Tag: healthcare

Brooklyn Power List celebrates the borough’s top changemakers

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Nov. 15, 2024 By Naisha Roy Brooklyn trailblazers gathered for an evening of celebration and recognition at the annual Schneps Media Brooklyn Power List gala on Thursday night. Honoring leaders making waves in a broad range of industries such as law, business, health and community service, the celebration was filled with powerful connections and…

AG James cracks down on anti-abortion group ‘accosting’ patients outside Planned Parenthood clinics in Brooklyn and Manhattan

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Aug. 29, 2024 By Adam Daly New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a motion Tuesday to hold an anti-abortion group in contempt of court after one member of Red Rose Rescue was allegedly “accosting patients” outside of a Planned Parenthood in Manhattan and Brooklyn on four separate occasions. The motion claims that Bernadette…

Op-ed | The state of healthcare in Central Brooklyn

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Mar. 5, 2024 By Khari Edwards

As a native Brooklynite, I know firsthand the gem Downstate Hospital has been to our community. Over the years we have seen so many of our local healthcare facilities forced to operate over capacity and underfunded, but SUNY Downstate was always different, or so we thought.

Beleaguered SUNY Downstate facing slash in services, possible closure under new plan

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Jan. 24, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer After years of chronic underfunding and structural issues at SUNY Downstate University Hospital, Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered the institution to come up with a wide-ranging plan to keep the facility above water — but the healthcare union United University Professions warns the plan could have devastating effects on hospital workers and patients, and may even force the hospital to close.  SUNY Downstate Hospital —which is part of the second largest medical school in the state, and is the only state-run hospital in New York City — has been facing financial challenges for…
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