Seniors Feeling Great!
By Joy Pape There’s been a lot of talk about seniors in WestView News. This is great news! In preparing for this column, I asked […]
Saving Lives Is Not a Business Decision
A POWERFUL VOICE RETURNS Thirty years ago a young David Kaufman walked into St. Vincent’s as an intern and ended as an intense, informed and […]
Cure for Political Myopia
By George Capsis A reasonably prosperous Mount Sinai discovered, after they took over failing Beth Israel in 2013, that they lost $90.7 million in 2014 […]
Does a Downtowner Have to Die?
I just read your articles in WestView about the planned closure of Beth Israel hospital. Great work! I’ve lived in the West Village for over […]
A Hospital on the Westside! Absolutely!
Thank you for your articles about the hospital issue. I could not agree more! When I read the articles in the West View News, I […]
Locals Support Hospital
I support your effort to gain a Houston Street Hospital! —Frank Seiler, Esq What if a Tragedy Happened Here? What if the Orlando shootings happened […]
You Can Return a Hospital to the West Village
By George Capsis We print 12,000 copies of WestView News each month and Steve and Tim trundle them around the West Village and try and […]
St. Vincent’s Dr. Kaufman Heralds New Hospital
By David L. Kaufman, M.D. Sinai’s acquisition of Beth Israel has given us the sad opportunity to once again witness history repeating itself. It will […]
If You Have a Bad Heart Move Closer to a Rich Hospital
By George Capsis Shortly after Mt. Sinai took over financially troubled Beth Israel, I visited it for a blood test and witnessed a nurse […]
We Have the Ear of Albany Hospital Decision Makers
As WNYC’s Brian Lehrer introduced City Councilman, Corey Johnson, on the closure and sale of Beth Israel hospital I discovered to my delight that he […]
Single Payer Myths
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD Having been involved in the single payer movement for over 25 years, I have often had to answer mistakes, myths, and […]
Letters: Job Loss and Stock Market Key Reasons to Keep ACA
To the Editor: In reference to your advocacy of a federal Single Payer healthcare plan in place of the ACA, let it be conceded that […]
A Sensible Insurance-Based ACA
By Winthrop Drake Thies, J.D., LL.M. In my Letter to the Editor criticizing Sen. Sanders’ Single-Payer alternative to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that appears […]
Single Payer: You Can Get There From Here
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD The debate over the possibility and advisability of a single payer healthcare system often comes down to whether it is politically […]
Single Payer 101
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD Medicare Vs. Blue Cross By Alec Pruchnicki, MD “ This is not Denmark,” Hillary projected loudly and got heavy applause when […]
What is Bernie Sanders Talking About When He Says “Medicare for All?”
By Arthur Z. Schwartz In the raging national debate about health care, Sen. Bernie Sanders is the only presidential candidate able to give a short […]
WestViews: Lenox Health Responds
To the Editor: I would like to point out a couple of inaccuracies in George Capsis’ op-ed, “Can Saving Lives Be Profitable”? (Published October 2015) […]
Westviews: Urgent Care Limitations
Hi George, The two of you are talking past each other. Your article mixed national problems (the closing of hospitals and emergency rooms, hospitals […]