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Audit Finds NYC Health + Hospitals Falling Short on Language Access

Audit Finds NYC Health + Hospitals Falling Short on Language Access

NYC Health + Hospitals is failing to fully provide required language access services, revealing barriers across call lines, mobile units, training, and vendor oversight, with over $215,000 in overpayments, a state audit found.
New York Ends Out-of-Pocket Costs For Asthma Inhalers

New York Ends Out-of-Pocket Costs For Asthma Inhalers

A new law will require health plans to cover one rescue and one maintenance inhaler at no cost, easing financial pressure on New Yorkers living with asthma.
Woodhull Hospital Unveils Modern Hemodialysis Suite

Woodhull Hospital Unveils Modern Hemodialysis Suite

NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull celebrates the opening of its renovated 3,500-square-foot hemodialysis unit, designed to improve safety, comfort and clinical efficiency for patients.
Maimonides Hospital Trustees Sue to Halt City Takeover

Maimonides Hospital Trustees Sue to Halt City Takeover

The lawsuit looks to stop Maimonides Hospital’s merger with NYC Health + Hospitals, and raises concerns over care quality and community impact, the New York Post reported.
Brownsville Rallies For Breast Cancer Screening And Treatment Options

Brownsville Rallies For Breast Cancer Screening And Treatment Options

A breast cancer awareness walk in Brownsville drew attention to the lack of health resources in the predominantly minority neighborhood.
Brooklyn Hospital Opens New Minor Surgery Suite

Brooklyn Hospital Opens New Minor Surgery Suite

NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull is expanding access to same-day procedures, reducing wait times and enhancing patient-centered surgical care in northern and central Brooklyn.
Maimonides Opens Brooklyn’s Largest ER For Children

Maimonides Opens Brooklyn’s Largest ER For Children

Maimonides Health opens Brooklyn’s largest freestanding children’s emergency department and only pediatric trauma center, expanding access to world-class emergency care for families across the borough.
NYC Sees Major Drop in Overdose Deaths For The First Time in a Decade

NYC Sees Major Drop in Overdose Deaths For The First Time in a Decade

Overdose deaths declined sharply in 2024, but communities of color and low-income neighborhoods continue to face the highest rates of loss.
City Launches Two Programs to Support Expectant And New Parents

City Launches Two Programs to Support Expectant And New Parents

The CRIB housing pilot and NYC Baby Boxes programs aim to prevent infant homelessness and help families build stable futures.
Many Americans Are Concerned The Cost of Health Care Will Keep Climbing

Many Americans Are Concerned The Cost of Health Care Will Keep Climbing

Most see the cost of health care as a source of at least some stress in their lives, a poll from AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found.