Katherine KarrowDec 29, 2023
Dr. Lucky Tran 

Some good progress here in NYC: New York Health + Hospitals (NYC's public hospital system, and the largest municipal health care system in the US) has reinstated universal masking in all areas of their facilities.

Thank you to all the advocates who have pushed for this. Organizing works!

https://bronx.news12.com/masking-policies-return-at-city-hospitals-in-response-to-covid-flu-cases

Masking policies return at city hospitals in response to COVID, flu cases

Doctors from NYC Health + Hospitals say they’ve been seeing a mix of people getting sick from holiday gatherings and recent weather conditions.

News 12 - The Bronx
Dec 29, 2023 at 11:32pmWeb
Show threadNelsonDec 29, 2023
@luckytran Could you please be a little more explicit about which advocates have pushed for this, and what their organizing looks like? Is there an organization that NYC area folks could support or join? Is this an organizing model that could be exported to other cities? How was this accomplished?
Show threadAngus Andrea Grieve-SmithDec 30, 2023
@luckytran Today I met a neighbor at an outdoor cafe. She confirmed that she works at Elmhurst Hospital, and the staff have been ordered to #WearAMask. I don't think she said anything about patients!