Your Life is Not In Our Budget
By George Capsis “We publish too much hospital stuff,” Liza, our Traffic Manager, dryly quoted a WestView reader. I winced and thought “maybe” and then […]
How an Oklahoma Boy Became a West Village Man
By Michael Drew Embrey In 1988, I tested positive for HIV. I had just turned 25 and was living in Dallas. Instinctually, I knew this […]
Home Care Starts with Love (Part Three)
By Gregory Solometo In the March issue of WestView, I discussed the roles of home care professionals who are essential to comprehensive elder care. This […]
“Ohhh…My Aching Feet!”
By Joy Pape, FNP-C CDE CILC Have you ever said or felt this? If so, you are not alone. Spring is here—time to get out […]
Emergency!
Learning About Our Need for a Full-Service Hospital the Hard Way By Robert Widmann I was getting ready for bed and had just sat down […]
How Do Hospitals Really Work?
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD Arthur Schwartz’s harrowing account of his heart attack in last month’s issue of WestView accurately portrayed many aspects of what a […]
Briefly Noted: Facility Charge Fleeces Patients
Last week, I received a bill for $15 from Mount Sinai/Beth Israel. I called United Healthcare (UHC), my insurer, to find out what this extra […]
Home Care Starts With Love (Part Two)
By Gregory Solometo In the February issue of WestView, I discussed elders’ need for a comprehensive network of expert service providers across varying disciplines, in […]
Town Hall Meeting on March 30th: I’m Okay—And I Know Why We Need Beth Israel or a Real Replacement
By Arthur Z. Schwartz First, I want to thank everyone who sent me messages of support after my heart attack got featured on the front […]
Lenox Health Greenwich Village Receives Service Award
The New York City Council, with a proclamation, honored Lenox Health Greenwich Village staff for treating roughly one third of the victims of the September […]
Trumphobia
By Christina Raccuia After Trump was elected, and even during his campaign, teachers noticed an uptick in bullying and distress in classrooms, as their students […]
Why Do You Get Angry? Therapists Reveal Mechanisms of Rage
By John Bredin It has long puzzled me why, despite its ability to transform lives for the better, psychotherapy isn’t featured more in American media. […]
Not Me. Yes, You!
By Joy Pape, FNP-C CDE CILC I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: We never think it will happen to us, but it […]
Facing Death –Thinking About Hospital Closings
By Arthur Z. Schwartz I woke up on the last Saturday in January feeling awful. As I have told WestView readers before, once you survive […]
Fate Wrote the Front Page
By George Capsis “I have no front page article,” I offered our Production Committee, just days away from closing the February issue. I had hoped […]
Beth Israel From The Inside
By Arthur Z. Schwartz It has been two days since I was wheeled in here (Beth Israel), thinking that I was about to die. However, […]
St. Vincent’s Closing
This letter is part of an ongoing conversation around the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (GVSHP) and the closing of St. Vincent’s Hospital. The […]
Siren-Free Zone
Dear Editors: I’d be glad to vote in favor of a hospital at Pier 40. However, I want to voice my concern about the potential […]