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March Of Dimes And Empire Bluecross Blueshield Foundation Tackle Inequity In Maternal Healthcare In New York
Both organizations will work with Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens to implement new programs designed to help maternal and infant care.
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NEW YORK, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/
March of Dimes, the leader in the fight for the health of all moms and babies, and longtime partner, Empire BlueCross BlueShield Foundation, are working together to improve maternal and infant care in New York. As both organizations continue to address health inequity across the country, this partnership aims to address the racial disparities and social determinants of health that have disproportionately impacted Black mothers in New York. Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens has been selected as a local health equity partner to implement this important work.
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JAMAICA, NY The United States passed a grim milestone this week, when the death toll from coronavirus topped half a million, but other statistics point to the slow waning of the pandemic.
Among these more optimistic figures is the number of new hospitalizations nationwide, which fell last week to just over 56,000, down sharply since the 130,000 recorded in mid-January and the lowest number since November.
Experts attribute the improvement to a variety of factors, including the greater use of masks and social distancing and the spread of vaccinations, especially among the most vulnerable populations.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which has been tracking the effect of COVID-19 on hospital capacity since early in the pandemic, releases data each week on tens of thousands of hospitals nationwide showing how close they are to reaching their limit. The latest data for hospitals in Queens includes how many adult inpatient and ICU be