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2 Guilty Of 2020 Stabbing In Western Mass; Both Awaiting Trial For Home Invasion: DA 2 Guilty Of 2020 Stabbing In Western Mass; Both Awaiting Trial For Home Invasion: DA
2 Guilty Of 2020 Stabbing In Western Mass; Both Awaiting Trial For Home Invasion: DA Two men with lengthy criminal histories were convicted this week of stabbing a man in 2020 during a fight in Springfield, officials said.  Carlos Cuba, 33, of West Springfield, and Khair Abdul-Raheem, 34, of East Longmeadow, were found guilty of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on Monday, Aug. 14, the Hampden County District Attorney announced Thursday. Abdul-Raheem was also found guilty of breaking and entering a vehicle in the daytime.  The crime-causing duo was accused of stabbing a 22-year-old on July 26, 2020. Springfield officers were called to Mercy Med…
Teen Shooting Arrest: 15-Year-Old Charged In Western Mass Attack Teen Shooting Arrest: 15-Year-Old Charged In Western Mass Attack
Teen Shooting Arrest: 15-Year-Old Charged In Western Mass Attack Police in Hampden County have charged a 15-year-old boy with shooting an 18-year-old and putting him in the hospital with critical injuries on Monday, May 22.  Springfield police responded to a Shotspotter activation near the intersection of Acorn and Sycamore streets just before 3:30 p.m. Officers did not find a victim, but they noted three cars and two homes had bullet holes in them.  Soon after, an 18-year-old man with a gunshot wound was dropped off at Mercy Medical Center, where he was later taken to Baystate Medical Center for trauma treatment, authorities said. Doctors list…
Maryland Hospitals Graded From Safest To Least Safe Maryland Hospitals Graded From Safest To Least Safe
Maryland Hospitals Graded From Safest To Least Safe A website dedicated to analyzing and publishing data on safety and quality  of hospitals in the US has released new findings. Each hospital is graded A through D on infections, problems with surgery, safety problems, practice to prevent errors, and doctors/nurses/hospital staff. Maryland has seven hospitals that were graded an A by the Leapfrog study, and two that were given Ds. The safest hospitals according to the study are: Anne Arundel Medical Center Garrett Regional Medical Center MedStar St. Mary's Hospital Mercy Medical Center The Johns Hopkins Hospital University of Maryland…
Dog Bites Arresting Officers In Baltimore: Report Dog Bites Arresting Officers In Baltimore: Report
Dog Bites Arresting Officers In Baltimore: Report Police shot a dog that bit two Baltimore officers while trying to make an arrest over the weekend, authorities say.  The officers were responding to a domestic incident on the 500 block Mount Holly Street in southwest Baltimore around 8 p.m., according to officials. One officer was bitten in the hand and received treatment at the scene while the other was taken to Mercy Medical Center for a bite on his leg, officials tell Daily Voice. The dog was transported to be treated at a nearby animal hospital. Investigators are still looking into this incident, police say.  
Man Drowns While Paddleboarding With Kids On Long Island Man Drowns While Paddleboarding With Kids On Long Island
Man Drowns While Paddleboarding With Kids On Long Island A 39-year-old drowned while paddleboarding with his two young children on Long Island. Jing Li, of Flushing, Queens, was paddleboarding with his two young children on Hempstead Lake in Hempstead at approximately 5:45 p.m., Sunday, May 23, when the paddleboard capsized, and Li went underwater, said the New York State Police. New York State Park Police, Rockville Center Police, Nassau County Police Aviation Unit, Freeport Fire Department, Lakeview Fire Department, and East Rockaway Fire Department all responded to the scene.  Li was located in the lake a short time later and was tr…
More Than 150 Employees To Be Laid-Off Following Hospital's Sale More Than 150 Employees To Be Laid-Off Following Hospital's Sale
More Than 150 Employees To Be Laid-Off Following Hospital's Sale On the heels of the hospital being sold, employees at Providence Behavioral Health Hospital in Holyoke are being laid-off. On Thursday, Feb. 18, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development recorded a “WARN” report from Mercy Hospital, Inc., the former owners of Providence Behavioral Health Hospital. The plan is to layoff and/or reduce hours for 151 Providence Behavioral Health Hospital employees, according to the state’s record. The lay-off date is April 20. The day prior, on Wednesday, Feb. 17, Mercy announced that the Providence Behavioral Health Hospital bu…
COVID-19: Here's How Many Long Island Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot COVID-19: Here's How Many Long Island Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot
Covid-19: Here's How Many Long Island Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot More than 50 percent of the hospital workers on Long Island who are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine have done so, though the region is lagging behind others across the state. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that 60 percent of hospital workers on Long Island have received the COVID-19 vaccine, while statewide, a total of 60.8 percent of medical professionals have been vaccinated. Cuomo also made note that vaccination performance is uneven by region, with Long Island hospitals having used 78 percent of the doses allocated to them, with only New York City (60 percent), Finger Lakes (7…
Western Mass Nurses To Protest 'Disrespect' Of Rights During COVID-19 Pandemic Western Mass Nurses To Protest 'Disrespect' Of Rights During COVID-19 Pandemic
Western Mass Nurses To Protest 'Disrespect' Of Rights During Covid-19 Pandemic Nurses are slated to protest working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic at Mercy Medical Center on Monday, Aug. 24. Organized by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, protest participants say that Mercy Medical’s owner, Trinity Health, has failed to “respect the rights of nurses, listen to their concerns and support and protect them during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic."  The protest will take place on the sidewalk in front of Mercy Medical Center on Carew Street in Springfield, 4-5 p.m. Protest participants are expected to wear masks and practice social distancing. 
Fifth Long Island Resident Dies Of COVID-19 Fifth Long Island Resident Dies Of COVID-19
Fifth Long Island Resident Dies Of Covid-19 The third death from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has been confirmed in Nassau County. The 76-year-old woman, who resided in Hempstead, is the second Nassau resident to die from the disease. The other death in the county was that of a Queens man who died at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside. The first Nassau resident to die from the virus was a 96-year-old person who had been quarantined at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre after testing positive for COVID-19. There have been three Suffolk County residents to die from the virus, bringing the total to five …
First Nassau Resident Dies Of COVID-19, Second In County First Nassau Resident Dies Of COVID-19, Second In County
First Nassau Resident Dies Of Covid-19, Second In County An elderly man became the first coronavirus-related death of a Nassau County resident, bringing the total number of deaths up to four Long Island residents. The 96-year-old Nassau County resident had been quarantined at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre after testing positive for COVID-19. Earlier report: Third COVID-19 Death Reported In Suffolk His death comes the day after a Suffolk County man was also reported dead from a coronavirus-related illness and a Queens man died at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside.  A man in his 80s, a man in his 90s, and a woman in he…
Three More Long Island Residents Test Positive For Coronavirus, Cuomo Says Three More Long Island Residents Test Positive For Coronavirus, Cuomo Says
Three More Long Island Residents Test Positive For Coronavirus, Cuomo Says Three new positive cases of coronavirus have been confirmed on Long Island, all connected to the Mercy Medical Center employee who is currently quarantined at NYU Winthrop Hospital in Mineola. In his second coronavirus update of the day, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that there have been 11 new cases in New York - including three in Nassau County - bringing the statewide total to 44. Here is the breakdown by county: Nassau County: 4 Rockland County: 2 New York City: 4 Westchester County: 34 Cuomo said that “as with all confirmed cases, health department detectives are tracking down…
Long Island COVID-19 Patient Identified As Hospital Employee Long Island COVID-19 Patient Identified As Hospital Employee
Long Island Covid-19 Patient Identified As Hospital Employee Click here for an updated story: Three More Nassau Residents Test Positive For Coronavirus, Cuomo Says The 42-year-old Nassau County man who is being quarantined with coronavirus is a part-time employee at Mercy Medical Center. According to Catholic Health Services, which operates the Rockville Centre hospital, the employee was last at work in late February, at which point he displayed no symptoms. He is currently the only Long Island resident in "mandatory isolation."  It was unclear what the man's position was at Mercy Medical Center. He is currently isolated and being treated …