Starting NOW, Albany Med Nurses hold townhall on staffing crisis in Capital region. President Nancy Hagans starts off, 'It's completely unacceptable that Albany Med is not listening to its nurses and frontline workers. We're here today to send a strong message: Enough is enough!'

NYSNA research team presents on Albany Med staffing crisis. Albany Med has the second longest ED wait time in New York State and some of the worst patient outcomes in the state. The people paying for the management created crisis are patients and the nurses who care for them.

NICU nurse Jen Kiehle, RN shares why she's here as a nurse of 12 years who cares for the youngest and most vulnerable patients, NICU babies, 'I'm fighting for our babies, fighting for staffing, trying to make things better!'

Dustin Reidy, Albany County Legislator, joins nurses in support, 'AMC patients deserve better. I'm here because I stand with nurses and I'm ready to fight alongside you.' Dustin Reidy

Dustin Reidy Mark Emanatian, Director of the Capital District Area Labor Federation, says 'In the richest country in the world, not just the world but the history of the world, nobody should be waiting 19 hours in Emergency Room to receive medical care. Healthcare is a human right!'