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Half Of Coney Island Hospital ER Remains A Construction Zone Six Months After Sandy
Severe basement flooding destroyed the main building’s electrical system. The flooding destroyed all of the hospital’s diagnostic equipment.
Report Finds Spike In Energy Drink-Related Emergency Room Visits
A report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration said ER visits doubled in the last four years from about 10,000 to more than 20,000.
FDA Requires Lower Doses For Ambien, Other Sleep Medications
The Food and Drug Administration is requiring makers of Ambien and similar sleeping pills to lower the dosage of their drugs, based on studies suggesting patients face a higher risk of injury due to morning drowsiness.
Emergency Rooms See Influx Of Patients As Some Storm-Affected Hospitals Remain Closed
It would be an understatement to say the emergency room at Beth Israel Medical Center in the East Village is bursting at the seams.
Bellevue, Coney Island Hospitals Won’t Fully Reopen Until Next Year
It will be 2013 before Bellevue and Coney Island hospitals fully recover from the storm.
Doctors Warn Passengers Who Don’t Wear Seat Belts Of Facial Injuries From Taxi Partitions
Doctors say that taxi passengers who neglect to wear seatbelts are suffering from terrible facial injuries, even in minor fender-benders.
Flying Squirrel Invades New Jersey Emergency Room
There was a wild scene inside the emergency room at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Rahway on Tuesday.
NYPD Searches For Gunman In Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Shooting
Police say 19-year-old Michael Wayman is responsible for the 7 p.m. shooting Wednesday. A bullet grazed the guard in the leg. A nurse was struck in the shoulder.
Police: Woman Dumped Newborn Baby Inside Trash Can At Queens Hospital
Authorities said a woman — believed to be in her 20s — gave birth inside Elmhurst Hospital, put the baby in the trash can and then walked out around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
N.J. Hospital Advertises 7-Minute ER Wait Times
You’ve probably experienced waiting endlessly in an emergency room. But now a New Jersey hospital is trying to change the image of the over-packed ER by letting you know how long you’ll have to wait.
Cuomo’s Medicaid Reform Task Force Hits Target
The goal of the overhaul is to move nearly every one of the state’s 4.7 million recipients of the government healthcare program to managed care in three years, ending the use of hospital emergency rooms that drive up costs.
Widespread Flu Epidemic Taking Bite Out Of NYC
New York is showing a dramatic increase in the number of serious flu infections and emergency room visits, and doctors are trying to figure out the reason.
High-Rise Fire Kills Woman In Coney Island
A Coney Island Hospital spokeswoman said the victim was dead when brought to the emergency room. Her name and age were not immediately released.
Slush Sending Elderly Patients To Emergency Room
Some hospital emergency rooms are treating large numbers of elderly slip and fall patients.
Take Care With Snow Blowers And Shovels!
At the Westchester Medical Center emergency room, they’ve seen their fair share of emergencies since the snow moved into town.
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