Still, concerned health care workers at public and private hospitals across New York City are pushing for stronger policies and legislation to ensure patients’ rights are protected if an ICE agent ...

Jersey City once had three hospitals with emergency departments. Greenville Hospital closed in 2008. Jersey City Medical Center downtown is the only place in the city with an emergency department.

Lobbying group Healthcare Association of New York State has named Thomas Quatroche as its next president and CEO, tapping the public hospital executive to lead efforts to mitigate the impacts of ...

A patient navigation nonprofit and Orthodox Jewish congregations that rely on Maimonides Medical Center filed a lawsuit against the state over plans to merge the Brooklyn safety net hospital with the ...

New York City's new health commissioner, Alister Martin, MD, is stepping into the role at a time of growing tension between local public health officials and federal policy.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been reluctant to force people indoors, even in dire weather. But conditions, whether on the streets or in shelters, can be dangerous.

Former Memorial Sloan Kettering employee arrested for bomb threat hoax.

There are over 1,150 rural EMS agencies across New York, a recent report on the state's rural ambulance system reveals.

New York City's Local Law 126 is now officially on the books, tasking the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) with getting clear, visible information about transgender patients' rights ...

For detainees on Rikers Island spiraling into a psychiatric crisis, a trip from the troubled jail complex to one of the ...

The closure of an overnight ambulance unit offered a glimpse at a broader city trend of where EMS service is headed.

Hospitals on Staten Island are reducing overnight ambulance coverage as staffing shortages, pay disparities and recruitment challenges continue ...