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Northwell Health, owner of SIUH, to rescind lawsuits filed against patients in 2020, will pause new filings Updated Jan 06, 2021; Posted Jan 06, 2021 Staten Island University Hospital in Ocean Breeze is shown in this file photo. (Staten Island Advance/ Jan Somma-Hammel)Staff-Shot Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Northwell Health, New York’s largest hospital system and the owner of Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH), said Tuesday it would rescind medical debt lawsuits filed against patients in 2020 and will institute a pause of new filings, following a news report about thousands of such suits. According to online court records accessed Tuesday, attorneys filed at least 70 of those more-than 2,500 lawsuits which were first reported by the New York Times on behalf of SIUH. ....
COVID-19 vaccine doses administered to 5,200 NYC hospital staff so far Updated Dec 17, 2020; Posted Dec 17, 2020 One of Staten Island s first COVID-19 vaccines is shown Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (Staten Island Advance/Paul Liotta) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y . An estimated 5,200 hospital staff members on New York City’s front line against the coronavirus (COVID-19) had received a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as of Thursday morning, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio. That number includes 3,565 doses since Wednesday morning, and the mayor said during his morning press briefing that the daily number of administered vaccines will continue to grow as the process becomes more streamlined. ....
Handsfree Health Honored For Innovation In Health Technology HandsFree Health s WellBe Virtual Assistant App Recognized As Innovative New Product For 2020 News provided by Share this article Share this article WAYNE, Pa., Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ HandsFree Health™, provider of WellBe®, a secure, HIPAA compliant, voice-enabled virtual health assistant platform, is recognized today for its innovation in healthcare technology. The company s WellBe Virtual Assistant app is featured in the December Innovations Issue of PM360 Magazine, a leading healthcare marketing publication. HandsFree Health s WellBe Virtual Assistant App HandsFree Health Honored For Innovation In Health Technology The HandsFree Health WellBe Virtual Assistant app is part of an innovative suite of voice technology products that help consumers engage with healthcare at home and on-the-go. ....