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Architect of NYC hospital closures says city still has …

WebIn 2005, Stephen Berger was tapped by then-Gov. George Pataki to lead the Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st …

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Mental health courts get funding boost — Queens Daily Eagle

WebBy Jacob Kaye. New York’s mental health courts got an approximately $12 million boost in the state’s recently-passed budget, the governor and chief judge …

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Where to get tested for COVID-19 this week in Queens

WebThis week, there are a little over 40 city, state and federally sponsored free testing sites in the borough. Where to get tested. NYC Health + Hospitals Sites (for ages …

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Rockaway women see improved health service access

WebEpiscopal Health Services — the parent organization of St. John’s Episcopal Hospital — cut the ribbon on the The Margaret O. Carpenter Women’s Health Center at …

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NYC Health chief enlists Queens community boards in effort to …

WebBy Rachel Vick. Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi enlisted Queens community board leaders in the effort to promote trust in new COVID-19 vaccines …

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These are the Queens neighborhoods where people live the …

WebNew York began collecting community health statistics in 2000 — and has subsequently published four more community health reports, in 2003, 2006, 2015 and …

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NYC quietly changes COVID risk assessment tools

WebBy Rachel Vick. As COVID-19 cases begin to again see a rise in New York City, the city’s health department has quietly changed the way it presents data on the …

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Nonprofit Talk: Serving people with HIV during latest public health

WebAlliance for Positive Change has a 30-year history of working on the frontlines of public health—responding to population health changes in healthcare finance and …

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Opinion: Memorialize those we lost to COVID. Pass the NY Health …

WebThe NY Health Act, or a state level proposal similar to Medicare for All, is a legislative reckoning for the fundamental failures of our healthcare system to protect us …

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Jackson Heights school health clinic closed by city with little

WebJanuary 02, 2024. I.S. 145, where a city-run Gotham Health clinic was shuttered at the start of the school year. Eagle photo by Max Rivera. By Max Rivera. The little-explained …

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Residents set strike dates for higher wages at two Queens hospitals

WebMay 01, 2023. Jamaica Hospital, one of two Queens hospitals where interns and residents plan to strike starting on May 15. Wikimedia Commons photo by Tdorante10. By Ryan …

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Rockaway's lone medical center would become 15-bed ‘micro …

WebBy David Brand. Months after hundreds of sick and dying COVID-19 patients flooded the emergency room and critical care units at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in …

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Corona and Elmhurst families face major health and housing …

Web“Affordable housing, high quality child care and after-school programs, behavioral health supports, among others, are the basic resources parents are …

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Mental health pros will respond to some 911 crisis calls in new …

WebCops will continue to respond to mental health calls considered dangerous, but in many cases they will be joined or superseded by mental health pros. Police are …

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Bloomberg to fund new healthcare high school in Queens

WebBloomberg’s $24.9 million donation to the Northwell School of Health Sciences will cover start-up costs, including personnel needs, lab renovations and …

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Local leader wins award to fund mental health work

WebA Queens-based activist is one of several entrepreneurs to win a human rights award for his work to increase the visibility and accessibility of mental health …

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Elmhurst Hospital gets $17 million boost from Council

WebOctober 25, 2023. City Councilmember Shekar Krishnan announced $17.5 million in City Council funding for Elmhurst Hospital this week. Photo by John McCarten/NYC Council …

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Rikers sees higher rates of mental health and violent felony …

WebUnits at NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull and North Central Bronx will “house detainees who have serious medical, mental health and substance-use needs …

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Mental illness and missed medical appointments: Board of …

WebBy Jacob Kaye. Nearly all of the four men who died on Rikers Island in the second half of last year entered the troubled jail complex with mental health and …

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Young adults in city jails miss half of their mental health

Web“The young people are at the mercy of officers to escort them to any type of services, and the officers are not usually in a hurry to assist them.”

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