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More weekend admits can ease overcrowding

Scheduling more patients for mid-week and weekend admissions can help hospitals avoid crowded conditions and the care problems overcrowding causes, according to a study in this month's Journal of

Long waits, overcrowding result from Queens hospital closings; a harbinger of St. Vincent's fallout?

Hospitals in Manhattan worried about the impact of closing hospitals like St. Vincent's need only look to neighboring borough Queens to see the effect hospital closures can have on a community. Three