NYC Health + Hospitals: Leader In LGBTQ+ Equality; Sloan Public Health Award; New Bridge To Home Facility In Brooklyn
Editor’s note: We have covered the Bridge To Home program previously. In instances…
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EMSPAC Interview: On Staten Island, Other NYC Boroughs, Ambulance Response Times Suffering – May Be Due To Staffing Shortages Resulting From Low Wage For Ems Workers
We previously covered this issue in some detail, and this weekend we are bringing you…
NYC H+H Mental Health Awareness Month: New Program To Strengthen Behavioral Health Workforce, Three Physicians Recognized For Health Equity Fellowship
NYC H+H Mental Health Awareness Month: New Program To Strengthen Behavioral Health Workforce, Three Physicians…
Staten Island Ambulance Response Times Will Suffer Even More When Richmond County Medical Center Eliminates Their Hospital Ambulance Units Later This Year
Staten Island Ambulance Response Times Will Suffer Even More When Richmond County Medical Center Eliminates…
First MPox Case Detected In NYC, World Tuberculosis Day, Mobile Food Vending Waitlist Opened, Maternal Family Health Access, Supportive Housing For Fmr Homeless: NYC H+H
First MPox Case Detected In NYC, World Tuberculosis Day, Mobile Food Vending Waitlist Opened, Maternal…
New York’s Twin-Cousins! 2 Bronx Sisters Give Birth Hours Apart; Bellevue Hosts Japan Institute For Health Security For Pathogen Preparedness Training: NYC H+H
New York’s Twin-Cousins! 2 Bronx Sisters Give Birth Hours Apart; Bellevue Hosts Japan Institute For…
New York Nurses Finally Get Fair Contract, Return To Work At Montefiore, Mt. Sinai – NYP Still On Strike
Editor’s note: This strike began about a month ago. While Samaritan Medical Center, Carthage Area Hospital,…
Pharmacy Home Delivery, Lowest Behavioral Staff & Vacancy Rates In Recent History, Comprehensive Endometroisis Or Chronic Pelvic Pain Care, National Special Pathogen Awards, 3 Nursing Leaders Recognized, Nurse Residency 50th Cohort: NYC H+H
Pharmacy Home Delivery, Lowest Behavioral Staff & Vacancy Rates In Recent History, Comprehensive Endometroisis Or…
Health Insurance Stabilization Fund Misused By City’s Municipal Labor Committee: Comptroller Lander Releases Long Awaited Audit
Health Insurance Stabilization Fund Misused By City’s Municipal Labor Committee: Comptroller Lander Releases Long Awaited…
Health For All Kids $1Billion Impact Pledge: Children’s Miracle Network Hosting 300 Synchronized Drones Over Greenpoint Waterfront
Children’s Miracle Network Hosting 300 Synchronized Drones Over Greenpoint Waterfront In Support Of Health For All Kids…
First Baby Of 2026 Born In Queens, At Health + Hospitals Elmhurst
Editor’s note: NYC H+H, New York City’s public hospital system also has…
Maimonides Hospital To Join City Network, Plant-Based Meals For In-Patients, Columbia University Students Discuss Public Health Leadership, 2025 Accomplishments: NYC H+H
Maimonides Hospital To Join City Network, Plant-Based Meals For In-Patients, Columbia University Students Discuss Public…
FDNY EMS Union: Mayor Adams Can Fulfill Past Campaign Promise For Pay Parity For FDNY EMTs
FDNY EMS Union: Mayor Adams Can Fulfill Past Campaign Promise For Pay Parity For FDNY…
Protecting Newborns From Hepatitis B, Other Issues With Vaccine Recommendation Updates: Rep. AOC
Protecting Newborns From Hepatitis B, Other Vaccines; Distributing Fresh Groceries; Asylum Seeker Rights: Rep. AOC…
Going Over Mayor Adams’ Administration Accomplishments
Community Op-Ed: Administration Accomplishments Editor’s note: Among the many notable accomplishments of this administration are…
Medication Abortion Access For All NYers, Preventing Health Care Provider Burnout, Positive Baby Outcome, Newest Accolades, Mental Health Credentialing Questions: NYC H+H
Medication Abortion Access For All NYers, Health Care Provider Burnout, Positive Baby Outcome, Newest Accolades:…
OPINION: Making New York City More Family Friendly, More Affordable, Safer – Helping Babies Be Welcomed, Thrive
Making New York City More Family Friendly, More Affordable, and Safer Editor’s note: Last week’s…
Bringing Attention To Low Wages For EMS: FDNY EMS Local 2507 Launches #StandWithEMS Campaign
FDNY EMS Local 2507 Launches #StandWithEMS Campaign Editor’s note: This is the same career that…
Helping NYC Families Avoid Being Born Into Shelter System, Poverty With Safe, Supportive, Affordable Housing
Helping NYC Families Avoid Being Born Into Shelter System, Poverty With Safe, Supportive, Affordable Housing…
Sea View Nursing Home On Staten Island Among Five NYC H+H Locations Named As Newsweek’s Best Nursing Homes In America
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES NAMED AMONG NEWSWEEK’S BEST NURSING HOMES IN AMERICA…
Active, Retired NYC Municipal Union Workers, Advocacy Organizations Protest To Protect Their Healthcare, Demand Transparency
ACTIVE UNION MEMBERS, RETIREES AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS PROTEST IN SOLIDARITY TO PROTECT THEIR HEALTHCARE AND…
Nursing Professionals Across Five Skilled Nursing Facilities In NYC Honored With Daisy & BEE Award Celebration, Healthcare Access Public Awareness Campaign: NYC H+H
Nursing Professionals Across Five Skilled Nursing Facilities In NYC Honored With Daisy & BEE Award…
NYC Retirees March Tomorrow At 1:30 In Manhattan With International Organization Of Maritime Masters, Mates, & Pilots
The NYC Retirees Partner with the International Organization of Maritime Masters, Mates & Pilots and…
NYC Retirees To Mayor Adams Today At City Hall: Protect Our Health Insurance, Support Council Bill Intro 1096
NYC Public Service Retirees Unveil Giant 65th Birthday Card for NYC Mayor Adams Group Invites Mayor…
City & State NY Recognizes 4 H+H Hospital Leaders, Annual Back To School Requirements, Stable Affordable Housing For Formerly Homeless,
CITY & STATE NEW YORK RECOGNIZES FOUR NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS LEADERS ON ITS 2025…
NYC H+H Facilities Ranked Top Providers By HealthFirst, US News & World Report; Expanded Behavioral Health Svcs To Domestic Violence Shelters; Recognized By AHA For Quality Care
NYC H+H Facilities Ranked Top Providers By HealthFirst, US News & World Report; Expanded Behavioral…
New York City Transit Hiring Skilled Tradespeople! Submit By Sunday’s Deadline – Residents Of Staten Island Welcome To Apply
New York City Transit is hiring skilled tradespeople! Apply by July 27, 2025 New York…
At NYC Health + Hospitals: Recent Clinical Leadership Team Appointments Announced, Pathway To Excellence With Distinction Designation
At NYC Health + Hospitals: Recent Clinical Leadership Team Appointments Announced, Pathway To Excellence With…
NYC Retirees Healthcare Fight For Traditional Medicare: Update With Marianne Pizzitola
NYC Retirees Healthcare Fight For Traditional Medicare: Update With Marianne Pizzitola Staten Islander News…
In NYC: Retirees Will Not Be Forced Into Medicare Advantage Over Traditional Medicare Despite Court Ruling: Mayor Adams Makes New Announcement, Local Voices Weigh In
In NYC: Retirees Will Not Be Forced Into Medicare Advantage Over Traditional Medicare Despite Court…
NYC Retirees: With Court Case Lost At Highest Level, Focus Turns To Politicians, Upcoming Primaries, Election
NYC Retirees: With Court Case Lost At Highest Level, Focus Turns To Politicians, Upcoming Primaries,…
Bellevue Hospital, Japan Institute of Health Security Strategic Infectious Disease Partnership, Physicians Honored As Top AAPI Doctors By Castle Conolly
Bellevue Hospital, Japan Institute of Health Security Strategic Infectious Disease Partnership, Physicians Honored As Top…
Staten Island, NYC Municipal Retirees To Rally To Support Their Legal Team in Latest Battle With Mayor Adams, City of New York
Editor’s note: NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees shared their unanimous decision handed down by…
All-Cause Mortality Occurs Seven To Ten Years Earlier For Working-Class vs. High Net Worth Individuals
NEW REPORT: Working-Class Americans Can Expect to Die at Least 7 Years Earlier than the…
Involuntary Commitment Changes; New Hate Crimes Prevention Director; NonProfit Services Director; Drought Watch Lifted; NYC Health + Hospitals Possible Strike; Kingsbridge Armory Reimagining
MAYOR ADAMS’ STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO GOVERNOR HOCHUL’S PLANS TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO FINALLY CHANGE NEW YORK’S INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT…
Drought Downgraded From Warning To Watch; Tentative Agreement With City Unions For Pay Raises For Physicians, Medical Examiners; New EPA Grants To Electrify Heavy-Duty Vehicles, School Buses; James Stratford Names Director Of NYC’s Young Men’s Initiative; Dr. Phil’s Primetime,
Drought Downgraded From Warning To Watch; Tentative Agreement With City Unions For Pay Raises For…
City Must Pay Full Cost Of Retired Municipal Worker’s Health Insurance Plans: Highest Court Rules In Favor Of Retirees
Today’s Ruling Requires City to Pay the Entire Cost of Retirees’ Preferred Health Insurance Plan…
NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees Rallies Alongside Council Member Marte Prior To City Council Meeting To Advocate For Safeguarding Healthcare For Retired City Workers
NYC RETIREES RALLY WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTOPHER MARTE AS HE INTRODUCES LEGISLATION PROTECTING THEIR HEALTHCARE Editor’s note: According…
NYC Municipal Retirees Tell Mayor Adams: Stop Trying To Take Medicare Away From Former City Workers, Union Employees
New Yorkers Tell Mayor Adams, “Stop trying to take Medicare away from NYC retirees!” Hundreds…
Brooklyn Community Board Positions Now Open: Entry Level Into Municipal Government
Editor’s note: The employment opportunity described below includes membership in the city’s union contract. This…
Retiree Victory! Unanimous Appeals Court Ruling Affirms NYC Retired Municipal Workers’ Right To Keep Their Public Medicare Programs – UPDATED
New York Appellate Division Affirms City Retirees’ Right to Promised Medicare Benefits Today’s Ruling Bars…
NYC Dept of Aging Launches Citywide Survey To Assess Needs Of Older New Yorkers
NYC Aging Launches Citywide Survey to Assess the Needs of Older New Yorkers Survey is…
Amidst Housing Crisis, Local Pols Reintroduce Housing Bill To Invest $5 Billion Annually In Affordable Housing For NY Residents
AMIDST HOUSING CRISIS, GILLIBRAND, CLARKE ANNOUNCE REINTRODUCTION OF HOUSING BILL TO INVEST $15 BILLION ANNUALLY…
Vermont Seniors Share Similar Concerns About Direction US Is Headed, Economy, Other Issues As Many New York Seniors
Nearly 1,000 Vermonters Wrote Back Editor’s note: So many of the below comments submitted to…
Staten Island’s Nurses At SIUH Ratify New Union Contract Expected To Benefit All, Improving Wages, Staffing, Retiree Health Benefits
STATEN ISLAND NURSES RATIFY UNION CONTRACT WITH OVER 93% VOTING TO RATIFY THE 1,300 NYSNA…
Medicare Advantage Has Many Issues: HHS, CMS Need To Make New Policies To Reform Medicare Advantage – Send Letter To Your Representatives
Retirees have serious concerns about the Medicare Advantage program. Editor’s Note: As we have covered…
Judge Rules In Favor Of Retirees Regarding Illegally Charged Copayments
NY SUPREME COURT GRANTS CLASS STATUS TO NYC GOVT RETIREES OVER ILLEGALLY COLLECTED COPAYS The…
Put People Over Profit: Health Insurance Companies Rely On Claim Denials, Withholding Care To Achieve High Profits
Hundreds Rally at Aetna and UnitedHealth in Hartford to Demand Care & Reverse Denied Claims…
Not An Attack On Collective Bargaining: Fmr. NYC Union Leaders Dispute MLC’s Attack On Intro 1099 Protect NYC Retiree Healthcare
Former NYC Union Leaders Unite to Dispute MLC’s Lie About City Council Bill Int. 1099-2023…
NYC Retirees Call For Public Hearings On Intro 1099, Bill Will Protect Retirees’ Earned Healthcare Benefits
NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees Calls on City Council to Hold Public Hearing on…
BP Fossella Congratulates Staten Island University Hospital For Prestigious U.S. News & World Report
BP Fossella to Congratulate Staten Island University Hospital for Prestigious Regional Hospital Ranking SIUH was…
NYC Wants To Force Retired NYPD, FDNY, EMS, Into Inferior Medicare Advantage Plan, Where Insurer, Not Doctor, Is Gatekeeper To Healthcare For Elderly – Interview With Marianne Pizzitola
NYC Retired Workers, Including Police, Fire, EMS, Who Are No Longer Voting Union Members, Being…
NYC Retirees Incl. FDNY, NYPD, EMS, Teachers, Other City Workers Win Permanent Injunction From NY State Supreme Court; City Files Appeal, Fight Continues
State Supreme Court Rules Against New York City’s Plan to Strip City Retirees of Promised Medicare…
NYC Organization Of Public Service Retirees Takes Fight Against Forced Medicare Advantage To Washington
NYC Retirees, Medicare Advantage Patients and Families Join Members of Congress to Call for an…
Tuberculosis Cases Rising Again Post-COVID Due To Social Inequities, Inadequate Healthcare Among Marginalized Groups, Interruption In Public Health Interventions
Tuberculosis on the rise for first time in decades after COVID-19 interrupted public health interventions…
NYC Org of Public Service Retirees To Rally Outside City Hall TODAY To Call For Passage Of Intro 1099, Celebrate Court Injunction
New York City Retirees Rally Outside City Hall for Intro 1099 by CM Barron &…
NYC Retirees Secure Preliminary Injunction Halting City’s Plan To Force Them Off Their Current Promised Medicare Benefit Plans Onto Medicare Advantage
New York City Retirees Secure Preliminary Injunction Halting City’s Plan to Strip Them of Their…
NYC Org Of Public Service Retirees Responds To Union Boss Garrido’s Statements About Retirees, Healthcare
New York City Organization Of Public Service Retirees Responds to Union Boss Henry Garrido’s Misrepresentations…
NYC Retirees Respond To Mayor Adams Announcement He Registered Aetna Medicare Advantage Plan Despite Lawsuits, Refusal Of Most Physicians To Accept Plan
New York City Retiree’s Response to Mayor Adams Announcement he Registered the Aetna Medicare Advantage…
NYC Organization Of Civil Service Retirees Thanks Comptroller Lander For Rejection Of Aetna Medicare Advantage Contract
New York City Retiree’s Response to Comptroller Lander Refusing to Register the Aetna Medicare Advantage…
NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees Secures Another Victory On Appeal For Healthcare Rights Of Retirees
NEW YORK CITY ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC SERVICE RETIREES SECURES ANOTHER APPELLATE VICTORY FOR RETIREE HEALTHCARE…
Marianne Pizzitola Of NYC Org Of Public Service Retirees Makes Statement About Forced Health Care Change By Adams’ Administration
New York City Organization Of Public Service Retirees Responds To NYC Council Decision To Table…
OPINION – NYC Union Retirees Health Plan Debate: Ageist Collusion Harms Elders
A Message From the Assertive Kids Foundation President One of the aims of Assertive Kids…
Battle For Retiree Healthcare Is Far From Over. Municipal Labor Committee, To Benefit Of City, Not Retirees, Votes To Force All Retired NYC Workers Into Medicare Advantage, Limiting Doctors They Can See, Reducing Insurance Coverage
We have received an update from Marianne Pizzitola of the NYC Organization Of Retired Municipal…
Marianne Pizzitola of NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees Congratulates DC 37 On Tentative Contract Agreement
New York City Organization Of Public Service Retirees Congratulates DC37 on Their Tentative Contract Agreement,…
NYC Organization Of Public Service Retirees Responds To NYC Council Decision Rejecting A Vote On Healthcare Privatization, Will Not To Change Administrative Code
New York City Organization Of Public Service Retirees Responds To NYC Council Decision To Table…
NY City Council Releases Joint Statement On Administrative Code Changes To Preserve Health Care Choice For Retirees
Editor’s Note: This joint statement is the most recent statement provided by the City Council…
Spending On Healthcare Costs More But Does Not Improve Health Outcomes, While Clean Drinking Water, Sanitary Living Conditions, Employment, Other Basics, Do Improve Them
Spending More Government Money on Healthcare Does Not Improve Health Outcomes This article originally appeared…
Governor Cuomo Orders All Non-Essential Businesses Shuttered. What is Essential?
Executive order 202.6 further clarifies Governor Cuomo’s New York State “pause,” for the purpose of…
Covid-19 Pandemic Proves Why Universal Healthcare Is A Necessity
We all have our opinions on health care. Some say it should cover every American,…