Hospitals

Homeless Sent from Subways to Social Distancing Nightmares

May 14, 2020, 4:09 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

Pictures show a human sprawl along the stairs at Manhattan’s 30th Street Men’s Shelter. A similar scene was captured at a Wards Island facility.

Homelessness

NYC Shuttles Homeless Men from Subway to Packed Shelter

May 10, 2020, 1:49 p.m.May 13, 2020, 9:53 a.m.

Amid the overnight train shutdown, caravans take men to Manhattan’s notorious 30th St. Shelter where social distancing to stop coronavirus is elusive.

Coronavirus

Moms Left to Fend Alone in Maternity Wards, Despite Cuomo Order

April 22, 2020, 8:55 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:33 a.m.

Advocates demand clarity after hospitals refuse to let birthing partners be present for early labor and during postpartum recovery amid virus crisis.

Health

Nurses Face Scores More Deaths Due to Protective Gear Shortage, Union Suit Charges

April 20, 2020, 1:40 p.m.May 4, 2020, 4:04 p.m.

Union lawsuits estimate that three out of four New York nurses have been exposed to coronavirus — and that 250 could die of COVID-19.

Coronavirus

Millions of N95 Masks NYC Ordered Weeks Ago for Public Hospitals Still MIA

April 17, 2020, 10:25 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

The city’s purchasing agency has signed deals for up to 34 million masks — and has received just 637,760 so far, a review of contract records shows.

Health

Some Hospitals Defy Cuomo Mask-on-Demand Order, Nurses Charge

April 16, 2020, 11:38 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

Workers say protective equipment remains scarce, despite ruling. Meanwhile, public hospital nurses plan a protest over doctor’s note sick day edict.

Bicycles

Citi Bike Races Into Upper Manhattan to Help Health Workers

April 13, 2020, 9:56 p.m.May 4, 2020, 4:04 p.m.

Docking station opens Tuesday outside Columbia Medical Center in Washington Heights, in bike sharing service’s first foray north of Harlem.

Health

You’ve Gotten Over COVID-19. Now What? A Post-Virus Guide

April 13, 2020, 5:06 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

When should isolation end? How do antibody tests work? And should New Yorkers donate plasma? THE CITY tackles your coronavirus recovery questions.

Health

‘An Insane Situation’: Inside the Chaos at Bellevue Hospital

April 12, 2020, 8:25 p.m.May 4, 2020, 4:04 p.m.

Nurses are pressured to certify they can perform duties they weren’t trained for, sources say, as equipment shortages persist and patient load grows.

Health

Some Medical Volunteers Get Slowed Down in Race to Help City

April 8, 2020, 10:08 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:31 a.m.

The logistics of recruiting and asg thousands of eager recruits with various levels of training and experience is proving a challenge.

Hospitals

Moms Left to Fend Alone in Maternity Wards, Despite Cuomo Order

Nurses Face Scores More Deaths Due to Protective Gear Shortage, Union Suit Charges

Millions of N95 Masks NYC Ordered Weeks Ago for Public Hospitals Still MIA

Some Hospitals Defy Cuomo Mask-on-Demand Order, Nurses Charge

Citi Bike Races Into Upper Manhattan to Help Health Workers

You’ve Gotten Over COVID-19. Now What? A Post-Virus Guide

‘An Insane Situation’: Inside the Chaos at Bellevue Hospital

Some Medical Volunteers Get Slowed Down in Race to Help City

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