¶ On May 27, 1979, decedent Abel Bernardez was admitted to Sydenham Hospital for treatment. He died in that hospital on May 28, 1979, allegedly as a result of injuries sustained when he fell from his hospital bed. On July 11, 1979 his widow, Yolanda Bernardez, filed notices of claim with the defendants, the City of New York and New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (Corporation), describing the claim as one for "wrongful death and pain and suffering of deceased...
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