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[VIDEO] Local Artists Paint Murals for Brooklyn Hospital

2021-11-18T12:00:00-05:00

Healthcare heroes in Brooklyn got a special surprise just outside their hospital — two massive murals with art hand-picked by the children they helped treat during the pandemic.

See the murals at Brookdale Hospital in East Flatbush.

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[VIDEO] New 'Elmhurst Strong' Mural At Elmhurst Hospital Inspires Hope

2020-11-18T12:00:00-05:00

As COVID rates increase, a new mural is inspiring hope at Elmhurst Hospital. CBS2's Natalie Duddridge reports.

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[WATCH] Frontliners: The Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Professionals in New York City

2020-05-30T16:00:00-04:00

This documentary explores the impact of COVID-19 through the perspective of healthcare professionals across New York City and Italy, the epicenters of the outbreak in the United States and Europe, respectively. These doctors, nurses and other medical workers were on the frontline and have been directly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, both professionally and personally.

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[VIDEO] New York Times: Inside One of New York’s Deadliest Zip Codes

2020-05-23T16:00:00-04:00

The first coronavirus patient arrived at St. John’s hospital in Far Rockaway in March. During the peak, the morgue was averaging 17 to 18 bodies a day. Now, there is an uneasy lull and the staff fears a second wave will come.

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[WATCH] This Is What a Pandemic Looks Like in New York City

2020-05-05T12:00:00-04:00

VICE News traveled around New York to see firsthand what life and death look like in America’s coronavirus epicenter.

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[VIDEO] Learn About the 2014 Ebola Scare in New York City's Bellevue Hospital

2019-01-04T14:00:00-05:00

One of the most high-profile threats of recent years was the 2014 outbreak of the virulent Ebola virus in West Africa. The only New York case was that of Dr. Craig Spencer, who had recently returned from volunteering with Ebola patients in Guinea. He was brought to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, which has played a longtime leadership role in the city’s response to infectious disease, from the yellow fever epidemics in the 1790s, to cholera in the 1830s, tuberculosis at the turn of the 20th century, the flu pandemic of 1918–19, and the HIV/AIDS crisis of recent times. Dr. Spencer recovered fully after his time at Bellevue.

Learn all about Ebola in Manhattan, and other diseases which have affected New York City over the centuries, at the Germ City: Microbes and the Metropolis exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York, open until April 28th, 2019.

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Check Out This Tour of the Abandoned Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital

2018-03-06T10:30:00-05:00

Whether you are a local or a tourist, one of the more interesting tours you can go on in New York City is the Abandoned Ellis Island Hospital Tour, guided by our friends at Untapped Cities. For a sneak peek into what to expect, check out this short video previewing some of what you will find on the tour.

Our on tour, we’re bringing you back inside for a unique exploration of the abandoned facility, guided by a Save Ellis Island docent ; on this experience, you’ll visit the contagious disease wards, the autopsy rooms and have exclusive access to places usually closed to the public.

Tickets are just $75 and include the ferry to get there and back. Head over to Untapped Cities to book.

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Vintage Photograph Shows Circus Elephants Making an Annual Visit to Bellevue Hospital in 1946

2017-08-26T17:00:00-04:00

The Lively Morgue is a daily photo blog from the New York Times in which an original photo from the newspaper's archives is reposted along with tidbits of information gleaned from the historical article it accompanied. Along with a rescan of the original photograph, the backs of each photo are also scanned, giving a behind-the-scenes look at the editorial process of one of the world's best newspapers.

This recent post shows elephants from the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus visiting Bellevue Hospital in 1946 for an annual visit.

May 2, 1946: On its annual visit to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus drew record-breaking crowds — a “throng of 6,000, including outgoing patients, and more than a generous sprinkling of neighborhood youngsters” The Times reported. “For many, it was their first circus,” The Times explained, “such as tiny Oscar Turner, 5, wrapped in a pink bathrobe several sizes too large, who gave his nurse a most busy time. Oscar kept up a frequent charge to the red arena. He dared the elephants, he challenged the clowns, he laughed and pranced. ‘Great medicine,’ said Pat Valdo, the Big Show’s Ringmaster.”

The original article from 1946 has more.

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[VIDEO] Take a Tour of the Abandoned Staff House at Sea View Hospital on Staten Island

2017-02-01T11:30:00-05:00

When it opened in 1913, Staten Island's Seaview Hospital was celebrated as the "largest and finest hospital ever built" for tuberculosis patients, and by a city official as "vast, ingenious, practical, convenient, sanitary, and beautiful." In the mid-1940's, Sea View contributed to a series of medical breakthroughs in developing streptomycin, an antibiotic effective in the treatment and ultimate curing of TB. Streptomycin was so effective in healing patients that by 1961, the main hospital was all but empty.

In this video from producer Amanda Steen for the Staten Island Advance, learn how one of the buildings in the abandoned hospital will be renovated and reused in the community.

The Staff House at Sea View Hospital is being renovated as part of a new wellness community. The building housed doctors who cared for tuberculosis patients.

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[LISTEN] New York City's Oldest Hospital Pioneered Care For Presidents And Paupers

2016-11-18T14:35:00-05:00

Since first opening its doors in 1736 on the City Common, Bellevue Hospital has served the people of New York City as its primary public hospital. A medical center for the masses, Bellevue helps hundreds of thousands of people annually, and is one of the busiest in the City.

Over the course of its long history, and throughout its movement uptown to its current location in Kips Bay, Bellevue Hospital has seen it all. Check out this short audio clip from NPR titled "Bellevue Hospital Pioneered Care For Presidents And Paupers" then read the accompanying article to learn more about the famous hospital in our backyard.

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