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The re-named New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. (Photo by Donny Levit / BKLYNER)A name change and new leadership has arrived at New York Methodist Hospital (506 6th Street at 7th Avenue) in Park Slope after the announcement of its merger with New York-Presbyterian healthcare network. The merger,
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Photo by Heather Chin/Sunset Park Voice.Brooklyn’s Chinese American community now has its own ambulance company — the first on the East Coast — to address a growing need for paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who speak Chinese dialects such as Mandarin, Cantonese, and Toisanese. Launched in early April,
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(courtesy Beyond My Ken via Wikimedia Commons) [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Jay_Educational_Campus.jpg] Students feel like they’re again getting the shaft at the John Jay Educational Complex. A new change.org petition [https://www.change.org/p/new-york-methodist-hospital-instruction-not-disruption]
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Photo via Google MapsUpdate [10/28/15]: A previous version of this article misstated the Summary Star Ratings of several local hospitals, based on information [http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/1-star-hospital-number-doubles-latest-cms-rankings-5-stars-slide-see-data] from Healthcare Finance News. Since its posting,
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Looking for a way to get more involved in your community? Find out about a variety of volunteer opportunities at the 2015 Brooklyn Volunteer Fair [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynVolunteerFair]on Thursday, June 4 from 5:30-8pm at the Park Slope Armory [http://www.ymcanyc.org/parkslopearmory] on 15th
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Following an agreement earlier this year [/blog/development/size-of-new-facility-traffic-management-more-addressed-in-agreement-between-methodist-preserve-park-slope] between New York Methodist Hospital [http://www.nym.org/] and Preserve Park Slope [http://www.preserveparkslope.org/] regarding the size, scope, and more of Methodist’s upcoming
Center for Community Health
Following a legal challenge by neighborhood group Preserve Park Slope [http://www.preserveparkslope.org/], New York Methodist Hospital’s proposed new Center for Community Health [/blog/tag/new-york-methodist-hospital-expansion] will be built, but will be significantly different than planned. This morning the two parties announced the settlement
Fred L. Mazzilli Free Lung Cancer Screening Program
Lee Mazzilli (far left) with members of the foundation that bears his brother’s name. Photo via Methodist.A Major League Baseball All-Star’s tribute to his brother is a chance for you to get serious about your health, for free. The second annual Fred L. Mazzilli Lung Cancer
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The teaching center’s Sheepshead Bay office (Source: Google Maps)A former employee of a New York Methodist Hospital [http://www.nym.org/] teaching facility in Sheepshead Bay has filed a lawsuit against the facility, claiming staff knowingly exposed the public to potential health risks, and terminated her employment when
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New York Methodist Hospital’s application for a variance to construct its proposed new Center for Community Health [/blog/tag/new-york-methodist-hospital-expansion] at 505-525 6th Street was approved by a unanimous vote at the city’s Board of Standards and Appeals, though neighbors are still looking
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New York Methodist Hospital’s application for a variance to construct its proposed new Center for Community Health [/blog/tag/new-york-methodist-hospital-expansion] at 505-525 6th Street will be reviewed by the Board of Standards and Appeals at a hearing [http://www.nyc.gov/html/bsa/downloads/
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The latest round of revised expansion plans [/blog/tag/new-york-methodist-hospital-expansion] from New York Methodist Hospital [http://www.nym.org/] got the thumbs up at a meeting on Monday of the Community Board 6 [http://www.brooklyncb6.org/] Landmarks/Land Use Committee, but not without some conditions.