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Financial District

May 20, 2013

Downtown Hospital Slashes EMT and Paramedic Jobs Ahead of Takeover

More than 40 paramedics and EMTs were laid off from New York Downtown Hospital last week.

Midtown & Theater District

April 26, 2013

Mixed Martial Arts Foe Launches Bill to Create Fighters' Health Care Fund

Though pro MMA fights aren't legal in NY, promoters could be forced to pay for fighters' health care.

East Harlem

December 13, 2012

Mount Sinai Medical Center Opens New High-Tech Research Facility

Mount Sinai Medical Center launched a new research and treatment facility.

Yorkville

September 10, 2012

CUNY and Sloan-Kettering Build Cancer Center and Nursing School on UES

CUNY and Memorial Sloan-Kettering will build a facility at the site of a former sanitation depot.

Flushing

June 26, 2012

Queens Hospital Crunch Leaves Patients to Endure Hours in Waiting Rooms

New York Hospital Queens added more beds as ER rooms overflow in the hospital-starved borough.

Bushwick

May 30, 2012

Wyckoff Medical Center Will Now Consider Hospital Merger

Wyckoff's administration is now 'willing to explore' a merger with two other hospitals.

New York City

May 29, 2012

City to Launch New 'Mini MBA Program' to Boost BioTech

The city hopes a new education program will help boost the city's biotech profile.

Upper West Side

December 22, 2011

St. Luke's-Roosevelt Nurses Plan to Strike in New Year

Nurses at St. Luke's-Roosevelt plan to strike on Jan. 3 after contract negotiations failed.

Harlem

September 28, 2011

East 104th Street Renamed Union Settlement Way

East 104th Street, between Second and Third avenues, is renamed Union Settlement Way in honor of the 116-year-old organization.

Harlem

September 23, 2011

Finnish Diplomat Visits Harlem Health Center

The Consul General of Finland in New York and a high-ranking member of the country's Ministry of Social Affairs and Health were at Heritage Healthcare Center in Harlem to see best practices Wednesday.

Midtown

June 23, 2011

Macy’s Workers Approve New Five-Year Contract

The agreement includes a $3.05 raise over 5 years, and lower healthcare costs.

Downtown

December 23, 2010

New York Downtown Hospital Closes Dialysis Unit to Save Money

The dialysis unit, which serves about 50 local residents, could close as early as March.