"Brooklyn Hospital Fires Doctor Following Maternal and Infant Deaths"

A doctor at Woodhull Medical Center in Brooklyn was fired after being involved in the deaths of an infant and a mother during childbirth. State investigators found that medical staff ignored worrying signs during the infant's birth, and the same doctor was later involved in the mother's death. The hospital, known for racial disparities in maternal mortality, was declared to be in "immediate jeopardy" by state health officials. The city's public hospital system has promised changes and enhancements to its obstetrics and anesthesiology departments following the incidents.