NEW YORK — This week, health care workers rallied at hospitals across the city to call attention to widespread staffing shortages, which they say are compromising patient care and putting staff in unsafe situations. It also comes as concerns continue over the spread of the coronavirus. To address the shortage of workers, Gov. Andrew Hochul on Thursday announced a new SUNY and CUNY scholarship for students to get a nursing degree.

Pat Kane, the executive director of the New York State Nurses Association, the largest union and association of RNs in the state, joined NY1 political anchor Errol Louis on "Inside City Hall" on Thursday evening to talk extensively about what the health care workers are demanding.

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Watch the full interview above.

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