Hospitals

Unions

Nurses End Strike, Reach Tentative Agreements with Montefiore and Mount Sinai Hospitals

Jan. 12, 2023, 8:35 a.m.Jan. 12, 2023, 5:13 p.m.

More than 7,000 nurses returned to work Thursday morning after reaching a tentative agreement for better staffing ratios. At Montefiore, nurses won a 19% wage increase over three years.

The Bronx

Nurses Accuse Montefiore of Threatening to Fire New Hires If They ed Strike: NLRB Complaint

Jan. 11, 2023, 3:26 p.m.Jan. 11, 2023, 8:00 p.m.

The unfair labor practice charge comes as nurses at Montefiore and Mount Sinai strike for a third consecutive day.

Unions

Montefiore Did Not Inform New Union Hires of Their Right to Strike, Nurse Alleges

Jan. 10, 2023, 6:09 p.m.Jan. 10, 2023, 8:32 p.m.

The allegation, which the medical center denies, came as the 7,000-member strike at Montefiore and Mount Sinai hospitals stretched into a second day.

Amtrak police try to remove a person who started to disrupt a press conference in Penn Station.

FAQ NYC

LISTEN: The City Wants to Help People Who Don’t Want to Be Helped

Dec. 2, 2022, 5:33 p.m.April 3, 2025, 1:19 p.m.

Brian Stettin, City Hall’s senior advisor on severe mental illness, explains Mayor Eric Adams’ new approach, and why “comion and care” should take priority over consent when city workers encounter people who aren’t able or interested in caring for themselves — even when those people don’t present any immediate danger: “Look, if we’re going to […]

Mental Health

Adams Vows Action to Hospitalize People With Serious Untreated Mental Illness

Nov. 29, 2022, 4:59 p.m.Nov. 30, 2022, 4:16 p.m.

Mayor says he’ll instruct NYPD to get people to psychiatric treatment when they fail to meet their “basic needs.” Advocates say he’s crossing a line.

Hospitals

One Brooklyn Health System Offline After Unexplained IT Issue

Nov. 25, 2022, 5:15 p.m.Nov. 28, 2022, 9:33 a.m.

Doctors and medical staff at Interfaith, Kingsbrook and Brookdale hospitals have been unable to access patients’ electronic medical records since last Saturday.

Brooklyn

Maimonides Hospital Power Struggle Boils Over as Patients Young and Old Endure ‘Traumatizing’ Care

July 25, 2022, 8:48 p.m.July 27, 2022, 7:22 a.m.

Brooklyn’s largest hospital serving predominantly needy patients is besieged with demands for an overhaul, aimed at high-paid leadership.

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.

Brooklyn

Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Stops itting Patients as Delayed Shutdown Proceeds

June 10, 2021, 7:22 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

Following a pandemic pause, a nearly century-old East Flatbush hospital is sending patients from its ER to other facilities in Brooklyn as part of a Cuomo-led consolidation. Health providers say many neighbors remain unaware.

Hospitals

Calls for Staten Island Hospital Help Gain Medical Attention from NYC Mayoral Candidates

March 14, 2021, 7:41 p.m.March 14, 2021, 7:41 p.m.

from a new mayor on getting a public hospital or increasing health spending would mark a sea change for borough officials, who’ve upped their push for more resources amid the pandemic.

Hospitals

Nurses End Strike, Reach Tentative Agreements with Montefiore and Mount Sinai Hospitals

Nurses Accuse Montefiore of Threatening to Fire New Hires If They ed Strike: NLRB Complaint

Montefiore Did Not Inform New Union Hires of Their Right to Strike, Nurse Alleges

LISTEN: The City Wants to Help People Who Don’t Want to Be Helped

Adams Vows Action to Hospitalize People With Serious Untreated Mental Illness

One Brooklyn Health System Offline After Unexplained IT Issue

Maimonides Hospital Power Struggle Boils Over as Patients Young and Old Endure ‘Traumatizing’ Care

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

Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Stops itting Patients as Delayed Shutdown Proceeds

Calls for Staten Island Hospital Help Gain Medical Attention from NYC Mayoral Candidates

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