Monday is the vaccination deadline for New York State health care workers. Thousands of refusers have failed to meet it. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Hospitals”
New York Hospitals Face Possible Mass Firings as Workers Spurn Vaccines
By Gotham Rex on September 24, 2021
With a Monday deadline looming, thousands of health care workers in the state are risking their jobs by not getting a coronavirus vaccine. Source: New York Times
Their Baby Died in the Hospital. Then Came the $257,000 Bill.
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2021
A New York family had good health insurance. But the bills for their daughter’s care started showing up and kept coming. Source: New York Times
FEMA agrees to cover Covid-19 costs for NYC public hospitals.
By Gotham Rex on September 15, 2021
The agency increased its contribution after an initial decision to reimburse only $260 million of the health system’s request for nearly $900 million. Source: New York Times
Upstate N.Y. Hospital to Halt Baby Deliveries After Workers Resign Over Vaccine Mandate
By Gotham Rex on September 14, 2021
Seven other staff members in the maternity department at Lewis County General Hospital have not indicated whether they will get their shots, said an official. Source: New York Times
Why Federal Research Bolsters the Case for Coronavirus Vaccine Mandates
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2021
Scientists believe the administration’s new measures may tamp down the pandemic, although the effects will not immediately be obvious. Source: New York Times
Two People Injured in Fire at a Queens Hospital
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2021
A rooftop blaze produced an enormous cloud of black smoke, but officials said the flames were extinguished within an hour. Source: New York Times
A Hospital Finds an Unlikely Group Opposing Vaccination: Its Workers
By Gotham Rex on August 22, 2021
When a Staten Island hospital implemented a vaccine or testing mandate, some of its staff staged angry protests. Source: New York Times
Racial Inequities Persist in Health Care Despite Expanded Insurance
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2021
A series of studies in an influential medical journal takes a close look at longstanding gaps in medical care. Source: New York Times
Health Care Workers in New York Must Get Vaccinated, Cuomo Says
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2021
The mandate will apply to all hospitals, nursing homes and adult care facilities, public and private. Source: New York Times
Here’s Who Is Hospitalized for Covid in New York City as Cases Rise
By Gotham Rex on July 31, 2021
People with compromised immune systems and the unvaccinated make up a high percentage of patients who end up in the hospital. Source: New York Times
As Virus Cases Rise, Another Contagion Spreads Among the Vaccinated: Anger
By Gotham Rex on July 27, 2021
Frustrated by the prospect of a new surge, many Americans are blaming the unvaccinated. A tougher stance may backfire, some experts warn. Source: New York Times
They Live in an N.Y.C. Virus Hot Spot. But They Won’t Get Vaccinated.
By Gotham Rex on July 23, 2021
Staten Island’s recent uptick in coronavirus cases foretold a larger increase across New York City. Source: New York Times
Is N.Y.C. Doing Enough to Slow 3rd Virus Wave? Experts Raise Doubts.
By Gotham Rex on July 21, 2021
On Wednesday, the city announced that all public hospital employees must be vaccinated or face weekly coronavirus testing. Source: New York Times
The Rationing of a Last-Resort Covid Treatment
By Gotham Rex on July 12, 2021
While ventilator shortages have been largely averted in the U.S., this lifesaving therapy is scarce. How to choose which critically ill patients get it? Source: New York Times