#11 NYC hospitals rated poorly for patient safety

#11 NYC hospitals rated poorly for patient safety

“11 NYC hospitals rated poorly for patient safety” Eleven hospitals and medical facilities around the city got poor grades for patient safety in a newly released report card from a medical watchdog group. Facilities given a “D” from the Leapfrog Group include city-run Kings County and Coney Island hospitals, along with Maimonides, Interfaith, Brookdale and…

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#Man charged with gun possession after threatening Bronx hospital

#Man charged with gun possession after threatening Bronx hospital

“#Man charged with gun possession after threatening Bronx hospital” A man allegedly threatened to “shoot up” a Bronx hospital on Wednesday and was arrested on gun possession charges, police said. Christopher Mills, 18, of Mount Vernon, is accused of making the threat at Montefiore Medical Center after not being allowed to visit his just-deceased grandmother…

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#Montefiore Medical Center surgeon accused of racism

#Montefiore Medical Center surgeon accused of racism

“#Montefiore Medical Center surgeon accused of racism” A pediatric surgeon at Montefiore Medical Center made a racist remark to an operating room nurse, according to a petition demanding that the doc apologize. Hannah Dorvil alleges that Dr. Mindy Statter called her a “dumb black nurse,” according to the petition being circulated by the New York…

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