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During Pandemic Peak, Psychiatric Patients Were Rushed Into Institutions
Plastiras would not say how many transferred patients had COVID-19 at the time, nor provide information on patients ages.
As New York State hospitals began to fear the worst last spring that the pace of the coronavirus would overtake their ability to discharge patients and clear beds they had to decide what to do with people being admitted for acute psychiatric care.
May 11, 2021
GLOVERSVILLE The Fulton County Historical Society, 237 Kingsboro Ave., will partner again with the Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site for a virtual program exchange. These programs will be streamed live via the FCHS YouTube page, according to a news release.
David Brooks, education director, SCSHS, will present DeWitt’s Duel: Political Rivalry at Ten Paces at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on the life of DeWitt Clinton. Recognized now as the “Father of the Erie Canal,” New York state governor and former mayor of New York City, Clinton had tended to personal and political rivalries to accomplish legislative goals. Discover some of the politics that lead to DeWitt’s Duel on the plains of Weehawken, N.J.
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#518TulipTracker scavenger hunt is online
ALBANY – With the Tulip Festival not in person for the second year in a row, the public can use the hashtag #518TulipTracker to enjoy tulips online during May.
Participants can enjoy the self-guided Tulip and Garden driving tour available on Discover Albany’s website which includes flowers at nearly 40 historic and heritage sites, attractions and parks.
Also available on the Discover Albany app is the #518TulipTracker Scavenger Hunt, which gives 10 fill-in-the-blank clues and sends participants through downtown Albany to track down the answers at landmarks, parks and heritage sites.
As New York State hospitals began to fear the worst last spring that the pace of the coronavirus would overtake their ability to discharge patients and clear beds they had to decide what to do with people being admitted for acute psychiatric care.
In the second week of March 2020, only 325 New Yorkers had tested positive for COVID-19 but images from abroad and the pace of infection outlined a worrying forecast. By the end of the week, New York would confirm its first casualty from a virus that has deeply strained the health-care system and claimed more than 51,000 lives statewide.