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Dr. Oxiris Barbot. (Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)BROOKLYN – NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot, who clashed with the mayor amid the pandemic, suddenly announced her resignation this morning. In her resignation letter, she wrote, “I leave my post today with deep disappointment that during the most critical public
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Dr. Ram Raju, President and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals [http://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/hhc/html/home/home.shtml], announced a new public awareness campaign this week designed to promote the health care services that are most utilized by New Yorkers aged 12 to 21 at neighborhood centers in the
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Coney Island Hospital, 2601 Ocean Parkway. (Source: Gregory Maizous)City Councilman Mark Treyger pressed city officials last week about the sluggish pace of recovery projects at Superstorm Sandy-affected public hospitals. Speaking Tuesday at an oversight hearing for the Committee on Recovery and Resiliency, chaired by Treyger, the councilman demanded to
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Coney Island Hospital, 2601 Ocean Parkway. (Source: Gregory Maizous)Update [10/28/15]: A previous version of this article misstated the Summary Star Ratings of Coney Island Hospital and Maimonides Medical Center, based on information from Healthcare Finance News. Since its posting, the ratings on that site have been adjusted
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One of the ads the DOH is running in bus shelters over the next two months.One third of children and teenagers in areas affected by Superstorm Sandy that have accessed a free program offering mental health services have shown signs of post-traumatic stress [http://www.stresstips.com/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/] and
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Source: Kathryn Kirk/Brooklyn BP’s OfficeBrooklyn Borough President Eric Adams yesterday launched a campaign to establish a burn center in the city’s most populous borough – and pledged funds for promising proposals – following the tragic Midwood fire that left seven children dead [/neighbors-mourn-death-seven-children-midwood-fire/] this weekend. Currently, the only burn
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With the closure of Long Island College Hospital [http://www.downstate.edu/lich/], the precarious existence of Interfaith Medical Center [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20140326/HEALTH_CARE/140329916/interfaith-medical-center-files-plan-to-exit-bankruptcy] , and the overall 50% drop in number of borough hospitals [http://nycitylens.com/2014/10/who-should-mourn-for-long-island-college-hospital/] since the 1980s, much
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Source: Gregory MaizousConey Island Hospital [http://www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/coneyisland/html/home/home.shtml] (2601 Ocean Parkway) nabbed Healthgrades 2014 Maternity Care Excellence Award, marking the third consecutive year it has been recongized as one of the best hospitals for mothers and their offspring during and after childbirth.
88th Precinct Community Council meeting
Flowers drank up the recent rain and bloomed in earnest this week. (Photo by Brien Foy [https://www.flickr.com/photos/brienfoy/])Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. We were able to avoid the stormy weather yesterday and will likely avoid it again today, according to the National Weather
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We’re finally getting back near-seasonable temperatures in the nabe today. (Photo by Francisco Daum [http://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/])Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Snow that was supposed to dust us yesterday missed the city entirely, but clouds still stopped sunshine from warming local sidewalks. Today
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The labor and delivery team at Coney Island Hospital (2601 Ocean Parkway) delivered the hospital’s first tot of 2014 at 12:22 a.m. on January 1, welcoming Madison Rae Merrill into the world. Madison is the 7-pound-5-ounce, 19.5-inch child bringing joy to mom, Allison Zimbler, and pop,
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Source: Gregory MaizousI don’t know about you, but this chilly, grey weather has got me feeling such that all I want to do is curl up into a ball in the corner of my office and have myself a little cry. I’m sure I can’t be the