcare workers Katie Raido, left, and Wendy Carpio, with 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, rally outside Good Samaritan Hospital against budget cuts in hospitals and for better Medicaid funding Feb. 22 2024 in SuffernUnited Healthcare Workers East Local 1199 SEIU rally outside Good Samaritan Hospital, along with other union members across the country against budget cuts in hospitals and for better Medicaid funding, Feb. 22 2024 in SuffernRegistered Nurse Jane Gerencser, center, joins colleagues to rally against budget cuts in hospitals and for better Medicaid funding outside Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern Feb. 22 2024Healthcare worker Wendy Carpio, with 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, rallies outside Good Samaritan Hospital against budget cuts in hospitals and for better Medicaid funding Feb. 22 2024 in SuffernUnited Healthcare Workers East Local 1199 SEIU rally outside Good Samaritan Hospital, along with other union members across the country against budget cuts in hospitals and for better Medicaid funding, Feb. 22 2024 in Suffern
