Showing posts with label Bronx. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bronx. Show all posts

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Metro-North Train Derails At Spuyten Duyvil

All seven cars of a south-bound Metro-North Train derailed early Sunday morning at the Spuyten Duyvil Metro-North Railroad station. This station serves the residents of the Bronx, and the derailed train served the Hudson Line of Metro-North.

Four people are reported to have died as a result of the derailment, and dozens are reported to be injured, The New York Post is reporting, adding, "The train originated out of Poughkeepsie, departing at 5:54 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive into Grand Central Terminal at 7:43 a.m., officials said. The cars were being pushed south by a locomotive."

Injuries have been reported. Reportedly, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is en route to the scene.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Bronx Hospital Closings

Two Bronx hospitals are at risk of shutting down. Based on the spree other hospital closings, things don't look promising for public healthcare in the Bronx.

In the time that Christine Quinn has been Speaker of the New York City Council, at least eight city hospitals have closed :

  • North General Hospital in Harlem declared bankruptcy in 2010 ;
  • St. Vincent's Hospital in the West Village was shut down in 2010 after shady backroom meetings ;
  • St. John's Queens Hospital in Elmhurst went bankrupt in 2009 ;
  • Mary Immaculate Hospital in Jamaica went bankrupt in 2009 ;
  • Parkway Hospital in Forest Hills decided to close in 2008 ;
  • Cabrini Medical Center in Manhattan closed in 2008 ;
  • Victory Memorial Hospital in Bay Ridge closed in 2008 ; and
  • St. Vincent's Midtown in Manhattan closed in 2007.

Last October, New York magazine published an exposé written by Mark Levine, which described the dangerous public health issues resulting from all the hospital closings.

"Last year, a pair of hospitals in Queens closed suddenly, just before the outbreak of H1N1, causing overflow conditions in the emergency rooms of nearby facilities, one of which set up a triage area on a loading dock."

In January, The New York Post has made a list of Bronx hospitals, which are in danger of closing, if New York State government makes major cuts in Medicaid funding :

  • Westchester Square
  • St. Barnabas

For more information, see : Governor's Medicaid cuts may kill 10 city hospitals.