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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.
The union says health systems are sitting on stockpiles of N95 respirators, leaving nurses without needed protection, as some hospitals restart elective procedures.
“With all health care, your condition dictates the speed of care provided, and that will still be the case as we look to reschedule.”
“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.”
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?
“Why do we need a pandemic to be this supportive to each other? Maybe we can carry some of this kindness going forward.”
The process would apply to all patients brought to the hospital during the health emergency, not just those sick with COVID-19.
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.
Cleaners who work in public buildings are also risking their lives to keep others safe in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
“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.”
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.
“New York hospitals provided much worse treatment than U.S. hospitals overall.”
The CDC said more than 35,000 people die from antibiotic-resistant infections each year in the U.S.
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.