Contact:

Karen Tripmacher

Assistant Director, Community Relations and Special Projects

Public Affairs

(516) 663-2234

ktripmach@winthrop.org

Mineola, NY - January 25, 2008 -  Winthrop-University Hospital, a New York State-designated Primary Stroke Center, was recently recognized by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's (AHA/ASA) Get with the Guidelines Program ^SM (GWTG) with the Gold level performance achievement award for stroke patient care.  Winthrop is the first hospital on Long Island and Queens to achieve Gold level status, the highest level of recognition awarded by the AHA/ASA for the GWTG program, and will be recognized at the International Stroke Conference in February.

The GWTG program is a quality-improvement program that helps hospitals ensure that patients consistently receive cardiac and stroke care in accordance with the most up-to-date scientific guidelines and recommendations.  The Gold award recognizes hospitals who achieve performance scores of 85 percent or greater compliance with quality standards for 24+ consecutive months.

Contact:

Cynthia Bacon

Public Affairs and Marketing

(718) 670-2515

crm9002@nyp.org

Flushing, NY - January 18, 2008 - The Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons recently reissued its stamp of approval with eight commendations to The Cancer Center at New York Hospital Queens. New York Hospital Queens is one of only three Commission on Cancer-approved programs in Queens County.   

The approvals program, established by the American College of Surgeons in 1932, sets the highest standards for cancer programs and reviews the programs every three years to make sure they conform to those standards.

Carin Grossman

Public Relations and Marketing

(914) 666-1200

cgrossman@nwhc.net

Mt. Kisco, NY - January 15, 2008 - Hospitals are seeking a softer side, a place for patients and families not to have to give up comfort and dignity just because they need good medical care. At Northern Westchester Hospital in Mt. Kisco, for instance, there are programs for new siblings when their mothers give birth, compassionate nurses and relaxing surroundings as a cancer patient undergoes chemotherapy, artwork and soft background music, and refuges for exhausted family members to catch forty winks.

Along with about 125 hospitals in the United States, Northern Westchester Hospital, a full-service 233-bed facility, has been affiliated with Planetree, (www.planetree.org) a not-for-profit organization that is in the forefront of the movement to transform healthcare to the perspective of the patient.

Contact:

Alisa White Holland

Communications

(914) 787-5004

aholland@lawrencehealth.org

Bronxville, NY - January 8, 2008 - Lawrence Hospital Center is proud to announce the construction of a new and advanced Maternity wing that is due to open this summer.  Presently in the Maternity department, most mothers share a room after they give birth.  New moms and their babies can enjoy a more intimate experience in the new wing where there will be able to stay in 23 private rooms each with their own shower and flat screen TV.

In addition, the maternity wing was designed to resemble a home away from home for families.  There are relaxing colors, carpeting in selected areas, all new furnishings along with soft lighting and access to the Internet.  There are even big and comfortable chairs for dad to snuggle in with the baby. 

Contact:

Lloyd Torres

Director, Special Projects

(718) 480-4023

lftorres@silvercrest.org

Jamaica, NY - January 7, 2008 - From digital labs and X-rays to electronic medical records (EMR), The Silvercrest Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation is ahead of its long-term care peers when it comes to the electronic age in healthcare. Recently, Silvercrest has partnered with Precision Health, Inc. to provide digital X-rays and is also electronically connected to Charter Diagnostic Laboratory Services, a subsidiary of New York Hospital Queens (NYHQ). And this Spring, Silvercrest will unveil its new electronic medical record system.

The EMR implementation process has taken over a year, but soon Silvercrest staff will be able to input information onto a medical record at the bedside via small hand-held devices, computers set up in kiosks at nursing stations, or from laptops on medication and treatment carts. All relevant information will be immediately available to all clinical disciplines.

Contact:

Cynthia Bacon

Public Affairs

(718) 670-2515

crm9002@nyp.org

Flushing, NY - January 7, 2008 - New York philanthropist, Eugene M. Lang, founder of the "I Have a Dream" program, and his wife Theresa Lang presented New York Hospital Queens with a $2 million gift to establish the Theresa Lang Directorship at the Lang Center for Research and Education. Mrs. Lang has been a volunteer and member of the New York Hospital Queens Board of Trustees for nearly 50 years.

Phyllis August, MD, MPH, the Ralph A. Baer, MD Professor of Research in Medicine for Weill Medical College of Cornell University, has served as director of the Lang Center since 2003, and is the first recipient of the endowed chair. Dr. August is a well-known specialist in the field of nephrology (kidney health).