Q&A
Increase in patient visits to NYC hospitals and potential impact of closures
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Council Member Mercedes Narcisse inquires about increases in patient visits to Bellevue Hospital and Kings County Hospital, and whether these increases can be attributed to the closures of Beth Israel or SUNY Downstate. Dr. Laura Iavicoli provides general information on emergency department visits across the city.
- Emergency department visits across New York City are up by approximately 6.5%
- All hospitals in the city are experiencing increased volumes and strain
- Specific data for Bellevue and Kings County Hospitals is not provided
- The potential link to hospital closures is not directly addressed
Mercedes Narcisse
0:41:50
I guess I'm gonna move on because I'm still lures a little bit and bear with me because I'm just trying to understand because, like, for instance, in Manhattan, the beds per a patient.
0:42:06
Right?
0:42:07
For example, in Manhattan is about the statistics about 5.34 or 36.
0:42:13
Right?
0:42:14
But in the meanwhile, in Bethlehem, the area where potentially they're gonna close the hospital is 0.81.
0:42:24
So perthousand.
0:42:25
So there is something I'm trying to understand, but I'm gonna come back to them.
0:42:29
Over the last year, have you seen any increase in the number of patients visiting Bellevue Hospital and King's County Hospital.
0:42:37
If so, what is the percentage increase from the last year?
0:42:42
Can this increase in patients be attributed to Beth Israel or Sony Downstate in the process of closing?
Dr. Michelle Morse
0:42:50
I'll pass that to my colleague, Doctor.
0:42:52
Yamakoli.
Mercedes Narcisse
0:42:53
Alright.
Laura Iavicoli
0:42:55
I mean, the one thing that we just know publicly is that emergency department visits across the city are up 6.5, I think, per is what has been said in, you know, publicly in data and the media.
0:43:09
We are all very busy.
0:43:11
We are all working very hard.
0:43:13
We are all very strained.
0:43:16
So specifics to these 2 hospitals though I cannot answer, but it is across the city volumes are up.
