tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post940272102825347265..comments2024-03-28T16:06:42.424-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: More details on the incoming Mount Sinai Downtown Beth IsraelUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-28439095234695259332016-10-19T20:37:06.847-04:002016-10-19T20:37:06.847-04:00Beth Israel is cratering... They say they are just...Beth Israel is cratering... They say they are just updating and adapting their services to meet current patient needs. What b.s. All the pediatricians at Beth Israel Pediatric at Union Square are leaving. I had to get a new pediatrician elsewhere. They are not improving and consolidating services. They are deleting them. And the politicians say NOTHING?? zenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01952560747848121694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-13843845430518598632016-10-16T13:18:44.965-04:002016-10-16T13:18:44.965-04:00@10:04. By any chance do you know if the cafe at B...@10:04. By any chance do you know if the cafe at Beth Israel toasts their bagels? I bet you do know and youre just not telling us. Make Mine Toastednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-43422697990261883332016-10-16T09:40:34.388-04:002016-10-16T09:40:34.388-04:00Hi 10:04 -- actually, most people go through the b...Hi 10:04 -- actually, most people go through the bills as they arrive and THEN question items that aren't right. Bills are padded all the time. I am not singling out one hospital in particular. It's an industry-wide trend. Best of luck when you or a loved one is in that position.<br /><br />I speak from experience. Always check your bills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-50495107326620954962016-10-15T22:04:36.302-04:002016-10-15T22:04:36.302-04:00It is easy to be sniggering about the cost of a ho...It is easy to be sniggering about the cost of a hospital stay. I recently visited a friend who spend 3 nights in the Silver Building at Beth Israel. I don't know what the bill came to--but I was impressed again by the number of people who work in the hospital (24 hours per day) and the amount of equipment that is used (I know a little from my friend who had a heart issue about the tests the doctors conducted). So I think it is easy to make snide remarks about the cost of a hospital stay and denigrate it as a rip off. I don't think anyone who is forced to go into a hospital starts quibbling about what a rip off it is and demanding to know the costs and challenge them. You accept that you are going to get top quality medical attention and at that moment you don't care what it costs. Then you can come home and post ridiculous posts on EVG about hospital costs as if you would never accept such costs. Go back to arguing which bagel shop serves you toasted or non-toasted bagels. That's about the extent of your real interests.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-75960133904134468482016-10-14T20:02:43.042-04:002016-10-14T20:02:43.042-04:00Anonymous 8:44am said...Total bill was $108,000. A...Anonymous 8:44am said...Total bill was $108,000. After a discount, our insurer paid $32,000. Not bad for a day's work! Hospitals and doctors are bleeding us dry.<br /><br />discounts are another issue - the "discount" is what the hospital reduces their "take" from the insurane company. if you had no insurance you would have been responsible for the entire amount.<br /><br />what is wrong with this picture?blue glasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-63981918424675764612016-10-14T09:39:13.611-04:002016-10-14T09:39:13.611-04:00I ask all posters to take a look at the patients a...I ask all posters to take a look at the patients and family members coming and going from the existing eye and ear facility and please do this on a rainy or snowy day. A real awning just might be a blessing here. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-58349126162892151512016-10-14T08:44:10.234-04:002016-10-14T08:44:10.234-04:00Yes Scuba Diva, healthcare is TOO profitable. My w...Yes Scuba Diva, healthcare is TOO profitable. My wife recently had elective surgery at NYU. She was in and out the same day. Total bill was $108,000. After a discount, our insurer paid $32,000. Not bad for a day's work! Hospitals and doctors are bleeding us dry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-74054535337821357642016-10-13T22:23:18.994-04:002016-10-13T22:23:18.994-04:00llue gllass said:
"hospital row" has gr...llue gllass said:<br /><br /><i>"hospital row" has grown from a few blocks to a whole section of the city.<br /><br />that does not mean that folks are getting proper or affordable care.</i><br /><br />No, it means health care is a very profitable business, and a good way to milk the consumers! (Congratulations, you get it!)Scuba Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326884503725331349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-69819801955805565022016-10-13T19:14:40.450-04:002016-10-13T19:14:40.450-04:00 I do not think that the locals care about the cra... I do not think that the locals care about the crappy facade of the building... What we care about is that the only hospital is now turned into a glorified urgent care centerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-68882953575297377472016-10-13T18:44:50.708-04:002016-10-13T18:44:50.708-04:00somebody's getting rich from health care
look ...<br />somebody's getting rich from health care<br />look at the growth of nyu and beth israel<br />appears to be a growth contest<br /><br />and then there are all those health care ads on television<br />and insurance companies<br />and drug companies<br /><br />does anybody remember the wonderful brownstones along 17th street (1-2) that beth israel (and joint disease) tore down?<br /><br />"hospital row" has grown from a few blocks to a whole section of the city.<br /><br />that does not mean that folks are getting proper or affordable care.<br />lue gllassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-74597321584062802752016-10-13T18:40:08.920-04:002016-10-13T18:40:08.920-04:00I don't see how adding a huge eyesore to what ...I don't see how adding a huge eyesore to what is the presently and ironically the Eye and Ear clinic is petty. Some of care about what our neighborhood looks like besides the obvious purpose of this (these) buildings. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-31374677744996368372016-10-13T17:53:00.916-04:002016-10-13T17:53:00.916-04:00Lol...love it!Lol...love it!Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490202399504371160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-70320014756929554392016-10-13T17:50:08.612-04:002016-10-13T17:50:08.612-04:00My thoughts EXACTLY.My thoughts EXACTLY.Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490202399504371160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-26312327122786779512016-10-13T16:26:33.776-04:002016-10-13T16:26:33.776-04:00Seventy beds IS a concern. Seventy beds IS a concern. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-74716547284161868992016-10-13T14:50:07.854-04:002016-10-13T14:50:07.854-04:00This is a perfect microcosm of how petty this comm...This is a perfect microcosm of how petty this community is. Everybody bitching about what it looks like, air rights and zoning, and actual health care of capacity to treat emergencies or illness is a tertiary concern. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-6040364200513900912016-10-13T13:51:11.824-04:002016-10-13T13:51:11.824-04:00It is not even an awning, a proper awning would sh...It is not even an awning, a proper awning would shield people from the elements this wacky tri-angled filled (look how cute it's the mountain logo, again and again...) sign can't even keep our feet dry. The new structure will be on 13th where 70's dirty beige brick apartment building is now. The new hospitals on 1st around 30th got a modern look without the garish Las Vegas appendage. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-20818638552219359412016-10-13T13:25:41.512-04:002016-10-13T13:25:41.512-04:00Looks great. The fact that all of the regular E.V....Looks great. The fact that all of the regular E.V. Gripers dislike it makes all the better. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-368338894147666722016-10-13T13:07:09.595-04:002016-10-13T13:07:09.595-04:00Seventy beds and a giant glass awning. It's a ...Seventy beds and a giant glass awning. It's a metaphor. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-31247417851283001722016-10-13T12:55:26.470-04:002016-10-13T12:55:26.470-04:00That gap between the building and the facade is su...That gap between the building and the facade is such a waste of air rights. Think of all the $3000/mo micro apartments that could be built there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-6548045394311097722016-10-13T12:33:20.020-04:002016-10-13T12:33:20.020-04:00MSBI is on the offensive. They are trying to diver...MSBI is on the offensive. They are trying to divert attention from creating a 1% enclave between 1st and 2nd Aves. To do that they have to bring all the problems associated with hospitals to 2nd Ave - the sirens, the ambulances, the police cars, the walk-ins, the behavioral programs(read methadone users). They are about to destroy the upper part of 2nd so they can become rich off of the 1st Ave site. <br /><br />Through all this we have to ask, that if their goal was to bring medical services up to date why don't they simply tear down one of the buildings on 1st Ave and rebuild a smaller state of the art hospital? It would be easier. No zoning problems. The reason is they can't get the money from the sale that they want and the developers can't build high end luxury apartments with a hospital and all the problems associated with a hospital near by. End of story. We are being manipulated for profits. TALK ABOUT GREED. And our politicians have not said one word. WE NEED SOMEBODY TO SAVE US! cmarrtyynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-45027439275958290112016-10-13T12:16:06.993-04:002016-10-13T12:16:06.993-04:00Re: "out with the old and in with the new&quo...Re: "out with the old and in with the new" ... that's as deep as a puddle. Thank you for the enlightenment. Hashtag blessed.NOTORIOUSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-37536015238094541042016-10-13T11:28:52.168-04:002016-10-13T11:28:52.168-04:00Mt Sinai is convinced that their future is so brig...Mt Sinai is convinced that their future is so bright that the building's got to wear shades. I think I saw those same pair of shutter shades for sale on St Marks for $5. At least if youlre building an awning, build one that give people some protection from the rain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-84532382383929638902016-10-13T11:19:36.026-04:002016-10-13T11:19:36.026-04:00Lipstick on a pig.
NOTORIOUS, excellent revamp!Lipstick on a pig. <br /><br />NOTORIOUS, excellent revamp!Gojiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-33712066680049413702016-10-13T10:25:03.457-04:002016-10-13T10:25:03.457-04:00"beautiful and modern"? it's basical..."beautiful and modern"? it's basically the current building, with a glass awning added. ed angernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-30088387108947097112016-10-13T09:58:41.894-04:002016-10-13T09:58:41.894-04:00I think it will beautiful and modern. It's ti...I think it will beautiful and modern. It's time for change people. Accept it. Out with the old and in with the new. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com