FILED STATE RECORDS FEB 1 2 DEPARTMENT OF STATE ) -�:Jf �?f:7fii��?(ffi;v)YI) �� t@�_ot:e�,��)aa.�� <-- �-.::-- -------- � -� $ -----� ...__ ....__ ---- =----------- __.....--:- -----� __...,, -r-- � ������� ��� � - No. 56.8 EXECUTIV E OR DER EXTENDING THE DECLARATION OF A DISASTER EMERGENCY IN THE COUNTIES OF BRONX, NEW YORK, AND CONTIGUOUS COUNTIES DUE TO HEAL TH CARE STAFFING SHORTAGES IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK

WHEREAS, a strike of nursing personnel in Bronx and New York counties has caused several hospitals in the State to experience severe staffing shortages, affecting the availability and delivery of care, threatening public health and safety, and the ability to provide critical care, including to vulnerable populations, at a time when respiratory viruses remain widespread;

WHEREAS, to protect public health and safety, on January 9, 2026, I issued Executive Order declaring a State Disaster Emergency in the counties of Bronx, Nassau, New York, and contiguous counties;

WHEREAS, the terms, conditions, and suspensions of Executive Order'56 are a temporary measure to ensure continuity of care and patient safety, and are not intended to afford leverage to any party in collective bargaining; and

NOW, THEREFORE, I, KATHY HOCHUL, Governor of the State ofNew York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and

Section of

Article 2-B of the Executive Law, do hereby find a continued need for a disaster emergency order in Bronx and New York Counties and do hereby extend the State Disaster Emergency as set forth in

Executive Order Number and continue the terms, conditions, and suspensions contained in

Executive Order Number as applied to Bronx, New York, and contiguous counties through and including February 17, 2026. -;:-~::--.:-.._ - . .:..,_;:_.-�--:;:., -�� ·< ,�-"". ;;=:: Iii '--,�c- - ' '). 8 ) :;,= \:&_ C a :::-�- :er>:- >�::_ -. � ;, , __ ('.;::.,..,--::-. -..:.. :.-__ , .::.· b ,,;::, = ;�r� --- .. -- - - /4.'- :;,,:,,_;::., - .' Y"' ��"� :;/ = ·;?'-"' _ _l O:":?r/c== -r--� /�.:--- BY THE GOVERNOR v---1 u----?-- GIVEN under my hand and the Privy Seal of the State in the City of Albany this 12th day of February in the year two thousand twenty-six. K��