Health and Hospitals

Public Hospital Nurses Invoke a Long Dormant Agreement in Bargaining for Pay Raise

March 2, 2023, 5:00 a.m.March 3, 2023, 11:12 a.m.

Nurses at Health + Hospitals earn on average $19,000 less than their private sector counterparts. An unused clause on the books could change that.

Hospitals

Agency Notes Not All COVID Gear Was Sold for Pennies — $28M Worth Being Tossed Out

Feb. 24, 2023, 4:11 p.m.Feb. 24, 2023, 4:15 p.m.

Responding days after THE CITY’s original story, and weeks after questions were first asked, the Department of Citywide istrative Services says many of the items bought in the heat of the pandemic had expired.

Immigrants

City Hospital System Takes on Migrant Emergency — With Blank Check From Mayor

Feb. 23, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Feb. 23, 2023, 10:22 a.m.

A newly unveiled memo details unusual and obscure arrangement for more than $100 million in spending on hotels and health care.

Health and Hospitals

Public Hospital Nurses Rally for Union Deal To Match Private Peers’ Recent Win

Jan. 18, 2023, 7:35 p.m.Jan. 18, 2023, 7:43 p.m.

More than 9,000 Health + Hospitals employees seek commitments to fewer patients at a time. But as public employees, it’s illegal for them to go on strike.

How to New York

How to Get Help for Long COVID in NYC

Jan. 10, 2023, 5:10 a.m.July 30, 2024, 8:00 a.m.

There are care clinics for long COVID, local groups, and ideas from those living with this illness. Here’s what you should know if you’re trying to navigate chronic symptoms in New York City.

Health and Hospitals

Vax Card Fraud, Lost Equipment and Other Bad Behavior Revealed at City’s Public Hospitals

Dec. 23, 2022, 5:03 a.m.Dec. 27, 2022, 12:34 p.m.

Closed investigation files reveal various misconduct at the Health and Hospitals Corporation, including a head surgeon who made staff plan his wedding and an ex-CEO who bent rules to secure his next job.

Mental Health

Nurses Give Poor Prognosis to Adams Psych Plan, Citing Staff Shortages

Dec. 6, 2022, 8:34 p.m.Dec. 8, 2022, 11:01 a.m.

With union bargaining heating up from Montefiore to Mount Sinai, clinicians say their pleas for more personnel are going dangerously unaddressed.

LGBTQ

Queer Riis Beachgoers Celebrate Community as Demolition of Nearby Hospital Looms

Aug. 29, 2022, 8:32 p.m.Aug. 31, 2022, 2:07 p.m.

With major change to an LGBTQ-favorite park on the horizon, queer beachgoers rejoiced in the annual Ms. Colombia Walk even as they face an un-shore future.

Health

Overwhelmed Public Hospital Doctor Trainees Detail Grueling Pandemic Work Conditions

Sept. 26, 2021, 12:23 p.m.Sept. 28, 2021, 11:58 a.m.

Officials at city-run hospitals concede they’re not equipped to deal with staff suicides as medical residents tell the City Council they’re understaffed and overburdened. The hearing came in the wake of reports on the recent deaths of three Lincoln Hospital residents.

Health and Hospitals

Lincoln Hospital Doctor Trainees Say Harsh Culture Took Toll Before Three Died

July 29, 2021, 9:47 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:58 a.m.

Some residents training at the Bronx public hospital are in revolt over their allegedly “toxic” workplace following the deaths of three colleagues — two reportedly by suicide. City hospital leaders pledged to boost mental health help.

Health and Hospitals

Public Hospital Nurses Invoke a Long Dormant Agreement in Bargaining for Pay Raise

Agency Notes Not All COVID Gear Was Sold for Pennies — $28M Worth Being Tossed Out

City Hospital System Takes on Migrant Emergency — With Blank Check From Mayor

Public Hospital Nurses Rally for Union Deal To Match Private Peers’ Recent Win

How to Get Help for Long COVID in NYC

Vax Card Fraud, Lost Equipment and Other Bad Behavior Revealed at City’s Public Hospitals

Nurses Give Poor Prognosis to Adams Psych Plan, Citing Staff Shortages

Queer Riis Beachgoers Celebrate Community as Demolition of Nearby Hospital Looms

Overwhelmed Public Hospital Doctor Trainees Detail Grueling Pandemic Work Conditions

Lincoln Hospital Doctor Trainees Say Harsh Culture Took Toll Before Three Died

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