A paramedic’s view of Mayor Adams’s new policy.
Tag: Emergency Medical Treatment
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How Hospitals Respond When Mentally Ill People Come in From the Streets
More people with severe mental illness may soon arrive in New York City’s emergency rooms. What happens to them next?
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Covid Almost Broke This Hospital. It Also Might Be What Saves It.
For decades, smaller “safety net” hospitals like Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, in Brooklyn, have been losing money and are under pressure to close. But the pandemic has shown just how needed they are.
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Covid, Flu and RSV Are Increasing Hospitalizations in NYC
New Yorkers are falling ill with new variants of Covid and old illnesses like flu and RSV that masking and other precautions once held at bay.
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Navy Report on SEAL Trainee’s Death Details Medics’ Failure to Help Him
Seaman Kyle Mullen’s death a few hours after completing the brutal Hell Week portion of the SEALs’ selection course raised broad concerns about how the course is run.