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Hospitals

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Elmhurst Hospital Center

Opinion: COVID-19 Exposed Health Disparities that New York Can—and Must—Fix

Eric Adams | July 14, 2020

‘The most basic function of government is to keep its people safe. And so there are reforms to our health system that must be made immediately.’

Health and Environment
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Death, Tears and ‘Here Comes the Sun’: A Hospital Worker Remembers

Diana Cruz | June 3, 2020

‘Instead of a code, we heard something else — the first few seconds of a Beatles tune. Everyone sighed with relief.’

Health and Environment
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As Those Around Her Died, She Gave Birth During COVID-19

Carol Almonte | June 3, 2020

As New York’s COVID-19 cases began to skyrocket in late March, the same hospitals that filled with the sick and dying were where at least 66 women were giving birth to their babies.

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Decades of Shrinking Hospital Capacity ‘Spelled Disaster’ for New York’s COVID Response

Jeanmarie Evelly | April 15, 2020

New York has closed dozens of hospitals in the last few decades, the result of larger healthcare trends, policy shifts and cost-cutting efforts. But that downsizing has been “called into question” by the coronavirus pandemic, experts say.

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North Central Bronx Hospital

Despite Assurances, Undocumented Immigrants With COVID-19 Avoid Hospitals

Fernando Martínez for El Diario | April 10, 2020

Some undocumented immigrants are afraid to seek care, either because of fears about their status or medical debt, El Diario reports.

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New York City’s Hospitals, Teachers and Children Facing a Harsh Test

Jarrett Murphy | March 26, 2020

‘We need to keep our eye on one thing and one thing only and that’s the hospitals. That’s the battlefield.’

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Some ERs Getting Overwhelmed by People With Fear But No Symptoms

Jonathan Gomez | March 17, 2020

The uncertainty has them in a frenzy, and even when we tell them they are not showing symptoms, they insist on being tested or seen by a doctor. We can’t turn them away

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Hospitals Hit for Debt-Collection Practices

Jarrett Murphy | March 12, 2020

Despite being nonprofits and receiving billions in subsidies, New York State hospitals went to court more than 30,000 times over the past five years to force patients to pay bills that many simply could not afford, a report released Thursday found.

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Key to Mayor’s Health Push, NYC’s Public Hospitals Face Uncertain Financial Future

Bailey Hosfelt | February 25, 2019

Bill de Blasio’s $100 million investment to guarantee healthcare coverage for all New Yorkers has raised questions about the health of the public hospital network.

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In NYC and Around the Country, Racial Skew Hampers Trials for New Medicines and Treatments

Bob Kirsch | February 4, 2019

Adine Usher was diagnosed with breast cancer. She felt upset and worried. Following her surgery, when she had to find a cancer specialist, she learned about a doctor who was conducting a study using the newest cancer medicines. The doctor she found enrolled her in a clinical trial. Now healthy and doing well, she credits the trial with having saved her life.

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