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'I spend hours each week in the unit' - Ray's golden gift to York Hospital
Ray Gilpin, who has used the kidney dialysis facilities at York Hospital for decades, has marked his golden wedding ...
Grave errors at rehab hospitals going unpenalized and undisclosed
Medicare data shows that Encompass owns many of the rehabs with worse rates of potentially preventable, unplanned ...
'General Hospital' star Tristan Rogers diagnosed with cancer
"General Hospital" veteran Tristan Rogers, best known for his role as Robert Scorpio, has been diagnosed with cancer.
New injectable HIV prevention medicine launched at New York hospital
A new kind of HIV prevention is making it easier for those at risk to stay protected, thanks to a twice-yearly injection now ...
Falleció David Altchek, director médico de los Mets y pionero de cirugía Tommy John. Tenía 68 años
El doctor David Altchek, quien realizó más de 2.000 cirugías de Tommy John y fue director médico de los Mets de Nueva York, falleció ...
Connie Francis, whose hit songs included ‘Who’s Sorry Now?’ and ‘Pretty Little Baby,’ dies at 87
Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and ‘60s whose hits included “Pretty Little Baby” and “Who’s Sorry Now?” ...
Dr. David Altchek, Mets medical director and Tommy John surgery pioneer, dies at 68
NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. David Altchek, who performed more than 2,000 Tommy John surgeries and was the New York Mets longtime ...
David Altchek, longtime Mets doctor and Tommy John surgeon, dead at 68
His death was announced by the Hospital for Special Surgery, where he was co-chief emeritus. Altchek told associates last ...
Crain's New York Business20h
City's health system stays above water as it preps to offset federal cuts
New York City Health + Hospitals, which has 11 inpatient facilities across the five boroughs, had $189 million in budget surplus through the end of April, ending the third quarter of its fiscal year ...
Health care construction helps working families
In neighborhoods across our city, New Yorkers are watching something that should scare all of us: hospitals that our ...
Even Grave Errors at Rehab Hospitals Go Unpenalized and Undisclosed
For-profit hospitals provide most inpatient physical therapy but tend to have worse readmission rates to general hospitals.