NYC Hospitals See 10% Plus Patient Volume Increases Due to Hurricane Sandy

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NYC Hospitals See 10% Plus Patient Volume Increases Due to Hurricane Sandy | Capacity Management
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Maimonides Medical Center had 1,100 more emergency patients this November than last November. Most of these patients were from four ZIP codes served by Coney Island Hospital, which closed. Maimonides Medical Center also saw a three-fold increase in the number of psychiatric emergency patients from these four ZIP codes


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