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Jodi-Ann Bailey
Public Affairs Associate
(718) 780-5367
Press Room & Upcoming Events
May 2009 Archives
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Leanna Cherry
Publications Specialist
(516) 663-2234
lcherry@winthrop.org
Mineola, NY – May 22, 2009 – Winthrop-University Hospital’s Child Life Program is committed to addressing the unique emotional, social and physical needs of all childhood patients – from infants to young adults – with the support of a dedicated team of Certified Child Life Specialists (CCLS). A recent grant from the Starlight Children’s Foundation of NY*NJ*CT, whose Pediatric Hospital Support Program has benefited the Child Life Program at Winthrop for more than a decade with approximately $200,000 in grants, has enabled the Hospital to launch a new “See the Stars Come Out at Night” Program – geared toward adolescent and teenaged patients to help them cope with the hospital experience.
Contact:
Maureen Curran Kleinman
Marketing and Communications
(201) 291-6310
Ridgewood, NJ – May 19, 2009 – For the fifth consecutive time, The Valley Columbia Heart Center has received the highest designation given to hospitals -- a three-star rating for quality of heart surgery -- by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Nationwide, only 12 percent of heart centers attain this level, which is a designation recognizing quality and clinical excellence.
This prestigious designation was conferred as part of a comprehensive rating system that compares the quality of cardiac surgery among hospitals across the country. Nearly 750 hospitals participated in the quality review.
Caption: The surgeons of The Valley Columbia Heart Center are (left to right) Jason Sperling, M.D., F.A.C.S.; Director Alex Zapolanski, M.D., F.A.C.C, F.A.C.S.; Mariano Brizzio, M.D.; and Bruce P. Mindich, M.D., F.A.C.S.
The
“The fact that Valley consistently earns the three-star designation is just further evidence that patients who undergo cardiac surgery at Valley receive outstanding clinical care along with the wonderful caring environment that we are known for,” says Alex Zapolanski, M.D., Director of The Valley Columbia Heart Center. “The three-star rating conferred by the STS, a society of heart surgery specialists, is widely regarded by clinicians as the gold standard by which to evaluate cardiac surgery programs.”
For a free copy of Valley’s Cardiac Surgery Outcomes brochure, please call 201-291-6330.
Max Gomez, PhD, the award-winning broadcast journalist, health and medical reporter and Joy Bauer, MS, RD, CDN, nutrition expert and contributor to the Today Show, are highlights of the final week of White Plains Hospital Center’s community-wide “Wellness Through Prevention Month” celebration.
Throughout May, the Hospital has been providing a wide array of educational seminars, health screenings and fitness demonstrations to help people to adopt a healthy lifestyle including being physically active every day, eating a nutritious diet and getting preventive health screenings.
Dr. Gomez will moderate a panel discussion on healthy weight loss at 6 PM, Thursday, May 28 at The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester, Five Renaissance Square,
Ms. Bauer will discuss ways to optimize health through nutrition, as well as her new book, during a lunch and learn session at 11:30 AM, Friday, May 29, at Doral Arrowwood, 975 Anderson Hill Road, Rye Brook, sponsored by the Hospital’s Auxiliary. Cost including lunch is $75 per person and registration is required by calling (914) 681-2650.
Contact:
Katherine Emmanouilidi
Manager, Marketing and Public Relations
(201) 833-7092
Teaneck, NJ – May 19, 2009 - The Korean Medical Program's 2009 Walk for Mom breast cancer awareness walk-a-thon at Leonia's Overpeck Park on May 9 was a great success, garnering $140,000 in cash donations and over $80,000 in event sponsorships for a total of $220,000. "This year was one of our most successful," says Kyung-Hee Choi, Director, Holy Name Hospital Korean Medical Program (KMP), who noted that about 1,000 people participated in the walk-a-thon. "Each year we attract more recognition from individuals in the community and greater support from the corporate community."
Contact:
Karen Huxtable
Manager, Public and Media Relations
(607) 547-4581
"We already know that people living in rural communities are underserved in their surgical care, and it’s especially acute in the area of pediatric orthopedic care," notes Dutkowsky. Nationally, only 12-to-14 pediatric orthopedists are being trained each year. "We just don’t exist," says Dutkowsky, who sees 90 patients a week. They come to him from as far south as
Contact:
Maureen Curran Kleinman
Marketing and Communications
(201) 291-6310
Ridgewood, NJ – May 21, 2009 – Recently The Valley Hospital was honored to welcome United States Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), who conducted a press conference calling for Congress to pass the Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act (Mom’s Opportunity To Access Help, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression). The legislation introduced by Senator Menendez calls for the federal government to increase its commitment to combating postpartum depression.
Also in attendance were former New Jersey First Lady and postpartum depression survivor Mary Jo Codey, and Fred Rezvani, M.D., Director of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Valley. The event received widespread coverage in newspapers and on radio and television.
It is estimated that postpartum depression affects from 10 to 20 percent of new mothers. In the
Caption: Shown (left to right) are: United States Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ); Franklin Lakes resident Sylvia Lasalandra, who documented her experience with postpartum depression in a book and short film, “A Daughter’s Touch”; Susan Stone, a resident of Tenafly and chairwomen of the President’s Advisory Council, Postpartum Support International; former New Jersey First Lady and postpartum depression survivor Mary Jo Codey; Audrey Meyers, President and CEO of The Valley Hospital; and Fred Rezvani, M.D., Director of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Valley.
Contact:
Maureen Curran Kleinman
Marketing and Communications
(201) 291-6310
In her expanded role, Ms. Fraser will be responsible for Marketing, Public Relations, Employee Communications, Community Health/Gerontology, and the Valley Health System web sites. Under her leadership, Valley has received numerous awards for excellence for publications, advertising and its website, and her work has resulted in significant growth in many of Valley’s services.
Megan graduated Phi Beta Kappa from
Contact:
Carin Grossman
Public Relations and Marketing
(914) 666-1200
Lisa Mockel
Public Relations Manager
(914) 666-1266
Mount Kisco, NY – May 8, 2009 -- Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH) in Mount Kisco has signed on to be a “Champion” through the New York Department of Transportation’s Clean Air NY initiative. Clean
NWH was named a Champion of the Clean
Contact:
Carin Grossman
Public Relations and Marketing
(914) 666-1200
Lisa Mockel
Public Relations Manager
(914) 666-1266
Mount Kisco, NY – April 24, 2009 – Northern Westchester Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH) in Mount Kisco recently hosted an event that kicked off the New York State Department of Health’s latest round of anti-smoking ads. The new campaign, entitled “Your Patients Are Listening,” features images of patients with enormous ears to dramatize smokers’ receptiveness to cessation advice and assistance from their doctor. Ads began running throughout the state in print and on the Internet in March.
Caption: (L-R) Northern Westchester Hospital President and CEO Joel Seligman; NWH Chief Medical Officer Marla Koroly, MD; Director of POW'R Cessation Center Jamie Conklin; former smoker Anne Bresnahan; and Vice President of Public Policy & Communications, American Lung Association in New York Michael Seilback at NWH’s anti-smoking press conference.
Contact:
Carin Grossman
Public Relations and Marketing
(914) 666-1200
Lisa Mockel
Public Relations Manager
(914) 666-1266
Mount Kisco, NY – May 13, 2009 – A group of approximately 20 health care professionals from the Netherlands visited Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH) in Mount Kisco on May 11 as part of a “Learning Journey” to the United States to learn more about Planetree patient-centered care. The goal is to take what they’ve learned back to their country and implement it in their health care facilities. It was the group’s fourth visit to NWH and other Planetree hospitals in the region over the past year-and-a-half.
Photo Caption: Members of
NWH, which has long been noted for its high quality of medical care, was one of the first five hospitals in the country to become a "Designated Planetree Patient-Centered Hospital” in 2007. Planetree is a not-for-profit organization that is in the forefront of the movement to transform healthcare to the perspective of the patient. Requirements for Planetree designation include: access to information, family involvement, nutrition, a healing environment, arts and entertainment, massage and caring touch, spirituality and diversity and integrative therapies.
The Holy Name Health Care Foundation will be holding its 15th Annual Holy Name Classic Golf Tournament on Monday, June 15 at the Hackensack Golf Club,
The Classic will offer both morning and afternoon shot-gun starts at Hackensack Golf Club and an afternoon shot-gun start at Arcola Country Club. The post-golf reception for all will be held at Hackensack Golf Club offering cocktails, dinner and an awards ceremony.
For more information on sponsorship opportunities or to register for the Holy Name Classic, please call 201-833-7143, email mcgarry@holyname.org or visit www.holyname.org.
Contact:
Nicole Russell
Public Relations Coordinator
(201) 833-3284
n-russell@mail.holyname.org
Eight defibrillators were distributed through the partnership program to the Ridgefield Park Police Department, the Moonachie Police Department and the Carlstadt Fire Department. The defibrillators were made possible by a 2008 grant request program through the 200 Club’s Appropriation Program.
Members of
(Left to right)
Captain Edward Rose, Ridgefield Park Police Department; Henry Gates, Vice President, 200 Club; Jack Terhune, President, 200 Club; Wayne Kinder, Vice President, Facilities Management at Holy Name Hospital; Chuck Gerity, Assistant Vice President Emergency Preparedness and Operations; Joseph Parisi, Chairman, Holy Name Hospital Health Care Foundation; PO John Mulvanez, Moonachie Police Department; Tony D’Amico, Lieutenant Carlstadt Fire Department, Truck Company #1; J.T. Sowers, Lieutenant Carlstadt Fire Department, Truck Company #1; Daniel Eckert, Chief Carlstadt Fire Department, Truck Company #1; and Chief Robert Lee, Ridgefield Park Police Department.
Contact:
Phyllis Fisher
212-606-1197
Tracy Hickenbottom
212-606-1197
New York City, NY – April 15, 2009 – The Hospital Quality Alliance released its second Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores for hospitals nationwide on different aspects of patient care as rated by patients themselves. This year, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in
“Our patients’ continued willingness to recommend us to others is a reflection of the ongoing skill and expertise of our staff,” said Louis A. Shapiro, president and chief executive officer of Hospital for Special Surgery. “That we have maintained our high score in overall patient satisfaction is a testament to the superb care and environment provided by the entire team involved in a patient’s treatment and recovery.”
Survey results indicated 79 percent of patients admitted to Hospital for Special Surgery ranked their overall satisfaction with the hospital a 9 or 10 quality rating on a 10 point scale, up two points from last year. By comparison, the
Contact:
Phyllis Fisher
Director, Public Relations
(212) 606-1197
Tracy Hickenbottom
212-606-1197
“Lupus patients are battling systemic inflammation, which in itself is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease,” said Doruk Erkan, M.D., the program’s director and an associate physician-scientist at the
Caption: From left, Virginia Haiduc, M.D.: Doruk Erkan, M.D.; Monica Richey, R.N.: Josephine Park, MSPT, OCS: and Sotiria Tzakas, M.S., R.D., CDN
Contact:
Scott Sieber
Media Relations Manager
(718) 670-1579
scs9013@nyp.org
Flushing, NY – March 30, 2009 – New York Hospital Queens was recently recognized as the borough’s only hospital to be named a “Breast Imaging Center of Excellence” by the American College of Radiology after a rigorous review process to ensure compliance with nationally accepted standards.
“This is a wonderful distinction and recognition not only for the staff here in radiology, but for our patients here in Queens who can rest assured they are being cared for by physicians and referring physicians who are recognized among their peers as experts in the field,” said Lai Ming Yu, M.D., director of the Women’s Imaging Center.
Contact:
Scott Sieber
Media Relations Manager
(718) 670-1579
scs9013@nyp.org
Flushing NY – March 29, 2009 -- Dr. Sandy Saintonge, an attending physician at New York Hospital Queens, says a national study she recently led has found that many teenagers, especially African-American girls, have low blood vitamin D levels. Dr. Saintonge and her colleagues analyzed data from 2,955 youths 12 to 19 years old, who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III.
The study was published in the March 2009 issue of the journal Pediatrics and has received extensive national media coverage. Dr. Saintonge, who is an assistant professor of clinical pediatrics and clinical public health at
Contact:
Karen Huxtable
Manager, Public and Media Relations
(607) 547-4581
karen.huxtable@bassett.org
Cooperstown, NY – May 11, 2009 – C
Contact:
Scott Orstad
Manager, Corporate Communications
(203) 276-5933
Stamford CT – March 2009 – Redding resident Gavin McLeod, M.D. received Stamford Hospital’s first Physician Recognition Award at the Medical Staff Meeting on March 10. Dr. McLeod, who specializes in infectious diseases, was nominated by fellow physicians and medical personnel for the honor.
The Physician Recognition Award is given to the physician who has shown an ongoing commitment to the hospital’s Planetree philosophy of patient-focused care and has been a role model to other staff members. Additionally, the selected physician has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to living
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Scott Orstad
Manager, Corporate Communications
(203) 276-5933
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Scott Orstad
(203) 276-5933
Accredited breast centers have met the criteria set forth and incorporated into this program by each component (imaging, pathology, medical and radiation oncology, genetic testing, nursing and surgical care), treating patients with diseases of the breast. Each center applying for NAPBC Accreditation understands the benefits of a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosing and treating breast disease and has undergone a rigorous application process and on-site survey to assure the NAPBC standards are being met. These centers voluntarily enter into an agreement to maintain their high level of clinical care with re-certification required every three years.
Contact:
Amy Massimo
Director, Public Affairs
(845) 348-2773
As Pharmacy Director, Mr. Pinto will be responsible for the daily operations and oversight in the Pharmacy Department, with an emphasis on ensuring quality and safety for patients and staff.
Mr. Pinto holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from
Contact:
Jodi-Ann Bailey
Public Affairs Associate
(718) 780-5367
Photo Caption:
From left: Phoebe Lithgow, Bob Jackson, Elizabeth Reagan, Diana Gradus and Maurice Palahan were this year’s honorees at the 2009 Volunteer Recognition Ceremony held each year by New York Methodist Hospital.
National Women's Health Week Events
Stop by one of the following health centers for a no-cost health screening and workshop. Screenings include blood pressure, glucose, pregnancy and HIV counseling/testing.
Centers hosting events:
81 W. 115th Street, New York NY 10026 More info call (212) 426-0088 or email info@chnnyc.org
Dr. Betty Shabazz Health Center - Tuesday, May 12 from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Event at
When: Monday, May 25th from 1-4 p.m.
What: Teens are invited to stop by the center for pregnancy prevention information.
Where:
More Info: Call the center at (718) 778-0198 or email info@chnnyc.org
Men's Clinic at
When: The first and fourth Saturday of every month from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
What: Primary healthcare services for men in a male-centered environment.
Where:
More Info: Call the center at (212) 426-0088 or email info@chnnyc.org
Contact:
Melissa Weisstuch
Vice President, Marketing
(914) 681-2380
White Plains, NY – May 1, 2009 – At the kick-off ceremony for White Plains Hospital Center’s community-wide” Wellness Through Prevention Month” at White Plains City Hall, students from Archbishop Stepinac High School’s Drama Club and Hospital employees were attired in fruit and vegetable costumes to underscore the importance of a healthy diet to lower the risk for chronic illness. Holding the Wellness Apple are Jon B. Schandler (left), Hospital President and CEO and White Plains Mayor Joseph Delfino. Also participating were J. Michael Divney (third left in rear), Hospital Vice Chair and Leigh Anne McMahon (to the right of Mayor Delfino), Vice President of Nursing.
Mr. Schandler said that chronic illness is a national healthcare crisis with staggering consequences for individuals, families and the economy. “Today nearly half of Americans suffer from one or more chronic diseases and about 47% of the deaths in the U.S. in 2000 were caused by health behaviors that could be changed such as smoking, poor diet and physical inactivity.” He also noted that nearly 75% of the estimated $2.2 trillion the
For more information and a schedule of events, visit www.wphospital.org.
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