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New York’s COVID-19 Hospitalization Rate Drops

By Dan Clark | January 25, 2021

“We just need to keep the arrows pointed down, but, never get cocky with COVID.”

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After Slow Rollout, New York Will Offer Vaccines At More Sites

By Karen DeWitt | January 11, 2021

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, bowing to pressure from local governments, is agreeing to expand the state’s vaccination sites for front-line health care workers.

Vaccinations In Broome Near 5,000, Officials Are Still Building Capacity

By Jillian Forstadt | January 6, 2021

“The challenge is being able to pivot when we need to pivot.”

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With Holidays Over, COVID-19 Vaccination Effort Expected To Ramp Up

By Miles Bryan | January 6, 2021

“Our hospitals and health care systems continue to be significantly challenged.”

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Here’s What PA Hospital Heads Say About Masks, Business Closures And New Health Measures

By Brett Sholtis | December 18, 2020

There is “universal support” overall, but some disagreement on specifics.

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Broome County Adds 200 Beds To Hospitals, Sets Up A Temporary Morgue

By Jillian Forstadt | December 15, 2020

Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 154 COVID-19 deaths in the county.

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Coping With COVID Overflow, EMTs Transfer Patients Out of Northern Tier Hospital

By Jillian Forstadt | December 14, 2020

“Similar to across the rest of the nation and the state, we are certainly experiencing the highest numbers and more crunch for capacity than we’ve been in anytime during this entire pandemic,” Lopatofsky said.

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Broome County COVID-19 Hospitalizations Are Highest Since Pandemic’s Start

By Jillian Forstadt | December 9, 2020

Garnar said that 30 percent of the ICU beds in the county were available and open as of Wednesday.

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As COVID-19 Cases Soar, PA Hospitals Are Running Out Of ICU Beds And Health Care Workers

By Brett Sholtis | December 4, 2020

With almost 5,000 Pennsylvanians hospitalized due to COVID-19, some hospitals are out of beds.

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In Spite Of Challenges, New York Hospitals Recruit Retired Nurses

By Payne Horning | December 3, 2020

Retired nurses could relieve some stress and handle any holiday-related increase in cases of the coronavirus and in distributing vaccines should they become available.

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Cuomo Tells Hospitals To Prepare More Beds For COVID-19 Patients

By Karen DeWitt | November 30, 2020

“We are not going to live through the nightmare of overwhelmed hospitals again.”

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Amid Another Wave Of COVID-19 Cases, Southern Tier Hospitals Cope With Staff Shortages

By Jillian Forstadt | November 3, 2020

According to Boland, many more staff members have fallen ill in recent weeks than in the spring, when the first wave of COVID-19 hit.

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COVID-19 Hospitalizations Reach New Low as New York Plans Quarantine Inspections

By Dan Clark | June 26, 2020

New York has hit another milestone in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic: hospitalizations from the disease have now dipped below 1,000 for the first time in about three months, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday.

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PA’s Largest Nurses’ Union Accuses Hospitals Of Misinforming State Officials

By Brett Sholtis | May 15, 2020

The union says health systems are sitting on stockpiles of N95 respirators, leaving nurses without needed protection, as some hospitals restart elective procedures.

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Even With The State’s Okay, Some Hospitals Won’t Resume Elective Surgeries For Weeks

By Ellen Abbott | April 29, 2020

“With all health care, your condition dictates the speed of care provided, and that will still be the case as we look to reschedule.”

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Virtual Comfort: How Patients And Families Stay Connected In The Age Of Coronavirus

By Beth Adams | April 24, 2020

“As soon as he saw her face on that iPad, you could see relief in him immediately. She said, ‘Sing with me, Bob’, and he started singing and I literally started crying right there.”

All 84 residents of Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside, Calif., were evacuated from the facility in early April after 39 residents tested positive for the coronavirus.

Discharging COVID-19 Patients To New York Nursing Homes Called A ‘Recipe For Disaster’

By NPR News | April 20, 2020

New York and New Jersey want nursing homes to accept recovering hospital patients, regardless of their COVID-19 status, to free up space in hospitals. What’s to keep the virus from spreading?

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How A Hospital Chaplain Comforts COVID-19 Patients And Their Families

By Beth Adams | April 20, 2020

“Why do we need a pandemic to be this supportive to each other? Maybe we can carry some of this kindness going forward.”

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PA Finalizes Plan For Allocating Life-Saving care If Hospitals Overwhelmed

By David Wenner | April 14, 2020

The process would apply to all patients brought to the hospital during the health emergency, not just those sick with COVID-19.

Hospitals are facing widespread shortages of personal protective equipment, or PPE, for health care workers. A Columbia University alumni association is raising money to purchase much needed N95 masks, seen here, gowns and other gear.

Alumni In China Lead Effort To Procure PPE For Medical Workers In New York

By NPR News | April 10, 2020

Spurred by the concerns of members in China, Columbia University’s medical school alumni association raised more than $1 million to buy desperately needed masks and other gear.

Hospital Cleaner On Working Amid Coronavirus Pandemic: 'This Is My Chance To Thank New York'

Hospital Cleaner: ‘This Is My Chance To Thank New York’

By NPR News | April 9, 2020

Cleaners who work in public buildings are also risking their lives to keep others safe in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Brindisi, Katko Urge Immediate Release Of Federal Stimulus Funds To Hospitals

By Tom Magnarelli | April 3, 2020

“It’s absolutely crucial that we get this money to people now, for the hospitals now, and for people on the frontlines now, that being individuals.”

Doctors test hospital staff with flu-like symptoms for the coronavirus outside the Emergency Department at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx. Not all New York City hospitals are able to do coronavirus tests on-site.

‘It’s Like Something’s Right In Your Grasp’: New York Hospitals Struggle To Test For Virus

By NPR News | March 27, 2020

Despite a statewide effort to procure and distribute coronavirus testing supplies to hospitals in New York, some facilities still don’t have what they need to test patients quickly on-site.

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Upstate Hospitals Fall Behind In Quality, Report Finds

By Brett Dahlberg | January 2, 2020

“New York hospitals provided much worse treatment than U.S. hospitals overall.”

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New York Hospitals Look To Combat Superbugs

By Brett Dahlberg | November 20, 2019

The CDC said more than 35,000 people die from antibiotic-resistant infections each year in the U.S.

"You know, you get through it. But it does take its toll on your heart and soul," says Mary Hartshorne, one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit over the failed St. Clare's Hospital pension plan.

‘Why Is There Nothing Left?’ Pension Funds Failing At Catholic Hospital In New York

By NPR News | October 3, 2019

The AARP has filed a lawsuit on behalf of workers at a defunct Catholic hospital in upstate New York, saying hundreds lost their pensions unfairly. And there are similar cases around the country.

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