The Northwell Health system allowed filmmakers to make documentaries following its doctors, nurses and patients. It went so well, the hospital is starting a studio to make its own. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Hospitals”
Brooklyn Hospital Network Battles a Cyberattack
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2022
Since late November, medical professionals have been using pen and paper as experts work to get the facilities fully back online. Source: New York Times
NYC Will Hospitalize Mentally Ill People Involuntarily
By Gotham Rex on November 29, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams directed the police and emergency medical workers to hospitalize people they deemed too mentally ill to care for themselves, even if they posed no threat to others. Source: New York Times
Covid Almost Broke This Hospital. It Also Might Be What Saves It.
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2022
For decades, smaller “safety net” hospitals like Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, in Brooklyn, have been losing money and are under pressure to close. But the pandemic has shown just how needed they are. Source: New York Times
As the Pandemic Drags On, Americans Struggle for New Balance
By Gotham Rex on November 14, 2022
As offices, restaurants and schools fill up, people are adjusting expectations and habits in another moment of deep uncertainty. Source: New York Times
Covid, Flu and RSV Are Increasing Hospitalizations in NYC
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2022
New Yorkers are falling ill with new variants of Covid and old illnesses like flu and RSV that masking and other precautions once held at bay. Source: New York Times
Columbia University to Pay $165 Million to Victims of Former Doctor
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2022
Robert A. Hadden, a gynecologist, pleaded guilty in 2016 to abusing 19 women, but got no prison time. He is currently facing federal charges. Source: New York Times
Employee Kept Arsenal, Including Assault Rifle, at Hospital, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on August 9, 2022
A police dog led investigators to the cache after a bomb threat was called into the hospital last month, the police said. Source: New York Times
Monkeypox Patients Face Painful Symptoms and Struggle For Care
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2022
As the city and federal government strain to supply enough vaccines, patients face a private battle to find treatment and relief from serious symptoms. Source: New York Times
Why Adams Is Rejecting Mask Mandates as Covid Cases Rise in New York
By Gotham Rex on May 19, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams has focused on antiviral treatments and at-home testing as coronavirus cases surge again. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Recommends but Doesn’t Mandate Masks
By Gotham Rex on May 17, 2022
City health officials urged New Yorkers to wear medical masks indoors and to take other precautions. Source: New York Times
Worries About Covid Strain on Health Care Grow in the U.S.
By Gotham Rex on May 6, 2022
The C.D.C. is also keeping a close eye on the nature of hospitalizations. Source: New York Times
What Happens When New York’s Covid Alert Level Moves to Medium Risk?
By Gotham Rex on April 20, 2022
The city will reach a yellow or medium risk level if new cases surpass 200 a week for every 100,000 residents. Here’s what that would mean. Source: New York Times
Two Years Later, New York City’s Lessons from the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on March 17, 2022
The city was slow to react, and the vaccine rollout was flawed. Poor neighborhoods still need help. But shutdowns and mandates saved lives. Source: New York Times
Decades Adrift in a Broken System, Then Charged in a Death on the Tracks
By Gotham Rex on February 5, 2022
Martial Simon, mentally ill and homeless, spent years in and out of hospitals before being accused of shoving Michelle Go in front of a subway train. Source: New York Times