New York Executive Order Extending Disaster Emergency Due to Healthcare Staffing Shortages

NY Governor Executive Orders

Published February 10th, 2026

Detected February 14th, 2026

Summary

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has extended the declaration of a disaster emergency due to healthcare staffing shortages caused by a nursing strike. The extension, through February 12, 2026, continues the terms and suspensions outlined in Executive Order 56 for Bronx, New York, and contiguous counties.

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What changed

Governor Kathy Hochul of New York has issued Executive Order No. 56.7, extending the declaration of a disaster emergency in Bronx, New York, and contiguous counties. This extension is a direct response to severe healthcare staffing shortages resulting from a nursing personnel strike, which threatens the availability and delivery of critical care. The order continues the terms, conditions, and suspensions previously established in Executive Order 56.

This extension requires healthcare providers in the affected counties to continue operating under the conditions stipulated by the disaster emergency declaration until February 12, 2026. While the order aims to ensure continuity of care and patient safety, it explicitly states it is not intended to provide leverage in collective bargaining. Compliance with the continued suspensions and directives is mandatory for healthcare facilities within the specified geographic scope.

What to do next

Ensure continued compliance with all directives and suspensions outlined in Executive Order 56 as extended by Executive Order 56.7.
Monitor operational status and staffing levels to maintain continuity of care in Bronx, New York, and contiguous counties.
Review internal policies to align with any specific requirements or waivers in effect during the extended disaster emergency period.

Source document (simplified)

Executive Order February 10, 2026

No. 56.7: Extending the Declaration of a Disaster Emergency in the Counties of Bronx, New York, and Contiguous Counties Due to Healthcare Staffing Shortages in the State of New York

No. 56.7: Extending the Declaration of a Disaster Emergency in the Counties of Bronx, New York, and Contiguous Counties Due to Healthcare Staffing Shortages in the State of New York
Executive Order 56.7 Extending the Declaration of a Disaster Emergency in the Counties of Bronx, New York, and Contiguous Counties Due to Healthcare Staffing Shortages in the State of New York.

No. 56.7

E X EC U T I V E O R D E R

EXTENDING THE DECLARATION OF A DISASTER EMERGENCY IN THE COUNTIES OF BRONX, NEW YORK, AND CONTIGUOUS COUNTIES DUE TO HEALTHCARE 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 56 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 of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Section 28 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 56 and continue the terms, conditions, and suspensions contained in Executive Order Number 56 as applied to Bronx, New York, and contiguous counties through and including February 12, 2026.

G I V E N under my hand and the Privy Seal of the

State in the City of Albany this tenth day

of February in the year two thousand twenty-six.

BY THE GOVERNOR

Secretary to the Governor

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