N.Y. nurses union warns of hospital staffing shortfall

Unions for health care workers are waging a major push to enact nurse-to-patient ratios at hospitals and nursing homes across the state, contending the move would benefit patient care and address "burnout" among harried staffers. But associations representing hospital management say staffing decisions should be left to supervisors. They warn the proposal could drive up hospital costs in New York by up to $3 billion annually.