Contact:
Sheila Feliton Huck
Community Relations
(914) 597-2466
White Plains, NY - August 28, 2008 - The Journal of Neuroscience has approved the article "Experience-dependent plasticity from eye opening enables lasting, visual cortex-dependent, enhancement of motion vision" for publication in an upcoming issue. The article was submitted by Glen Prusky, Ph.D., director of the laboratory for visual plasticity and behavior at the Burke Medical Research Institute in
Contact:
Sheila Feliton Huck
Community Relations
(914) 597-2466
White Plains, NY - September 22, 2008 - The Amputee Support Group will hold its next meeting at The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, 785 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, Tuesday, October 28, 2008 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Harris Parlor of the Wood Pavilion, Building #7. The Amputee Support Group brings together those who have a situation in common and provides the opportunity to share knowledge and experiences.
For information call Laura Toohig, PT, at (914) 597-2389.
Contact:
Sara Bodnar
Jamila Simmons
Public Affairs
(718) 780-5367
Brooklyn, NY - August 27, 2008 - Constantine Gorelick, M.D., recently joined New York Methodist Hospital's gynecologic oncology team and is spearheading the extension of several services offered to women with ovarian cancer and other conditions at New York Methodist Hospital.
Contact:
Sara Bodnar
Public Affairs
(718) 780-5367
Brooklyn, NY - August 27, 2008 - New York Methodist Hospital recently introduced its newly constructed Advanced Women's Imaging and Prenatal Testing Center at a ribbon cutting ceremony that was held b at the Center. Special guests, including Crystle Stewart, Miss USA 2008, and Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Borough President, came to celebrate the opening of this state-of-the-art facility that is designed to comprehensively address the diagnostic medical needs of women in the Brooklyn community.
Contact:
Amy Massimo
Director, Public Affairs
(845) 348-2773
Nyack, NY - August 21, 2008 - The Patient and Community Education Department at Nyack Hospital offers a monthly Diabetes Support Group designed for individuals affected by diabetes. This program offers support, health education and an opportunity to discuss issues related to living with diabetes. Registration is not required, and there is no fee for participation. For further information, please contact the Patient and Community Education Department at Nyack Hospital at (845) 348.2004.
Nyack Hospital
Nyack Hospital is a 375-bed community acute care medical and surgical hospital located in Rockland County, NY. Founded in 1895, it is a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System. For additional information, please visit our web site at www.nyackhospital.org.
Contact:
Katherine Emmanouilidi
Manager, Marketing and Public Relations
(201) 833-7092
Teaneck, NJ - August 20, 2008 - Holy Name Hospital opened its George P. Pitkin M.D. Emergency Care Center, the newest hospital emergency facility in northern New Jersey, to patients on August 20. As one of the most progressive ERs in the entire tri-state region, Holy Name's Emergency Care Center addresses increasing patient volume, as well as the need for a more cutting-edge physical environment and a hospitality-oriented atmosphere that is patient-, family- and staff-friendly.
Contact:
Leanna Mauro
Publications Specialist
(516) 663-2234
lmauro@winthrop.org
Mineola, NY -August 18, 2008 - Steve H. Salzman, MD, has been appointed Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Winthrop-University Hospital. Dr. Salzman joins Winthrop following 18 years at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, where he most recently served as Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.
Contact:
Eurice Rojas
Marketing
(212) 854-5010
North Bergen, NJ - August 15, 2008 - Palisades Medical Center has officially opened a new Continence Center to treat women who are experiencing problems with their urinary tracts and/or pelvic floors.
The Continence Center at Palisades is led by Sam Hessami, MD, FACOG, Associate Clinical Professor at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. Dr. Hessami is a renowned urogynecologist who specializes in treating disorders in the bladder, rectum, uterus, vagina, as well as the muscles, constructive tissue and nerves that support these organs.
Eurice Rojas
Marketing
(212) 854-5010
North Bergen, NJ - August 15, 2008 - The New Jersey State Nurses Association (NJSNA) recently presented its prestigious lifetime achievement award to Ruben D. Fernandez, MA, RN, Vice President of Patient Care Services at Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, NJ, by inducting him into its Roll of Honor. Fernandez was officially inducted during the NJSNA's Annual Convention in Atlantic City. The Roll of Honor is the highest award given by a state nurses association. Past Roll of Honor inductees include Clara Barton, Clara Louise Mass, Walt Whitman, Dorothea Lynde Dix, and Faye Abdellah.
Contact
Scott Orstad
Manager, Corporate Communications
(203) 276-5933
Stamford, CT - August 14, 2008 - Stamford Hospital has received a $2 million grant from Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ORH), a worldwide underwriter of property and casualty reinsurance, as well as specialty insurance. The gift is OdysseyRe's first to Stamford Hospital, and is the hospital's largest one-time, single donation from a corporation.
Photo, from left to right are: Chris Riendeau, Senior VP of Fund Development at Stamford Hospital Foundation; Dr. Timothy Hall, Chair of Surgery at Stamford Hospital; Andy Barnard, CEO of Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. Brian Grissler, President and CEO of Stamford Hospital; Mike Wacek, CEO of OdysseyRe's America's Division; Pat Robinson, VP of Marketing at Odyssey Re Holdings Corp.; and Dr. Lance Bruck, Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Stamford Hospital.
Eurice Rojas
Marketing
(212) 854-5010
The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) - New Jersey Chapter, has named John C. Meditz of Weehawken the Outstanding Philanthropist of the Year. The prestigious award was formally presented to Meditz at the AFP's 2008 Excellence in Philanthropy Awards Dinner on Tuesday, May 6 at the Crystal Plaza in Livingston, New Jersey. John C. Meditz accepted the AFP-NJ's Outstanding Philanthropist of the Year Award from Elisse E. Glennon, VP/Executive Director of the Palisades Medical Center Foundation; Robert E. Wahlers, CFRE, President of the AFP-NJ Chapter; and Dawn K. Knill, Chair of the 5th Annual AFP Award Dinner.
(Photo, at left) John C. Meditz, Vice Chairman of Horizon Asset Management, accepts the AFP-NJ's Outstanding Philanthropist of the Year Award from Elisse E. Glennon, VP/Executive Director of the Palisades Medical Center Foundation; Robert E. Wahlers, CFRE, President of the AFP-NJ Chapter; and Dawn K. Knill, Chair of the 5th Annual AFP Award Dinner.
Contact:
Cynthia Bacon
Public Affairs and Marketing
(718) 670-2515
Flushing, NY - August 13, 2008 - For a second year in a row, New York Hospital Queens has been selected as one of the top 100 performance improvement leaders among major teaching hospitals in the United States according to a national study released Monday by Thomson Reuters. New York Hospital Queens is the only hospital in Queens, and one of only two hospitals in New York City to make the list of performance improvement leaders.
Contact:
Cynthia Bacon
Public Affairs and Marketing
(718) 670-2515
