Inside Out: For her commitment to expand immigrant rights, her work during the pandemic and with the underserved, she’s a ‘CUNY Hero’
Updated Apr 11, 2021;
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Hina Naveed at her graduation from the College of Staten Island of the City University of New York. (Courtesy/Mitchell Abramson) Staten Island Advance
While she cared for COVID-19 patients as a volunteer with the New York City Medical Reserve Corps at the height of the pandemic, Hina Naveed spent nights with her head in the books at the CUNY School of Law. A registered nurse, she earned her juris doctorate on Jan. 14, her third degree, from the City University of New York.
Nearly 150 new S.I. nursing home COVID-19 deaths reported after judge forces state to release data
Updated Feb 06, 2021;
Posted Feb 06, 2021
Photo shows the entrance to the Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Dongan Hills on Friday, April 17, 2020. (Staten Island Advance/ Paul Liotta)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The state released updated coronavirus (COVID-19) related deaths at nursing homes and adult care facilities after being forced by a judge to release the data.
The state Department of Health updated its website, without a formal press release or announcement, to reflect the new data COVID confirmed out-of-facility deaths of nursing home residents.
Amid efforts to administer COVID vaccine at nursing homes, a struggle to get staff to buy in
Updated Jan 08, 2021;
Posted Jan 08, 2021
Photo shows the entrance to the Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Dongan Hills on Friday, April 17, 2020. (Staten Island Advance/ Paul Liotta)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The ongoing effort to vaccinate residents and staff of Staten Island nursing homes is continuing, with second doses beginning next week in some facilities, as coronavirus (COVID-19) infections on the Island reach striking highs and deaths continue to mount.
Less than three weeks after the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered at nursing homes in the borough, Scott La Rue, the president and CEO of ArchCare the arm of the Archdiocese of New York that runs Carmel Richmond in Dongan Hills said he is beginning to see “the light at the end of the tunnel” for nursing homes battling the outbreak.
Carmel Richmond Health Care & Rehab Center announces leadership transition
Updated Dec 10, 2020;
Posted Dec 10, 2020
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ArchCare, the Archdiocese of New York’s healthcare system that cares for more than 9,000 seniors, announced a leadership transition at ArchCare at Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center (Carmel Richmond) in Dongan Hills.
Mary Beth Francis, the current administrator, will retire in January. And Sister Maureen Murray, Carmel Richmond’s executive director, will take a key leadership role at the Carmelite Motherhouse in Germantown, N.Y.
Brendan Maloney has been named the new administrator of Carmel Richmond. Maloney will report to Mitch Marsh, senior vice president, Residential Services at ArchCare. The Carmelite Sisters will have a continued presence at the center.