Northwell Expert Talks About Covid-19 and Organ Transplants

As more New York residents become eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine, even as it continues to be in short supply, we asked Northwell Health about organ transplant patients. Dr. Lew Teperman, director of organ transplantation at Northwell, had recorded this podcast about how recipients can Read More …

Joining a Waitlist Means Waiting to Hear More About Vaccine

Wait. When is a waitlist not a waitlist? When it’s a communications list. Dr. Matthew Harris, a Northwell pediatrician and emergency medicine specialist, said Tuesday that people who were put on a waitlist when they tried to schedule a Covid-19 vaccine weren’t reserving a place Read More …

Cuomo Wants Hospitals to Pick Up the Pace of Covid-19 Vaccinations

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo warned hospitals  Monday to pick up the pace of Covid-19 vaccinations, adding that New York State will provide workers to help administer the vaccinations in nursing homes. He ran through a list of hospital vaccination rates, naming those with lower rates, Read More …

Covid-19 Death Toll Rises in New York

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said that 89,000 New Yorkers have received the first COVID-19 vaccine so far, with  22,000 New Yorkers receiving the first dose in 90 nursing home facilities as part of a federal-private partnership program. He also reported that another 164 New Yorkers Read More …

State Expects 346,000 Moderna Doses for Covid-19 Next Week

New York State is expected to receive 336,000 doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine next week, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said, after the FDA authorized its use. A state panel approved the vaccine earlier in the day, pending the FDA action. Cuomo said 19,000 New Read More …

Northwell to Lead LI Covid-19 Vaccination Effort

Regional centers will administer the Covid-19 vaccination program, with Northwell Health taking the lead on Long Island. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Wednesday that Phase 2 of the program will begin early next year. Cuomo also announced that the state has launched the Vaccinate New Read More …

Northwell Nurse Is First to Get Covid-19 Vaccine in U.S.

 Sandra Lindsay, a nurse in the intensive care unit of  Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens, was the first person in the United States to receive the Covid-19 vaccine on Monday. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said, “We trust science here in New York. The Read More …

More Covid-19 Vaccines Scheduled to Ship to New York

A state panel has approved the distribution of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine and the first doses of the Moderna vaccine are due shortly before Christmas, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Friday. “We have said from day one, for us, to properly combat this virus, it Read More …

Covid-19 Hospitalizations Up; Northwell Sends Nurses to Michigan

Total Covid-19 hospitalizations reached 4,835, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo reported Tuesday, up from the previous day’s total of 4,602. Another 74 residents died. “New York has instituted a number of measures to help prevent hospitals from becoming overwhelmed including a directive to expand capacity by Read More …

Dowling Named to Most Influential Healthcare Leaders List

Northwell Health President and CEO Michael J. Dowling has been named to Modern Healthcare magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare,” ranking second overall. The top spot went to frontline workers, including  the nurses, doctors, respiratory therapists, environmental service workers and administrators who are battling the Covid-19 Read More …

Huntington Hibernians Name Dowling 2021 Parade Grand Marshal

The Huntington Hibernians have named Michael Dowling, president and CEO of Northwell Health,  grand marshal of the 2021 Huntington parade.   Dowling has led Northwell through the Covid-19 crisis, and in that role, taken a stand on racism, immigration and on gun safety.  Northwell is Read More …