Caroline Lewis appears in the following:
NJ suffered horrible COVID-19 loses. 'Postmortem' says it's not ready for another emergency.
Friday, March 15, 2024
The report says the state needs to beef up its health infrastructure and train its government workers on responding to emergencies.
'Medical respite' a growing option for NYC's homeless hospital patients in recovery
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
New York is looking to grow its slate of medical respite programs, which free up hospital beds while providing homeless patients ongoing care after their own hospital visits.
How Citymeals on Wheels and other senior services are prepping for NYC's next disaster
Thursday, November 09, 2023
Some senior service providers in New York City are rethinking their emergency preparedness, both in the wake of COVID-19 and in light of a changing climate and an aging population.
Maimonides evicts current and former hospital workers from buildings converted into NYC affordable housing
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
At least 20 of the tenants have been granted permission to combine their cases in court and make a joint argument against the hospital.
NY gave these weed entrepreneurs a leg up. Now, they could face financial ruin.
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
WNYC/Gothamist spoke to half a dozen CAURD license holders about what they could lose financially and emotionally after a New York judge indefinitely paused their business openings.
NYC had one of the world's deadliest COVID outbreaks in 2020. What lessons have we learned?
Thursday, August 31, 2023
A new report says New York City's initial COVID-19 wave hit weeks earlier than initially reported and says leaders should apply lessons from spring 2020 to prepare for the next pandemic.
NYC's Medicare Advantage Switch on Hold
Monday, July 10, 2023
A judge has paused New York City's push to move municipal retirees onto Medicare Advantage plans.
Bronx’s first overdose prevention center delayed over NIMBYism, lack of public funding
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
St. Ann’s Corner of Harm Reduction is working to open the first overdose prevention center in the Bronx. But the plan is facing delays amid the quest for community buy-in and funding.
Your Guide to Finding Affordable Mental Healthcare in New York City
Monday, May 15, 2023
How to find affordable mental healthcare in New York City.
NYC offers nearly 100 free fitness classes. We tried a few to see what they’re like.
Wednesday, May 03, 2023
Out of shape and on a budget? This spring, revive your workout routine with Shape Up NYC.
COVID-19 upended NYC’s nursing workforce. 3 years later, hospitals are trying to rebuild it.
Tuesday, April 04, 2023
While workforce data shows new nurses are entering the profession in large numbers, those monitoring health care trends said staffing gaps remain at NYC hospitals.
Overdose prevention centers save lives but remain in legal limbo, as NYC moves toward expansion
Friday, March 03, 2023
The NYC health commissioner explains how City Hall plans to support supervised injection sites and other portions of a new initiative to reduce overdose deaths 15% by 2025.
Thousands of nurses in New York City began striking today for a fair contract
Monday, January 09, 2023
Thousands of nurses began striking Monday at two of New York City's biggest hospitals. They have already disrupted patient care, but nurses say they won't return until they get a fair contract.
The Latest on the Nurses Strike
Monday, January 09, 2023
With nurses at two area hospitals are on strike this morning as negotiations break down over the issue of staffing ratios, two guests and callers discuss the issues.
Thousands of nurses at 2 NYC hospitals are on strike after negotiations fail
Monday, January 09, 2023
The New York State Nurses Association announced the strikes early Monday morning after late-night bargaining failed. The nurses are striking at Montefiore Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital.
What New Yorkers need to know as thousands of NYC nurses begin strike
Monday, January 09, 2023
Roughly 7,100 nurses are poised to walk off the job Monday.
People who use illegal drugs in New York City can now find out exactly what's in them
Thursday, January 05, 2023
Overdose deaths have soared in recent years, in part to the rise of fentanyl. A pilot program uses spectrometry to tell users of illegal drugs what, exactly, is in the drugs they are planning to take.
Legal Cannabis Sales Begin in NYC
Wednesday, January 04, 2023
New York State's first cannabis dispensary opens and what New Yorkers should expect next in the rollout.
A new policy in New York City makes it easier for homeless people to be forcibly hospitalized
Sunday, December 04, 2022
In New York City, Mayor Eric Adams plans to move homeless people with seeming mental illness to hospitals, possibly involuntarily.
What forced psychiatric hospitalization is like in New York City, as Mayor Adams pushes for more
Friday, December 02, 2022
The practice has long been in place for people considered threatening, and some in the mental health community say it often fails to leave patients better off.
