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COVID-19: Many Pushing For Mount Vernon Hospital To Stay Open Amid Outbreak COVID-19: Many Pushing For Mount Vernon Hospital To Stay Open Amid Outbreak
Covid-19: Many Pushing For Mount Vernon Hospital To Stay Open Amid Outbreak Many are calling on officials to call off plans to close Mount Vernon Hospital as the nation continues battling the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard said that Montefiore applied for a Certificate of Need (CON) with the New York State Department of Health seeking approval to close the hospital this year. On Oct. 15 last year, Montefiore announced that the Department of Health will award a $41 million grant to enable Montefiore to close the only full-service hospital in Mount Vernon and open an Off-Campus Emergency Department on Sanford Bouleva…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Rescued After Arm Becomes Stuck Between Rollers At Manufacturer Man Rescued After Arm Becomes Stuck Between Rollers At Manufacturer
Man Rescued After Arm Becomes Stuck Between Rollers At Manufacturer A 33-year-old man is in intensive care after his arm became stuck in a large machine while at work late Monday afternoon. Michael Avery of Wappingers Falls was rescued around 4:35 p.m. Monday at the Dunmore Corporation in Brewster, after his arm was caught between two large rollers in a machine, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. Once removed from the machine, by members of the Brewster Fire Department, Avery was transported via helicopter to Westchester Medical Center where he is in the Intensive Care Unit, said Hicks.  During the rescue by firefighters, Danbury Road, adjacent t…

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by Kathy Reakes