Hospitals

Trained Operators for Coronavirus Patient Ventilators Scarce in New York

March 20, 2020, 2:40 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

Fewer breathing machine therapists and technicians than in all but one state in the U.S. as a share of population — “we just don’t have enough.”

Hospitals

Trained Operators for Coronavirus Patient Ventilators Scarce in New York

March 20, 2020, 2:40 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

Fewer breathing machine therapists and technicians than in all but one state in the U.S. as a share of population — “we just don’t have enough.”

Health

Brooklyn Hospitals’ Planned Shrinkage Paused to Tackle Coronavirus

March 18, 2020, 9:26 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:31 a.m.

Cuts averted at Crown Heights facility as services boosted at nearby hospital amid looming shortage of ICU beds, ventilators and medical staff.

Health

Mask Shortage at Bellevue and Other City-Run Hospitals Alarms Staff

March 16, 2020, 8:44 p.m.May 30, 2024, 1:47 p.m.

There aren’t enough N95 masks, the best defense against coronavirus. Staffers say they’re being forced to reuse them or rely on less effective models.

Queens

Planned Closure of Elmhurst Hospital Day Care Leaves Parents With Emergency

Feb. 10, 2020, 4:34 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Queens’ Little Elms Child Care Center — which operates rent-free at the city hospital — was relied upon by staffers and locals with few area options.

Health

Detox Units Closing at All 11 NYC-Run Hospitals

Dec. 2, 2019, 4:15 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Patients going through difficult process of weaning off drugs and alcohol will be steered back to overworked emergency rooms, THE CITY has learned.

Special Report

How Shelter Chaos Drives Many Homeless to Live on Streets and in Subways

Nov. 18, 2019, 4:15 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

NYC’s biggest shelter is plagued by violence — often carried out by repeat offenders who remain in the system, a trove of incident reports reveals.

Queens

Queens Candidates’ Life or Death Call for More Trauma Care

Oct. 22, 2019, 2:31 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Borough president hopefuls speak out after our team report reveals gunshot victims are more likely to die the farther they are from a trauma hospital.