The opioid epidemic continues to wreak havoc in healthcare, exacerbated over the past year and a half by the onset of COVID-19 and limited services.
Nearly 9,000 New Yorkers are currently waiting for a life-saving organ transplant and approximately 500 of these individuals will die before a donor becomes available.
Including evidence-based midwifery practices in traditional obstetrical care can improve maternal and neonatal outcomes and help mitigate health disparities for minority women.
Racial and ethnic health disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality continue to plague the healthcare system.
Reducing invasive surgeries and their consequential recuperation time and length of stay improves patient outcomes while decreasing healthcare costs for patients and providers.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching consequences across all social services.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, front line healthcare workers have borne the brunt of the mental health crisis, facing risk exposure, uncertainty about the disease, care and emotional overburden, lack of resources, unclear ever-changing protocols and more.
Healthcare facility design is the first tangible step to defining a provider’s care mission and assuring its successful execution.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit New York City in March 2020, the number of people facing food insecurity is estimated to have increased by a staggering 38%, with one in four children unsure of where their next meal will come from.
An essential component of successful and proactive COVID-19 management is facilitating community vaccination and bringing immunity to clustered populations.
Telehealth services have expanded rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic, serving as a safe, secure alternative to inpatient health visits and routine care.
In the COVID-19 era, healthcare providers must find creative solutions to delivering accessible vaccines and evolving to meet the demands of the pandemic.