Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue is now NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk. After an affiliation that began in March of 2022, the merger is now completed. The 306-bed hospital has added a number of services since the affiliation. They include robotic surgery and gynecologic oncology and enhanced vascular, surgical, gastroenterological and orthopedic services. The hospital also improved key outcomes such as length of stay and infection rates, officials said.
The FDA's abrupt decision on Wednesday to cancel next month's vaccine advisory committee meeting — where experts recommend the strains for next season’s flu shot — is raising concerns about whether the U.S. will have enough of the vaccine for the next flu season. Drugmakers already face a tight deadline each year to produce enough doses for distribution in the fall.
The health centers serve roughly a third of the state’s population, including many of its most vulnerable residents. They are tallying annual operating losses in the millions of dollars.
A group of healthcare investors have launched a new advocacy coalition that aims to promote responsible private investment in health care, according to a press release shared with PI. The group, Association for Responsible Healthcare Investment, has signed on with BGR Group.
A state Supreme Court judge on Monday cleared the way for the Mount Sinai Health System to close Beth Israel in Downtown Manhattan, after the move was put on hold for months at the behest of a community coalition seeking to save the hospital. Judge Jeffrey Pearlman dismissed a lawsuit filed in August by a community coalition challenging the closing. Following the judge's decision, Mount Sinai spokesperson Loren Riegelhaupt said the health system would "immediately" begin implementing the closure plan, which was first announced in fall 2023 and was initially planned for July 2024.