Contact:

Kathleen Robinson

Public Affairs
(212) 821-0560
krobinso@nyp.org

New York, NY – March 28, 2013 –  Attention men! Now it's your turn to have a center specially designed to meet your health care needs.

The first of its kind in the region, the Iris Cantor Men's Health Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is a bright, open and high-tech environment where internists and urologists provide men with full-service health care, from heart rate to the prostate. The center offers men the same kind of comprehensive care the Iris Cantor Women's Health Center has provided to women since it opened a decade ago.

Established with a $20 million gift from prominent philanthropist Iris Cantor, the center reflects the trend in men's health of gradually shifting from medication and treatment in response to illness to one that encourages preventive measures and healthy lifestyles. It occupies 9,500 square feet on the 12th floor of 425 E. 61st St. in Manhattan, the same building as the women's health center, established in 2002 by Mrs. Cantor. The proximity of the two centers to each other enables couples to schedule their health care appointments at the same time.

"We've found that nearly half of patients being treated at the women's health center are men," says Mrs. Cantor. "This signaled to me that there is a real need for a dedicated men's health center to complement the care provided to women. I am delighted to see that dream fulfilled in the opening of the Iris Cantor Men's Health Center."

Contact:
Bryan Dotson

Public Affairs
(212) 543-8765

Brd9005@nyp.org

New York, NY – March 18, 2013 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital with a 2013 ENERGY STAR Combined Heat and Power Award (CHP) for the hospital's highly efficient combined heat and power system at its Weill Cornell Medical Center campus.

The hospital's cogeneration plant, which opened in 2009, is a state-of-the-art system that provides combined heat and power (CHP), effectively creating a self-generating source of electricity and heat for the campus. By having its own CHP plant, the hospital is better protected from blackouts during weather-related events, ensuring that patient care can continue uninterrupted and that vital assets such as medical research facilities, diagnostic laboratories, and pharmaceutical supplies are safeguarded.

An additional benefit of the cogeneration plant is its efficiency. The plant uses 27 percent less fuel than traditional methods of power supply. This improved efficiency prevents some 21,500 pounds of carbon dioxide entering the air -- about the same as the amount released by more than 2,400 homes.

Contact:

Jackie Shutack

Public Affairs
(212) 305-5587

jas9205@nyp.org

"Make That Call" for Colon Cancer Screening: It Could Save Your Life

New York, NY -  March 13, 2013 -- Katie Couric, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and its Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health, and the Entertainment Industry Foundation's (EIF) National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance (NCCRA) want you to "Make That Call" to your doctor for colon cancer screening if you are 50 or older or otherwise at high risk for colon cancer.

The annual citywide "Make That Call" campaign to increase colon cancer screening will run throughout March in recognition of Colon Cancer Awareness Month.

"With appropriate screening, colon cancer is often preventable and, when detected early, highly curable," said Couric. "Colonoscopies save lives. That's what 'Make that Call' is all about -- understanding you can take charge of your health. So make that call, for yourself or someone you love." 

Collaborating on this initiative are the Colon Cancer Alliance, the New York Citywide Colon Cancer Control Coalition (C5), the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the New York Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the New York Public Library, Duane Reade, Equinox, the Food Emporium, Starbucks Coffee, and TD Bank. Participants will display educational posters and fact sheets. 

Contact:

Diane Wells

Public Relations

(607) 547-3914

Cooperstown, NY – March 6, 2013 – Leor Roubein, M.D., FACP, FACG, FASGE, board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology, has joined as chief of gastroenterology in the Division of Digestive Diseases at Bassett Medical Center. He has practiced as a gastroenterologist for nearly 30 years, primarily working in Texas, Louisiana and Kentucky, and from 1985 to 1995 worked at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Since 2004, Dr. Roubein has been in private practice in Tulsa, Okla. He also was associate professor at the University of Kentucky.

Dr. Roubein has lectured nationally and internationally, has authored numerous papers and book chapters and has been published in scientific journals including The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology, Endoscopy Journal, International Journal of Radiation Oncology and Annals of Surgery.

He earned his undergraduate degree, with high honors, at Rutgers University, and his medical degree at Louisiana State University School of Medicine. He completed an internal medicine residency at University of Texas Affiliated Hospitals and a fellowship in gastroenterology at Baylor College of Medicine.

For more information or patient appointments with Dr. Roubein, call 607-547-3388, or 800-BASSETT.

Contact:

Elizabeth Howell

Development and Public Relations

(212) 545-2404

ehowell@chnnyc.org

New York, NY – February 28, 2013 – CHN’s teen peer education program, Teens P.A.C.T, has released four new public service announcements to educate other teens about the effects of social media communication, cyberbullying, and conforming. The PSAs will be distributed to a wide variety of teen websites, teen blogs, and community-based organizations in New York City by Community Healthcare Network (CHN).

The video series, written and directed by teens, effectively communicates important information and encourages teens to make the right decisions about sex, their relationships, and their healthcare.  The teens who create the videos purposely write it in a way to connect with their peers, encouraging young people to respect each other’s boundaries and life decisions.

The four current videos include “Facetime,” a side-by-side montage that encourages teenagers to move away from an over-reliance on online communication in relationships; “Fitting In,” which focuses on how trying too hard to fit in with one’s peers can lead to unhealthy body images; “Cyber Life,” a cautionary tale on how inappropriate online identities can have serious consequences for future employment success; and “The Accidental Bully”, which shows how the thoughtless sharing of personal or private information via social media may snowball into life-changing bullying and harassment.

Since 2010, Teen P.A.C.T.’s “More Than Just Sex” initiative has allowed teens to write, direct, produce, and act in a series of videos and public service announcements that address important issues facing young people today, including sexuality, teen pregnancy, prevention of STD’s and HIV and unhealthy relationships. The PSAs empower young people to make positive decisions, create social change, and reduce the rates of teen pregnancy, STDs, and HIV in New York City and beyond. All PSAs can be viewed at http://www.chnnyc.org/services/teen/more-than-just-sex-campaign/.