Health
Ulster County report outlines options for emergency medical services
Understaffed, overstressed emergency response operation in need of comprehensive reform...
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Acquisition of Nuvance Health by Northwell Health spurs discussion
Will the corporate merger announced February 28 between Nuvance Health and Northwell Health bring higher-quality clinical outcomes and lower healthcare...
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Proposed NY law would force hospitals to be more transparent
HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston is hardly the sole provider for the medical needs of the 182,319 people of Ulster County.
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As addicts die, controversy over how Hudson Valley handles drugs
...called for the immediate termination of Ulster County’s contract with the addiction recovery non-profit organization known as the Samadhi Center.
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Telecomms don’t share location of toxic lead-sheathed lines
The Environmental Protection Agency this month lowered the screening levels for lead by half. It was the first such action...
Read moreWMCHealth and state are holding “active conversations”
The state has been reluctant to provide additional funding after the promised results from its current five-year commitment have proven insufficient.
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Hudson Valley hospital confirms data theft, medical records and Social Security numbers likely stolen
The Kingston-based hospital announced on December 11 that it was mailing notification letters to patients whose information may have been...
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HealthAlliance threatens cutbacks
HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley says it’s in serious financial trouble.
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Fair pay for homecare and self-determination for the disabled
The mood was festive at the Independent Home Care, Inc, Gratitude Mixer in the Newburgh Armory last week.
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Pat Ryan introduces a bill in Congress to cut drug costs
Faceoff with Big Pharma...
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What is a pacer?
What is a pacer? Like with all things in ultrarunning, the definition of ‘pacer’ has been pushed to a new...
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Governor wants to spend $500 million on healthcare cybersecurity
New York State governor Kathy Hochul has proposed a $500-million shot in the arm to healthcare facilities across the state...
Read moreUlster County’s first level III trauma center receives formal state designation
Health Alliance Hospital in Kingston was celebrating its newly awarded designation as a provisional Level III adult trauma center.
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HealthAlliance slow to acknowledge consequences of recent attacks
Last week, it was the turn if the local HealthAlliance facilities to be the target of a shakedown.
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Kingston City School District to release report on lead levels in three recently installed elementary school playgrounds
School officials in the Kingston City School District this week will release a report on lead levels in three recently...
Read moreHospital diversion has ended
The ambulance diversion from HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston and Margaretville Hospital ended at 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 21.
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An unauthorized interview with an unidentified employee at WMCHealth’s Kingston hospital
By Monday the Internet's gone completely down. Fax machines are down. Phones are down because they're digital, right? But the...
Read moreHAHV’s Kingston hospital diverts patients for two days without an announcement
Emergency Services for Ulster County confirmed that diversion was in effect since the weekend, and was ended a little after...
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Annual O+ Festival (photos)
"Fo+rward" was the theme for this year's O+ Festival held in uptown and midtown venues in Kingston last weekend.
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Parents raise health concerns over cancer-causing chemicals used in surfaces on playgrounds
Parents in the Kingston City School District are urging school officials to ensure elementary school playgrounds are safe for children,...
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