Tag Archives: Harlem Hospital

Harlem Hospital April 18, 1887

When Harlem Hospital Center opened its doors on April 18, 1887, the physical plant consisted of a leased, three-story wooden building, it was located at the juncture of East 120th Street and the East River.  Continue reading

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Abducted Harlem baby TV movie With Harlem’s Sherri Shephard

Lifetime is turning the remarkable, headline-grabbing story of Carlina White into a TV movie. Continue reading

Harlem: Bus hits gas truck

A city bus collided with a gas tanker in Harlem on Tuesday, sending more than two dozen people to area hospitals for treatment, officials said. Continue reading

Shooting At Harlem B-ball Game Leaves 1 Dead

Police are on the hunt for the gunman they say opened fire Sunday on a basketball court in Harlem, leaving one man dead and three others wounded. They were engaged in a pickup game. Continue reading

NYPD shoot 23-year-old gunman in Harlem

Police shot and wounded a 23-year-old gunman who opened fire on a Harlem street Sunday evening, cops said. Continue reading

The GHCC National Urban Health Conference

The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce, along with several Harlem-based organizations, has announced plans to host the Second Annual National Urban Health Conference, a four-day event taking place from February 23-25,2012.

The theme of this year’s conference is urban ecology and its impact on our communities, with a focus on improving the health of urban ecosystems through research, education, family, and community action.  Continue reading

Harlem subway station shooting: injuries, a killing and lives changed

A heroic police officer was wounded and a violent ex-con was killed Tuesday when a gunfight broke out in a crowded Harlem subway station, sending straphangers scrambling for their lives. Continue reading

Harlem Celebrates Dr. Ubert Conrad Vincent And Bellevue Hospital

As we celebrate the 275th birthday of America’s oldest continuously operating hospital and a lineal descendant of an infirmary for slaves, Bellevue Hospital. Continue reading

Mother-of-two Hit by Shopping Cart ‘Thrown From Fourth Floor By Laughing Boys’ In Harlem

Two 12-year-old boys have been arrested for hurling a shopping cart from a fourth floor walkway that hit and critically injured a mother-of-two who was shopping for under-privileged children.

Marion Hedges has been left fighting for her life after she was struck by the falling cart when the dangerous prank went wrong on Sunday evening in the East Harlem, New York. Continue reading

Dr. Nelson: Sickle Cell From Harlem And Beyond

Sickle cell disease is a very common genetic disease especially in people of African and Mediterranean descent. It is also seen in people from South and Central America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. It is extremely important to manage sickle cell disease properly because it can lead to significant disability and even death.

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