hospitalization

Group Assault on F Train Leads to Man’s Hospitalization; Suspects Sought

NEW YORK, NY – An early morning altercation on the northbound F train at Briarwood Station resulted in a 40-year-old man being hospitalized with minor injuries. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at approximately 3:30 AM, involved six assailants who attacked the victim, striking him multiple times in the head. After the assault, the group of individuals exited the train at the 179th Street station and fled the scene on foot. The victim was subsequently transported to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he is reported to be in stable condition. The New York City Police Department is

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Assault on Elderly Man in Brooklyn Leads to Hospitalization

NEW YORK, NY – A disturbing assault occurred on Tuesday at around 1:13 PM when an unidentified assailant attacked a 72-year-old man. The incident, which took place in an unspecified location, involved the assailant punching the elderly victim in the head with a clenched fist, causing significant pain. The victim required medical attention and was subsequently transported by EMS to Interfaith Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition. Following the assault, the perpetrator fled the scene on foot, and his whereabouts remain unknown. The assailant is described as a male in his early to mid-30s with a dark

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US defense chief Austin asked to testify over hospitalization non-disclosure

(Reuters) – The chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee on Thursday asked Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to testify before the panel over the failure to timely disclose his recent hospitalization, even to President Joe Biden. Austin had been in a hospital receiving treatment for prostrate cancer since the beginning of the year. His failure to timely tell Biden he was hospitalized drew criticism from lawmakers and caught the White House by surprise. He spent two weeks in the hospital due to complications from a Dec. 22 prostate cancer surgery – which was also initially kept secret

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GOP Rep Launches Formal Investigation Of Austin’s Decision To Keep Hospitalization A Secret

GOP Rep Launches Formal Investigation Of Austin’s Decision To Keep Hospitalization A Secret Micaela Burrow on January 9, 2024 Republican Alabama Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, launched a formal inquiry Tuesday into Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s failure to reveal his Jan. 1 hospitalization to the president and key defense and national security leaders. Rogers and his colleagues on the panel expressed “grave concern” over the lack of clarity around Austin’s hospitalization potentially leading to a breakdown in the chain of command in a letter to Austin on Tuesday. He also probed why Kelly Magsamen,

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White House reviews protocol for delegating authority after Austin hospitalization

By Steve Holland and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is conducting a review of Cabinet protocols for delegating authority, White House chief of staff Jeff Zients said in a memo on Tuesday, in the aftermath of the hospitalization of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Austin’s failure to disclose his hospitalization last week has led to a political furor, with even President Joe Biden unaware his defense secretary was in the hospital for several days. Austin’s role means that he is supposed to be available at a moment’s notice in the case of a national security emergency. Officials

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‘Must Never Happen Again’: Top Dem Senator Breaks Silence On Lloyd Austin’s Unknown Hospitalization

‘Must Never Happen Again’: Top Dem Senator Breaks Silence On Lloyd Austin’s Unknown Hospitalization Micaela Burrow on January 8, 2024 The top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee raised concerns over the defense secretary’s unexplained absence in a statement Monday, breaking the senator’s three-day silence as calls for accountability mounted elsewhere. Committee Chairman Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island said Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization, kept hidden for days from his deputy and top White House officials, expressed serious concerns about the Department of Defense’s (DOD) leadership during the period of Austin’s absence in the statement. Reed did

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US defense secretary’s hospitalization kept secret even from deputy

By Phil Stewart and Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization was kept far more secret than previously known, officials disclosed on Sunday, adding his deputy to a long list of people right up to President Joe Biden who were kept in the dark for days. Austin, who is 70, was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s Intensive Care Unit on New Year’s Day after experiencing severe pain following a still-undisclosed elective medical procedure on Dec. 22. Austin sits just below Biden at the top of the chain of command of the U.S. military, and

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‘Could Have Done A Better Job’: Lloyd Austin Addresses Lack Of Transparency Surrounding Hospitalization 

‘Could Have Done A Better Job’: Lloyd Austin Addresses Lack Of Transparency Surrounding Hospitalization  Ryan Meilstrup on January 6, 2024 Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin acknowledged he could have better informed the public about his nearly five-day hospital stay, during which time the White House and Congress were mostly kept in the dark, in a statement on Saturday. The Pentagon revealed Friday night that Austin was admitted to Walter Reed hospital on Monday following unspecified complications that arose from an elective medical procedure. He was recovering on Saturday when White House National Security Council (NSC) officials said they were not

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Pentagon Didn’t Inform White House For Days About Lloyd Austin’s Hospitalization

The Department of Defense (DOD) failed to notify the White House about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization for four days, according to several reports. Austin was admitted to Walter Reed hospital in Washington, D.C., on Monday for a medical issue related to an elective procedure he underwent, reportedly ending up in the intensive care unit for several days, according to NBC News and Politico. Key White House National Security Council (NSC) officials were not informed of the hospitalization until Thursday, while DOD officials and legislators were not made aware until Friday. The DOD did not release information about Austin’s hospitalization to the public

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Pentagon Says Lloyd Austin Recovering After Hospitalization

Pentagon Says Lloyd Austin Recovering After Hospitalization Micaela Burrow on January 5, 2024 Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is recovering in the hospital following complications that arose from an unspecified medical procedure, the Pentagon said Friday. Austin was admitted to Walter Reed hospital on Jan. 1, Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said in an emailed statement Friday evening. He is recovering and was expected to return to his full duties on Friday, meaning he would have been in the hospital when the U.S. conducted a targeted retaliatory airstrike on a militia commander in Baghdad in response to a

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Beachwood Structure Fire Leads to Senior Citizen’s Hospitalization

BEACHWOOD, NJ – On Monday, May 16, Officers Batullo and Prince from the Beachwood Police Department responded to a structure fire at 226 Beachwood Blvd. The single-story bungalow was reportedly engulfed in flames and heavy smoke upon the officers’ arrival. The tenant, a 70-year-old male, had managed to evacuate before the officers’ arrival. The Beachwood Vol. Fire Department succeeded in controlling the fire in less than half an hour. The tenant was transported to Community Medical Center by Beachwood EMS following the incident. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by both the Ocean County Fire Marshal’s Office and

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Oral vaccine shows promise; hypertension ups COVID hospitalization risk

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Experimental tablet vaccine shows early promise An experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the form of an oral tablet has shown promising immune responses in a small preliminary trial designed mainly to evaluate its safety, according to drug manufacturer Vaxart Inc. The South San Francisco, California-based company had earlier said the tablet was well tolerated, with no one dropping out of the study because of

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Innerspace Counseling Awarded Intensive Outpatient & Partial Hospitalization Program Accreditation from The Joint Commission

OLD BRIDGE, N.J., March 28, 2022 — Innerspace Counseling has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Intensive Outpatient & Partial Hospitalization Program Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.  Innerspace Counseling underwent a rigorous review over three days that concluded on February 2nd, 2022. During the visit, a team of Joint Commission reviewers evaluated compliance with Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization Program standards spanning several areas including: emergency management, environment of care, infection prevention and

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Maryland COVID-19 hospitalization continue falling, 11 million vaccinated as omicron subsides

ANNAPOLIS, MD—As COVID-19 hospitalizations drop below 2,000, Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the State of Maryland has surpassed yet another significant milestone with 11 million COVID-19 vaccines administered. “We continue to see very encouraging trends in our key health metrics, including rapid declines in our hospitalizations, case rate, and positivity rate,” said Governor Hogan. “To continue our recovery, it is critical that all eligible Marylanders get their booster shot as soon as possible. No one should think of a booster as just a bonus or an extra dose—it is the best way to protect yourself from severe illness from

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Phil Murphy admits state inflating New Jersey COVID-19 hospitalization figures by as much as 50%

TRENTON, NJ – As the omicron surge spikes, so is the hospitalization of COVID-19 positive patients. This week, Governor Phil Murphy reported 6,000 patients in the hospital for COVID-19, a sharp increase and a staggering number. It turns out, that more than half of them were not in the hospital because they had COVID-19, but tested positive for COVID-19 while going to the hospital for other injuries or procedures. “We’re seeing more of our residents hospitalized right now than at any point since in the end of April of 2020. April 29, 2020, to be exact was the last day

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Despite strict mask guidelines, mandates, New Jersey leading U.S. in influenza hospitalization by 3 times more than other states

New Jersey is known as one of the strictest states when it comes to COVID-19 health and safety mandates and policies. Students are required to wear face masks, public workers and teachers are forced to vaccinate and the state leads the nation in the number of residents vaccinated for COVID-19 per capita. Now, the state is facing a disturbing new reality. It leads the nation in confirmed influenza cases by more than two-thirds the amount of other states in the country. In the first few weeks of the 2021-22 influenza season, despite many of its residents wearing facemasks in indoor

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