Hospitals

Health

Bronx Residents Twice as Likely to Die From COVID-19 in NYC

April 3, 2020, 9:34 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

People in the borough ranked last in state on diabetes, asthma and more are at highest risk of succumbing to coronavirus illness, city stats show.

Shelters

Cast Adrift by the Virus, the Newly Homeless Seek a Place to Recover

April 1, 2020, 8:50 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:54 p.m.

Ejection of people with COVID-19 into the streets echoes 1980s AIDS crisis, advocates say. Meanwhile, the city struggles to find them space to heal.

Coronavirus

Hospitals Leave Some Patients Who Don’t Speak English Without Proper Care

April 1, 2020, 1:48 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

Even in normal times, those whose first language isn’t English often have worse health outcomes and can struggle to gain access to interpreters.

How to New York

How Can I Donate Supplies to New York Hospitals in Need?

March 30, 2020, 6:15 p.m.Oct. 13, 2023, 3:39 p.m.

New Yorkers with masks, gloves and other equipment reached out to us for guidance on how to get them to medical workers. Here’s what we learned.

Life

Neighborhood on Edge Surrounds Elmhurst Hospital at Center of Surge

March 27, 2020, 11:56 a.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:31 a.m.

For those who live near the city-run medical center wracked by coronavirus deaths in the borough with the most cases, anxiety is in the air.

A pedestrian wearing a mask walks by the emergency entrance at Bellevue Hospital.

Health

New Yorkers Flock to ERs Despite Urgent Warnings to Stay Away Even if Sick

March 26, 2020, 9:27 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:31 a.m.

City health statistics show a sixfold surge of emergency room visits for residents of Elmhurst, Sunset Park and the eastern Bronx.

Health

Home Births in Demand as Hospitals Shut Partners Out of NYC Delivery Rooms

March 26, 2020, 8:09 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:54 p.m.

As hospitals limit who can be with delivering mothers to curb coronavirus spread, some families approaching due dates look to midwives and doulas.

Health

Queens Public Hospital Thrust into ‘Center of Crisis’ as Coronavirus Deaths Mount

March 25, 2020, 3:08 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:31 a.m.

Two dozen doctors and nurses were added Wednesday after a spike in COVID-19 deaths at Elmhurst Hospital, which has been deluged with patients.

Coronavirus

Frontline NYC Medical Staffers Describe Daily Battle at Struggling Hospitals

March 24, 2020, 10:04 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:54 p.m.

They’re scrambling to make do with shrinking resources as the patient apex nears. “I am most worried I will get sick and die,” one Bronx doctor said.

Hospitals

One in Four NYC Hospital Coronavirus Patients Is Under Age 50

March 22, 2020, 3:13 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:54 p.m.

Medical staff see wave of people in 20s and 30s seriously afflicted by coronavirus. Meanwhile, most of the fatalities so far are over 65 and male.

Hospitals

Bronx Residents Twice as Likely to Die From COVID-19 in NYC

Hospitals Leave Some Patients Who Don’t Speak English Without Proper Care

How Can I Donate Supplies to New York Hospitals in Need?

Neighborhood on Edge Surrounds Elmhurst Hospital at Center of Surge

New Yorkers Flock to ERs Despite Urgent Warnings to Stay Away Even if Sick

Home Births in Demand as Hospitals Shut Partners Out of NYC Delivery Rooms

Queens Public Hospital Thrust into ‘Center of Crisis’ as Coronavirus Deaths Mount

Frontline NYC Medical Staffers Describe Daily Battle at Struggling Hospitals

One in Four NYC Hospital Coronavirus Patients Is Under Age 50

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