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Hospital Workers Sign Agreement, Avoid Strike In Westchester Hospital Workers Sign Agreement, Avoid Strike In Westchester
Hospital Workers Sign Agreement, Avoid Strike In Westchester Following week-long bargaining sessions, workers at a Westchester hospital have reached an agreement, avoiding a planned one-day strike.  Caregivers at Phelps Hospital, which Northwell Health owns, reached a tentative agreement with hospital leaders on Thursday morning, May 30, according to 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. As a result, a one-day strike planned for Friday, May 31 was avoided, union officials said. The tentative agreement includes:  Wage increases retroactive to April 2023; No-cost family health insurance; Secure pensions; Employer-paid childcare and educ…
Update: EMTs Resign Over Alleged Mistreatment Of NY Patient Caught On Video Update: EMTs Resign Over Alleged Mistreatment Of NY Patient Caught On Video
Update: EMTs Resign Over Alleged Mistreatment Of NY Patient Caught On Video Two paramedics in upstate New York who were seen on a viral video mistreating and berating a developmentally disabled patient have resigned. The Greene County incident happened Friday evening, May 17, in the Village of Catskill. Emergency crews were called to a residence on Main Street for reports of a 63-year-old man who was unable to get up and was having difficulty breathing, Greene County newspaper Porcupine Soup reports. Nest home video footage posted on YouTube shows a male and female EMT responding to the residence in an ambulance. The female EMT appears agitated right off the bat w…
COVID-19: Here's Latest Hudson Valley Infection Rate, Rundown Of New Cases By County COVID-19: Here's Latest Hudson Valley Infection Rate, Rundown Of New Cases By County
Covid-19: Here's Latest Hudson Valley Infection Rate, Rundown Of New Cases By County A new COVID-19-related death was reported in the Hudson Valley as the region's positive infection rate dipped slightly for the first time in days, though new cases are still surging. According to the Department of Health, the average seven-day positive COVID-19 infection rate in the Hudson Valley dropped to 1.72 percent on Tuesday, July 27, down slightly from 1.74 percent the previous day.  The numbers been below 1 percent for most of the spring and early summer until the recent surge in cases. Statewide, the positive infection rate jumped from 1.97 percent on Monday, July 26 to 2.04 …
COVID-19: Cuomo Calls For Nursing Home Reform Amid Federal Probe, Increasing Pressure COVID-19: Cuomo Calls For Nursing Home Reform Amid Federal Probe, Increasing Pressure
Covid-19: Cuomo Calls For Nursing Home Reform Amid Federal Probe, Increasing Pressure With pressure coming from both sides of the aisle into investigating New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling of nursing homes during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, he has vowed sweeping reform as part of the 30-day amendments. Cuomo announced reforms to improve the health, quality of life, and safety of nursing home residents to ensure that “facilities prioritize patient care over profits.” “You can’t say to a nursing home that ‘either you can buy new beds, or you can make more money,' " Cuomo said during a COVID-19 briefing on Friday, Feb. 19. “It’s not a matter of hiring more staff or …
Northwell, CareMount Medical Sign Clinical Affiliation Agreement Northwell, CareMount Medical Sign Clinical Affiliation Agreement
Northwell, CareMount Medical Sign Clinical Affiliation Agreement Northwell Health and CareMount Medical have signed a clinical affiliation agreement for expanded services. Northwell, the state’s largest health system, and CareMount, a physician-owned medical practice with 45 locations throughout the Hudson Valley and Manhattan, announced the finalization of the agreement on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Starting on Wednesday, Jan. 1, the medical groups will pursue additional creative arrangements, including clinical integration initiatives, service agreements, ambulatory collaborative activities and more. Each effort is a part of the overall mission to provide a hi…
Westchester Medical Center Unveils New $230 Million Ambulatory Care Pavilion Westchester Medical Center Unveils New $230 Million Ambulatory Care Pavilion
Westchester Medical Center Unveils New $230 Million Ambulatory Care Pavilion Westchester Medical Center has officially unveiled its new ambulatory care pavilion, the county’s “largest healthcare construction project in more than four decades.” The Ambulatory Care Pavilion is eight stories tall and measures 280,000 square feet. It will open for patient care later this month, officials say, with full occupancy expected in the fall. The hospital serves as the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), and the Ambulatory Care Pavilion will be the center’s “new focal point” for ambulatory care services. “Westchester Medical Center has traditi…