Posted inHealth
Why It Feels Like Everyone in New York is Sick Right Now: Virus Update
The number of people with flu is high, and norovirus is surging.
Hospitals
Posted inFAQ NYC
LISTEN: A Manhattan Hospital Is In a Death Spiral
Hosts Chrissy, Katie and Harry talk subway scares and safety, and Politico New York health care reporter Maya Kaufman breaks down her reporting on Beth Israel transferring out seriously ill ER patients and much more. If you like what you’re hearing, please spread the word, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever podcasts are found.
Posted inDevelopment
Hochul’s Creedmoor Housing Plan ‘Not Acceptable’ to Locals Stripped of Land Use Review
Local leaders say the 2,873-unit plan’s “tall monstrosities” are incompatible with the low-density neighborhood in eastern Queens. But housing advocates say it’s a welcome commitment to more affordable homes.
Posted inThe Bronx
Family of Woman Whose Body Was Lost for Days in Health Clinic Stairwell Seeks Justice, Closure
People gathered outside of Montefiore’s Family Health Center to honor Sary Mao’s life with a Buddhist ceremony that can be especially meaningful to Cambodians who fled the genocide there.
Posted inHospitals
One Brooklyn Health Cyberattack Breached Patient Data, Prompts Class Action Suit
Hacker outage took down medical systems at hospitals serving some of the city’s neediest neighborhoods. More than 235,000 people may have had personal info taken, lawsuit alleges.
Posted inHospitals
Mount Sinai Doctors Protest Lower Pay for West Side and Queens Hospitals
Even as non-union medical residents at the system’s Upper East Side main hospital get a raise, union — including those at public Elmhurst Hospital — work for less, without a contract.
Posted inGun Violence
Jamaica Hospital to Expand Trauma Bays — a Lifeline for Queens Gunshot Victims
People shot in southern Queens are more likely to die than those anywhere else in New York City. Now the state is committing $150 million to build a new ER with a big boost in capacity.
Posted inMental Health
NY Hospitals on Track to Miss Hochul’s Deadline to Reopen Psych Beds
Medical institutions across the state have taken hundreds of beds assigned to mental health out of commission in the last few years. The governor says it’s time to bring them back or pay up.
Posted inCourts
Bronx Father Whose Partner Amber Isaac Died in Childbirth Endures 3-Year Struggle for Right to Son
Bruce McIntyre, who became an advocate for preventing maternal mortality following Isaac’s death, is still fighting for legal rights to their child due to The Bronx’s clogged Surrogate’s Court.
Posted inHospitals
Agency Notes Not All COVID Gear Was Sold for Pennies — $28M Worth Being Tossed Out
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.