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."
Services most associated with men's care
The men's health center, directed by Dr. Steven Kaplan, attending urologist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell and the E. Darracott Vaughan, Jr. professor of urology at Weill Cornell Medical College, is anchored by a group of urologists and internists with additional specialties most associated with men's health care, including cardiology and endocrinology. Physicians pay special attention to hypertension, coronary artery disease, cholesterol management, heart failure, valvular heart disease and arrhythmias, erectile dysfunction and sexual disorders -- some of the most common ailments affecting men. Procedure rooms are equipped to conduct prostate biopsies, cystoscopies and urodynamic studies, and a health care resource center provides access to the latest medical news and research. The building in which the center is located also houses synergistic clinical programs that augment the men's health program, including mental health, radiology, dermatology and a sleep center, and is within a few blocks of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
"We are deeply appreciative to Iris Cantor for her continued generosity and extraordinary vision," says Dr. Steven J. Corwin, CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. "Like the contiguous clinical programs housed under the same roof, the Iris Cantor Men's Health Center provides comprehensive, high quality, compassionate health care tailored to men in a way that, until now, has never been available to our patients. The center truly exemplifies the power of our partnership with Weill Cornell Medical College."
"Iris Cantor's philanthropy has provided our Weill Cornell physicians an extraordinary place to practice and continue providing exceptional clinical care to the patients we serve," says Dr. Laurie H. Glimcher, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medical College.
"We must never lose sight of the fact that our primary focus is our patients, and the care our clinicians provide at the Iris Cantor Men's Health Center is but one example of how we fulfill that mission," she adds.
"The Iris Cantor Men's Health Center offers screenings, treatment, clinical trials, and education all in one environment where men and families are empowered to maintain optimal health," says Dr. Kaplan.
Sleek, High-Tech 21st-Century Design for Comfort and Healing
The men's health center was modeled in close collaboration with Mrs. Cantor, using modern and industrial aesthetics to evoke a calming yet high-tech, spa-like atmosphere to ensure patient comfort and healing. The reception area is sleekly designed with white and silver and geometrically patterned wall panels, white terrazzo flooring bespeckled with blue-green glass and black waiting-room chairs. Lighting behind the reception desk's frosted glass base engenders a brilliant glow, imbuing the windowless space with a warm luminescence in the vein of natural light. Providing the technology cornerstone to the men's health center's fresh 21st-century, interactive feel is a flat-panel, touch screen tablet, nestled within a wall of the reception area for patient education, and iPads, which are available for use by patients while they wait to be seen.
The neutral color palette on the walls and terrazzo floor is also entrenched in clinical areas, with the sleek contemporary architecture augmented by rigid, geometric abstract artwork. Exam rooms feature the work of Ohio artist Gianna Committo, who explores the themes of geometry, abstraction and architecture in her watercolor and casein drawings. The health center's corridors feature New York artist Sarah Crowner's work, comprising different types of fabric pieced together by hand and painted.
Doctors' offices, flooded with natural light from large windows, feature warm mahogany desks and yellow visitor chairs with geometric designs on the back rest. Each pair of urology exam rooms shares a bathroom and the two procedure rooms have their own adjoining bathrooms -- designed with modern fixtures, porcelain tile and clean lines to evoke a bright minimalist feel.
Iris Cantor
Iris Cantor has long been recognized as a significant force in setting the agenda for women's health services in the United States. She has now turned her attention to men's health care, and she promises to be a powerful advocate. With the establishment of the Iris Cantor Men's Health Center, Mrs. Cantor has created a model for men's health care in a multidisciplinary center that provides essential collaborative healthcare services for men. Mrs. Cantor has been honored in the U.S. and abroad for her support of the arts and of medicine, and her commitment to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has spanned over more than two decades. Mrs. Cantor has served on governance committees at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell; she spearheaded the formation of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology's Executive Committee of The Lying-In Hospital and served as an active member of the Women's Health Symposium Steering Committee. Thanks to her leadership and support, the Iris Cantor Women's Health Center opened in 2002. She currently serves on NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's Board of Trustees, work for which she was honored in 2003 as Trustee of the Year. The Iris Cantor Men's Health Center reflects Mrs. Cantor's vision of comprehensive care – a vision that expands beyond tests and treatments to advancing health through the inclusion of health education and research.
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, located in New York City, is one of the leading academic medical centers in the world, comprising the teaching hospital NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medical College, the medical school of Cornell University. NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell provides state-of-the-art inpatient, ambulatory and preventive care in all areas of medicine, and is committed to excellence in patient care, education, research and community service. Weill Cornell physician-scientists have been responsible for many medical advances -- including the development of the Pap test for cervical cancer; the synthesis of penicillin; the first successful embryo-biopsy pregnancy and birth in the U.S.; the first clinical trial for gene therapy for Parkinson's disease; the first indication of bone marrow's critical role in tumor growth; and, most recently, the world's first successful use of deep brain stimulation to treat a minimally conscious brain-injured patient. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital also comprises NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division and NewYork-Presbyterian/The Allen Hospital. NewYork-Presbyterian is the #1 hospital in the New York metropolitan area and is consistently ranked among the best academic medical institutions in the nation, according to U.S.News & World Report. Weill Cornell Medical College is the first U.S. medical college to offer a medical degree overseas and maintains a strong global presence in Austria, Brazil, Haiti, Tanzania, Turkey and Qatar. For more information, visit www.nyp.org and www.med.cornell.edu.
Public Affairs
(212) 543-8765
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.
]]> This modern system generates up to 7.5 megawatts of electricity in a plant the size of a tractor trailer and produces up to 70,000 pounds of steam per hour. The steam is used to provide heating and hot water for staff and patients in an eco-friendly way.The EPA has long championed the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's efforts in sustainability. On March 26, the hospital is receiving its eighth Partner of the Year Award for Sustained Excellence in Energy Management. The awards are given to a select group of organizations that have exhibited outstanding leadership year after year in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
The 2013 Partner of the Year Awards for Sustained Excellence in Energy Management are given to a select group of organizations that have exhibited outstanding leadership year after year in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by setting and achieving aggressive goals and employing innovative energy-efficiency approaches. These awards recognize ongoing leadership across the ENERGY STAR program, including energy-efficient products, services, new homes, and buildings in the commercial, industrial, and public sectors. Award winners are selected from the nearly 20,000 organizations that participate in the ENERGY STAR program.
"EPA is recognizing NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital for earning EPA's highest ENERGY STAR award — the 2013 Partner of the Year -- Sustained Excellence Award," said Bob Perciasepe, acting administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. "NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital leads the field with its commitment to energy efficiency and demonstrates how all Americans can save energy, save money, and create a healthier environment."
"NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is committed to increasing energy efficiency through our partnership with ENERGY STAR, which helps protect the environment and reduce greenhouse gas emissions," said Dr. Steven J. Corwin, CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. "Sustainability efforts are not only beneficial to the environment, but they help to promote good health and well-being, an integral part of our patient care and community service mission as an academic medical center."
The CHP Award was presented in San Diego on February 20, 2013, and the Partner of the Year -- Sustained Excellence Award will be presented in Washington, D.C., on March 26, 2013.
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, based in New York City, is the nation's largest not-for-profit, non-sectarian hospital, with 2,409 beds. The Hospital has nearly 2 million inpatient and outpatient visits in a year, including 12,797 deliveries and 195,294 visits to its emergency departments. NewYork-Presbyterian's 6,144 affiliated physicians and 19,376 staff provide state-of-the-art inpatient, ambulatory and preventive care in all areas of medicine at five major centers: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian/The Allen Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division. One of the most comprehensive health care institutions in the world, the Hospital is committed to excellence in patient care, research, education and community service. NewYork-Presbyterian is the #1 hospital in the New York metropolitan area and is consistently ranked among the best academic medical institutions in the nation, according to U.S.News & World Report. The Hospital has academic affiliations with two of the nation's leading medical colleges: Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. For more information, visit www.nyp.org.
ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR was introduced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1992 as a voluntary market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through increased energy efficiency. Today, ENERGY STAR offers businesses and consumers energy-efficient solutions to save energy, money, and help protect the environment for future generations. Nearly 20,000 organizations are ENERGY STAR partners committed to improving the energy efficiency of products, homes, and buildings. For more information about ENERGY STAR, visit www.energystar.gov or call toll-free 1-888-STAR-YES (1-888-782-7937).
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Jackie Shutack
Public Affairs
(212) 305-5587
"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.
]]> "We applaud our friend and founder of the Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health, Katie Couric, for her extraordinary efforts to educate the public on the importance of colon cancer screening," says Dr. Steven J. Corwin, CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. "An integral part of our patient care mission as an academic medical center is to promote health and wellbeing, and we're confident that with Katie's leadership and the support of all of this year's collaborators, the 'Make that Call' campaign will again help save lives."Reasons to Make That Call to Your Doctor
• Colon cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States.
• Colon cancer is often preventable and when detected early, highly curable.
• Colon polyps and early cancers often cause no symptoms.
• Early screening saves lives!
"This monthlong campaign complements what really represents a daily effort to increase awareness about and compliance with colon cancer screening. We are very appreciative of all the support from our campaign collaborators and participating businesses and organizations for helping us to spread the 'Make That Call' message," says Dr. Felice Schnoll-Sussman, acting director of The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health.
As part of the program, a dedicated call line has been established to assist callers with questions about colon cancer screening and to assist in arranging a screening. For assistance or for more information about the "Make That Call" campaign, call 877-902-2232 or visit MakeThatCall.org. Follow @nyphospital and @katiecouric for more information.
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, based in New York City, is the nation's largest not-for-profit, non-sectarian hospital, with 2,353 beds. The Hospital has nearly 2 million inpatient and outpatient visits in a year, including more than 220,000 visits to its emergency departments -- more than any other area hospital. NewYork-Presbyterian provides state-of-the-art inpatient, ambulatory and preventive care in all areas of medicine at five major centers: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian/The Allen Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division. One of the most comprehensive health care institutions in the world, the Hospital is committed to excellence in patient care, research, education and community service. NewYork-Presbyterian is the #1 hospital in the New York metropolitan area and is consistently ranked among the best academic medical institutions in the nation, according to U.S.News & World Report. The Hospital has academic affiliations with two of the nation's leading medical colleges: Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. For more information, visit www.nyp.org.
The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health at NewYork Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is a world-class gastrointestinal cancer and wellness center. The Monahan Center serves as a unique model of coordinated and compassionate care, dedicated to public education and the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal cancers, including cancers of the colon, rectum, pancreas, esophagus, gallbladder, stomach and small intestine. The Monahan Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell is located at the corner of 70th Street and York Avenue in New York City. For more information, visit www.monahancenter.org.
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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.
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Elizabeth Howell
Development and Public Relations
(212) 545-2404
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/.
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Lauren Malone
(845) 348-2773
Nyack, NY – February 27, 2013 – On Saturday, April 6, 2013 from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, women ages 40 and over with no insurance or who are underinsured can receive a free breast and cervical cancer screening at the Nyack Hospital Breast Center. The screening includes a mammogram, clinical breast exam and pelvic exam.
Patricia Joseph, MD, Director of Breast and Women’s Health Prevention Services at Nyack Hospital remarked, “We are committed to making a difference in the lives of Rockland County residents. This event helps us reach out to those members of our community who are financially unable to access screening programs. Cancer screenings can save lives and early detection assist with treatment opportunities.”
To register, please call:
The Breast Center at Nyack Hospital at 845.348.8551. Spanish speaking assistance is available at 845.348.8582.
Cancer Services Program of the Hudson Valley Region at 855.277.4482, ext. 3005. Walk-ins are welcome but registration is strongly recommended.
About 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 New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System, an affiliate of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and has partnered with Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine providing clinical rotations to third-year medical students. Its mission is to provide competent, innovative and accessible emergency and acute care services to the residents of Rockland County and surrounding areas. To learn more visit www.nyackhospital.org.
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Maureen Curran Kleinman
Marketing and Communications
(201) 291-6310
Ridgewood, NJ – February 25, 2013 – The Valley Hospital is pleased to announce that Michael Kaiser, M.D., FACS, FAANS, has been appointed as Clinical Director of The Valley Hospital Spine Center. Dr. Kaiser is a board-certified neurosurgeon practicing both in Ridgewood and New York.
“We are pleased to have Dr. Kaiser accept this leadership position at Valley” says Karteek Bhavsar, Assistant Vice President of Perioperative Services at The Valley Hospital. His clinical and academic accomplishments in the field of spine surgery demonstrate the high caliber of surgical excellence Valley provides our community.”
Caption: Michael Kaiser, M.D., FACS, FAANS, - Spine Specialist in Neurosurgery has been appointed as Clinical Director of The Valley Hospital Spine Center.
Valley’s Spine Center, part of Valley’s Neuroscience Center of Excellence, offers comprehensive diagnostic, therapeutic, and management services for all types of acute and chronic back and neck disorders. A multidisciplinary team of spine specialists with expertise in operative and non-operative treatment options, such as physical therapy, diagnostic and therapeutic spinal injections, rehabilitation, and innovative surgical techniques, develop individualized, comprehensive treatment strategies for their spine center patients.
]]> Dr. Kaiser, who has been on staff as a neurosurgeon at The Valley Hospital since 2005, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery at Columbia University with advanced subspecialty training in complex spinal surgery.
His clinical skills include artificial cervical disc replacement, cervical spondylotic myelopathy, minimally invasive spine surgery, spine and spinal cord tumors, and degenerative spine disease. His research interests include clinical guideline development, evidence based treatment algorithms, and clinical outcome analysis.
Dr. Kaiser is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgery, the Congress of Neurological Surgery, the American College of Surgeons, and serves on the executive committee for the AANS Joint Section on Spine & Peripheral Nerve. He has served as the clinical guidelines chairman of the AANS Joint Section on Spine & Peripheral Nerves for the past four years. He has had over 75 manuscripts published as peer reviewed clinical articles, book chapters, and meeting abstracts. Dr. Kaiser serves as an ad hoc reviewer for several peer reviewed spine journals, including The Spine Journal and Neurosurgery, and regularly presents at the major national neurosurgical spine meetings.
A graduate of New York University, Dr. Kaiser received his Medical Degree from Yale University School of Medicine in Connecticut, completed his residency at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York, and was fellowship-trained in Neurosurgery, from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia.
For more information on The Spine Center at The Valley Hospital, visit www.ValleyHealth.com/Spine, call 201-251-3491, or send an email to webinfo@valleyhealth.com.
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Mary Creagh
Director, Public Relations
(845) 786-4225
creaghm@helenhayeshospital.org
West Haverstraw, NY – February 20, 2013 – Helen Hayes Hospital will host an “Adapted Sports, Recreation & Living Expo” on Saturday, April 6, 2013 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the physical rehabilitation hospital in West Haverstraw. The event is free of charge and is open to the public.
This special one-day event will showcase an array of adapted sports and recreation opportunities, along with products and services designed to meet the needs of individuals with physical disabilities and seniors, as well as their family, friends and caregivers. Healthcare professionals and volunteers will also find the event to be an excellent resource for the latest information on equipment, devices and services available in the greater New York metropolitan and Hudson Valley region.
The Expo will feature an extensive exhibit fair with representatives from various businesses and organizations, including: auto and van conversions; wheelchairs and scooters; adaptive and durable medical equipment; ramps and lifts and advocacy and travel services. In addition, representatives from organizations offering adapted sports and recreational opportunities for individuals with disabilities will also be exhibiting, including: downhill skiing; adapted golf; kayaking; rowing; sailing; handcycling; horseback riding and others. Adapted sports equipment will also be on display. Participants will have the opportunity to enter raffles for a variety of prizes.
The event is free of charge and is expected to attract wounded veterans, individuals with spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, stroke, orthopedic disabilities and other conditions, as well as seniors from throughout the New York metropolitan region. For additional information on exhibiting or attending the event, call the Helen Hayes Hospital Public Relations Office at 845-786-4225, or visit the hospital’s web site at www.helenhayeshospital.org
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Will Deitz
Public Affairs Associate
(718) 780-5367
Brooklyn, NY – February 14, 2013 – New York Methodist Hospital (NYM) has recently adopted an advanced technique for the maintenance of implanted heart devices called laser lead extraction (LLE). Over 500,000 Americans currently live with an implanted cardiac device, such as a pacemaker or an implanted cardiac defibrillator (ICD). Since their invention, these devices have evolved considerably—pacemakers used to be the size of hamburgers, and now they’re the size of silver dollars. Thanks to LLE, which is performed by a team of cardiologists at NYM, the way that these devices are maintained has evolved as well.
Implanted cardiac devices have always had the same crucial purpose: stabilizing the heartbeats of patients with potentially life-threatening arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats). A pacemaker or ICD functions by sending electrical impulses from the device itself through leads (wires) that are attached to the heart muscles. As with all electronic equipment, these devices require periodic maintenance over the years, either because of infection, hardware problems, or the simple need for an upgrade or a new battery. Occasionally, this requires removing the wires from the body—a potentially high-risk procedure.
]]> "When a heart device is implanted, the body immediately starts to form scar tissue around both the device itself and around the wires that connect it to the heart," said Gioia Turrito, M.D., director of electrophysiology services at NYM. "The more time passes, the more scar tissue forms, the more ‘attached’ these systems become to the body. The device itself is usually situated in the chest just below the skin, so accessing it for maintenance is a relatively simple procedure. However, the wires can be over two feet in length, run a long course from the device through the veins into the heart, and are attached directly to the heart walls and blood vessels. Previously, gentle pulling and mechanical techniques—which sometimes carried considerable risk of complication—were the only non-invasive ways to remove those wires. Laser lead extraction is making those methods obsolete."LLE procedures at NYM are performed by electrophysiologists Brian Wong, M.D. and Bharath Reddy, M.D. During a laser lead extraction, Dr. Wong and Dr. Reddy make a small incision over the heart device. They then thread a small device called a laser sheath along the path of the leads to the heart. The laser sheath is only a few millimeters in diameter, and as it is threaded, it emits a concentrated beam of ultraviolet light that vaporizes the scar tissue that has formed, separating the leads from the body. Once the leads have been detached, Dr. Reddy and Dr. Wong remove the wires through the original incision. Complications from LLE procedures occur in less than two percent of cases, but in the rare event that surgical intervention is necessary, cardiothoracic surgeon Iosif Gulkarov, M.D. is on hand for every laser lead extraction procedure.
"Laser lead extraction is already making the maintenance of pacemakers and ICDs more effective,” said Dr. Reddy, “and NYM is the only center in Brooklyn with a team of cardiologists dedicated to LLE. It’s truly a leap forward in our ability to safely maintain all aspects of implanted heart devices.”
About New York Methodist Hospital
New York Methodist Hospital (NYM), a voluntary, acute-care teaching facility located in
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Maureen Curran Kleinman
Marketing and Communications
(201) 291-6310
Ridgewood, NJ – February 13, 2013 – The Valley Hospital is proud to announce that the recently released 16th edition of Top Doctors: New York Metro Area includes 111 members of the hospital’s medical staff.
The guide includes more than 5,900 top primary care and specialty care physicians in a 21-county area spanning three states - New York, New Jersey and Connecticut - who represent the top 10 percent of doctors in the area. It is published annually by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, a New York City research and information company.
“I am very proud to recognize the many outstanding physicians at The Valley Hospital who have been included in the Top Doctors guide, said Audrey Meyers, President and CEO of The Valley Hospital. “It demonstrates what we’ve always known – that some of the top specialists in their fields practice here at Valley.”
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Thomas Ahlborn, M.D., Surgery ; Mary Bello, M.D., Family Medicine; John Bosso, M.D., Allergy & Immunology; Assia Bromberg, M.D., Pulmonary Disease; Crystal Broussard, M.D., Gastroenterology; Daniel Budd, M.D., Surgery; Jaclyn Calem-Grunat, M.D., Diagnostic Radiology; Francis Cangemi, M.D., Ophthalmology; Duncan Carpenter, M.D., Neurological Surgery; Patrick Chin, M.D., Ophthalmology; and Rhoda Cobin, M.D., Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism.
Timothy Corey, M.D., Dermatology; James Cornell, M.D., Ph.D., Critical Care Medicine; Roger Coven, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology; Sameera Daud-Ahmad, M.D., Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism; Sheldon Eisenberg, M.D., Cardiovascular Disease; Ira Esformes, M.D., Orthopaedic Surgery; Frederick Fakharzadeh, M.D., Hand Surgery; Michael Faust, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology; Barry Fernbach, M.D., Hematology; Howard Frey, M.D., Urology; David Friedman, M.D., Pediatric Surgery; and Rajinder Gandhi, M.D., Pediatric Surgery.
Howard Goldschmidt, M.D., Cardiovascular Disease; Joseph Grizzanti, DO Pulmonary Disease; John Hajjar, M.D., Urology; Paul Harlow, M.D., Pediatrics; Jay Heldman, M.D., Dermatology; Patricia Hicks, M.D., Pediatric Allergy & Immunology; Martin Hochstein, M.D., Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism; Alan Israel, M.D., Hematology; Joel Jacowitz, M.D., Cardiovascular Disease; Valerie Johnson, M.D.,/PhD Pediatric Nephrology; Steven Kanengiser, M.D., Pediatric Pulmonology; Harry Katz, M.D., Otolaryngology; Philip Kazlow, M.D., Pediatric Gastroenterology; and Gary Knackmuhs, M.D., Infectious Disease.
Rima Kopelman, M.D., Rheumatology; Jeffrey Kozlowski, M.D., Nephrology; Glenn Krinsky, M.D., Diagnostic Radiology; Evan Kushner, M.D., Internal Medicine; Susan Kushner M.D., Pediatrics; Vivian Lan, M.D., Internal Medicine; Joel Landzberg, M.D., Cardiovascular Disease; Evan Leibowitz, M.D., Rheumatology; Bennett Leifer, M.D., Geriatric Medicine; Elliot Lerner, M.D., Neuroradiology; Kenneth Levin, M.D., Neurology; Seth Levine, M.D., Urology; Lauren Levy, M.D., Diagnostic Radiology; Joseph Licata, M.D., Surgery; Elliott Lichtstein, M.D., Cardiovascular Disease; Louise Ligresti, M.D., Medical Oncology; David Lipson, M.D., Plastic Surgery; Douglas Liva, M.D., Ophthalmology; and Edward Lubat, M.D., Diagnostic Radiology.
Frank Manginello, M.D., Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine; Stephen Margulis, M.D., Gastroenterology; Stephen McIlveen, M.D., Orthopaedic Surgery; Monica Meyer, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology; Philip Meyers, M.D., Neuroradiology; Laurence Milgrim, M.D., Otolaryngology; Sessine Najjar, M.D., Infectious Disease; David Namerow, M.D., Pediatrics; Amarjot Narula, M.D., Psychiatry; Daniel Navot, M.D., Reproductive Endocrinology; Joel Nizin, M.D., Colon & Rectal Surgery; Daryl O'Brien M.D., Pediatrics; Martin Pelavin, M.D., Internal Medicine; Reed Perron, M.D., Neurology; Joseph Pizzurro, M.D., Orthopaedic Surgery; and Roger Pollock, M.D., Orthopaedic Surgery.
Mark Preminger, M.D., Cardiac Electrophysiology; Donald Quest, M.D., Neurological Surgery; Michael Rahmin, M.D., Gastroenterology; Thomas Rakowski, M.D., Medical Oncology; Louis Rambler, M.D., Diagnostic Radiology; Dennis Reison, M.D., Cardiovascular Disease; Don Respler, M.D., Pediatric Otolaryngology; Fred Rezvani, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology; Robert Rigolosi, M.D., Nephrology; David Rosenfeld, M.D., Psychiatry; Roger Rosenstein, M.D., Hand Surgery; Patrick Roth, M.D., Neurological Surgery; Mitchell Rubinoff, M.D., Gastroenterology; Maria Scibetta, M.D., Internal Medicine; Marjorie Slankard, M.D., Allergy & Immunology; Scott Smilen, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology; and Edward Solomon, M.D., Ophthalmology.
Gerald Sotsky, M.D., Cardiovascular Disease; Michael Sternschein, M.D., Plastic Surgery; John Strobeck, M.D., Ph.D., Cardiovascular Disease; Jason Surow, M.D., Otolaryngology; Albert Tartini, M.D., Nephrology; Steven Tennenbaum, M.D., Urology; Jack Tohme, M.D., Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism; Anne Marie Valinoti, M.D., Internal Medicine; Daniel Van Engel, M.D., Neurology; Roy Vingan, M.D., Neurological Surgery; Anthony Volpe, M.D., Internal Medicine; Steven Waxenbaum, M.D., Colon & Rectal Surgery; Robert Wehmann, M.D., Ph.D., Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism; Darryl Weiss, M.D., Dermatology; Howard Weizman, M.D., Nephrology; Ronald White, M.D., Colon & Rectal Surgery; Marcus Williams, M.D., Cardiovascular Disease; Anusak Yiengpruksawan, M.D., Surgery; Alan Zalkowitz, M.D., Rheumatology; Alex Zapolanski, M.D., Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery; Robert Zubowski, M.D., Plastic Surgery; and Ira Zucker M.D., Gastroenterology.
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Maureen Curran Kleinman
Marketing and Communications
(201) 291-6310
Ridgewood, NJ – February 13, 2013 – The Valley Hospital is among the first hospitals in the area to perform a new catheter-based procedure that reduces the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation who cannot take blood-thinning medications.
An estimated 2 million Americans suffer from atrial fibrillation, or AFib, the most common form of heart rhythm abnormality. This abnormal heart rhythm causes the upper parts of the heart to quiver, or fibrillate, which hinders blood from moving efficiently from the upper chambers to the lower chambers of the heart. Because the blood that pools in the upper chambers of the heart is not moving well, it can form a clot. The clot typically forms in the left atrial appendage (LAA). If the clot then travels from the heart to the brain, it can cause a stroke.
Part of the treatment plan for patients with AFib may include taking an anticoagulant medication to help prevent blood clots from forming. But not all patients can take blood thinning medication due to bleeding complications.
Cardiac electrophysiologists at Valley’s Arrhythmia Institute are now using a new procedure called the Lariat to block blood clots from traveling from the LAA to the brain. Just as the name implies, the Lariat procedure uses a lasso-like stitch to tie off the LAA -- a muscular pouch connected to the left atrium of the heart that is the major source of blood clots in atrial fibrillation.
“This nonsurgical lasso procedure could provide long-term protection against stroke in patients with AFib who are unable to tolerate blood thinners,” said Suneet Mittal, M.D., Director of the Eletrophysiology Laboratory at Valley. “Patients who qualify won’t have to endure open-heart surgery, and they can often go home in a day or two with just a band aid on their chest.”
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Katherine Emmanouilidis
Manager, Marketing and Public Relations
(201) 833-7092
Teaneck, NJ – February 13, 2013 – The Northern New Jersey Community Bankers (NNJCB) donated $2,000 to Holy Name Medical Center Foundation’s Perinatal Bereavement Fund. President and CEO of Bogota Savings Bank, Joseph Coccaro, presented the check.
Caption: Pictured here: Joseph Coccaro, President/Bogota Savings Bank, Lisa Futterman Development/MS Center, Holy Name Medical Center, Johanna Gorab, RNC, MNN, IBCLC, FACCE, Perinatal Bereavement Services & Coordinator of Parent Education/Lactation
"On behalf of Northern New Jersey Community Bankers, we are proud to support the efforts of Holy Name Medical Center’s Perinatal Bereavement," said Coccaro. The presentation was made at the NNJCB meeting on Thursday, January 31 at the Stony Hill Inn in Hackensack.
This donation will help underwrite the cost of Holy Name Medical Center’s Pregnancy and Newborn loss bereavement services. The program helps surviving parents and family cope with the grief suffered at the loss of a loved one.
Services include:
Spiritual/grief counseling
Pregnancy and Newborn loss support group
Referrals to community resources
Walk to Remember - An annual event where parents, health professionals and friends across the United States join together in memory of their lost babies. Trees are planted in the “Garden of Remembrance.” All families, friends, caregivers and professionals whose lives have been touched by a loss are welcome to attend this annual event in October.
The Holy Name Medical Center Foundation gratefully accepts tax-deductible contributions, which assists the program in a number of ways. For more information, call 201-833-3187.
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Contact:
Lauren Malone
(845) 348-2773
malonel@nyackhospital.org
Nyack, NY – February 8, 2013 – Nyack Hospital welcomes Adrienne Fueg, MD, FACS to its hospital staff, as the second female surgeon at the hospital’s breast center. Dr. Fueg, is a board certified surgeon who practices general surgery as well as breast and wound surgery. She is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a member of the Association of Women Surgeons and the American Society of Breast Surgeons.
Dr. Fueg received her medical degree from SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn. She completed her residency in general surgery at Lincoln Hospital/Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center in the Bronx, followed by a fellowship in critical care at Lincoln Hospital.
After seven years of private practice in Rockland County, Dr. Fueg worked at Elk Regional Medical Center in St. Marys, Pennsylvania for five years, before returning to Rockland County in October 2012. She currently is an attending physician at Nyack Hospital and is a surgeon at Highland Surgical Associates in West Nyack
Patricia Joseph, M.D., Director Breast and Women’s Health Prevention Services at Nyack Hospital stated, “We are so pleased to have Dr. Fueg join our talented and dedicated team of surgeons. Her compassion and experience will be a tremendous asset for the all of the patients served by the Nyack Hospital Breast Center.”
For more information about the comprehensive services offered at the Nyack Hospital Breast Center, call 845-348-8507.
About 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 New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System, an affiliate of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and has partnered with Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine providing clinical rotations to third-year medical students. Its mission is to provide competent, innovative and accessible emergency and acute care services to the residents of Rockland County and surrounding areas. To learn more visit www.nyackhospital.org.
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Mary Creagh
Director, Public Relations
(845) 786-4225
creaghm@helenhayeshospital.org
West Haverstraw, NY – February 1, 2013 – Lisamarie Valla has been appointed Director of Human Resources at Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw.
Ms. Valla joins the physical rehabilitation hospital with an extensive and diverse background in the human resources field. Most recently, she served as Assistant Director of Employee Relations with the New York State Department of Health in Albany. In this capacity, Ms. Valla oversaw labor relations for the department and was involved with training and employee supervision initiatives. Previously, she served in various human resources capacities with the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities.
At Helen Hayes Hospital, Ms. Valla will be responsible for managing the full spectrum of the human resources function, from supervising recruitment and hiring to handling labor relations. She will be directly responsible for the hospital’s Human Resources staff, including employees in personnel, benefits and education.
“We are very happy to welcome Ms. Valla to Helen Hayes Hospital,” states Kathleen Martucci, Chief Operating Officer. “Her diverse background in the human resources and labor relations field, as well as her strong communication skills and dedication to quality patient care, will serve both our hospital’s staff and patients well.”
Ms. Valla says, “I look forward to working with the outstanding team here at Helen Hayes and contributing to the exceptional workforce and supportive environment that makes the hospital the region’s first choice in rehabilitation.”
Helen Hayes Hospital is one of the nation’s leading specialty physical rehabilitation hospitals, offering both acute and subacute rehabilitation care, as well as an array of outpatient therapy and specialized services. The hospital is owned by the New York State Department of Health and is affiliated with the New York Presbyterian Healthcare System.
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Contact:
Lauren Woods
(646) 317-7401
Kathleen Robinson
(212) 821-0560
New York, NY – January 31, 2013 – Recognizing that medicine is not "one size fits all," Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital have created the pioneering Institute for Precision Medicine at Weill Cornell and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. This new, cutting-edge translational medicine research hub will explore the new frontier of precision medicine, offering optimal targeted, individualized treatment based on each patient's genetic profile. The institute's new genomic research discoveries will help develop novel, personalized medical therapies to be tested in innovative clinical trials, while also building a comprehensive biobank to improve research and patient care.
The Institute for Precision Medicine will be led by Dr. Mark Rubin, a renowned pathologist and prostate cancer expert who uses whole genomic sequencing in his laboratory to investigate DNA mutations that lead to disease, particularly prostate cancer. Dr. Rubin currently serves as vice chair for experimental pathology, director of Translational Research Laboratory Services, the Homer T. Hirst III Professor of Oncology, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and professor of pathology in urology at Weill Cornell and is a pathologist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell.
Dr. Rubin and his team seek to replace the traditional one-size-fits-all medicine paradigm with one that focuses on targeted, individualized patient care using a patient's own genetic profile and medical history. Physician-scientists at the institute will seek to precisely identify the genetic influencers of a patient's specific illness -- such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disease and others -- and use this genetic information to design a more-effective course of treatment that targets those specific contributing factors. Also, genomic analyses of tumor tissue will enable researchers to help patients with advanced disease and no current treatment options, as well as to isolate the causes of drug resistance in patients who stop responding to treatments, redirecting them to more successful therapies.
]]> Preventive precision medicine will also be a key initiative at the institute, allowing physician-scientists to help identify a patient's risk of diseases and take necessary steps to aid in its prevention through medical treatment and/or lifestyle modification. In addition, the Institute for Precision Medicine will leverage an arsenal of innovative genomic sequencing, biobanking and bioinformatics technology to transform the existing paradigm for diagnosing and treating patients.
"This institute will revolutionize the way we treat disease, linking cutting-edge research and next-generation sequencing in the laboratory to the patient's bedside," Dr. Rubin says. "We will use advanced technology and the collective wealth of knowledge from our clinicians, basic scientists, pathologists, molecular biologists and computational biologists to pinpoint the molecular underpinnings of disease -- information that will spur the discovery of novel treatments and therapies. It's an exciting time to be involved in precision medicine and I look forward to advancing this game-changing field of medicine."
"Precision medicine is the future of medicine, and its application will help countless patients," says Dr. Laurie H. Glimcher, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medical College. "The Institute for Precision Medicine, with Dr. Rubin's expertise and strong leadership, will accelerate our understanding of the human genome, provide key insights into the causes of disease and enable our physician-scientists to translate this knowledge from the lab to the clinical setting to help deliver personalized treatments to the sickest of our patients."
Three main resources will facilitate the institute's groundbreaking precision medicine work: genomics sequencing, biobanking and bioinformatics. Weill Cornell and NewYork-Presbyterian will invest in state-of-the-art technology to conduct sequencing, a more expansive biobank for all patient specimens and tissue samples and dedicated bioinformaticians who will closely analyze patient data, searching for genetic mutations and other abnormalities to identify and target with treatment.
"The Institute for Precision Medicine will enable our doctors to tailor effective treatments for individual patients and also predict the diseases that are likely to affect a patient long before they develop," says Dr. Steven J. Corwin, CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. "By harnessing the full potential of our enhanced understanding of the human genome, and extending its reach into the clinical realm, the institute will transform patient care at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and beyond."
Dr. Rubin, the institute's inaugural director, is a board-certified pathologist and physician-scientist with specific expertise in genitourinary pathology and an internationally recognized leader in prostate cancer genomics and biomarker research. His groundbreaking research investigating molecular biomarkers distinguishing indolent from aggressive disease has led to landmark discoveries that revolutionized the understanding of prostate cancer's molecular underpinnings. This includes co-discovering two of the most common mutations in prostate cancer, the TMPRSS2-ETS rearrangements and SPOP mutations.
Dr. Rubin is one of the "Dream Team" principal investigators of a multi-institutional $10 million grant from Stand Up 2 Cancer (SU2C) and the Prostate Cancer Foundation, addressing patients with advanced prostate cancer through a multi-phase approach employing next generation sequencing to help inform the direction of future clinical trials. Additionally, Dr. Rubin serves as a co-principal investigator on the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Early Detection Research Network (EDRN) Biomarker Discovery Laboratory and worked for many years as part of the NCI Prostate Cancer Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE).
Dr. Rubin has authored more than 275 peer-reviewed publications, predominantly in prostate cancer, and holds multiple NCI-funded grants in prostate cancer genomics and biomarker development. He is a member of the World Health Organization Prostate Cancer Tumor Classification and the Prostate TCGA (The Cancer Genome Atlas) Working Group. He serves as an ad hoc reviewer for multiple publications including Nature, Science, Cancer Cell, Cancer Discovery and the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Rubin also serves as the chair of the EDRN Prostate Cancer Working Group and is a member of the ERDN Steering Committee. He is active in the NCI/NHGRI-sponsored TCGA serving on the Prostate Cancer Working Group and he is an external advisor for the Canadian International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC). He served on the NCI Cancer Biomarker Study Section for five years and as an ad hoc reviewer for other NCI and international granting organizations.
Dr. Rubin is the recipient of the Arthur Purdy Stout Society of Surgical Pathologists Annual Prize (2003), the Young Investigator Award (2004) given by the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology and the Huggins Medal (2012), the highest award bestowed by the Society of Urologic Oncology. Finally, Dr. Rubin was a co-team leader with his long-term collaborator, Arul M. Chinnaiyan (University of Michigan) for the first annual American Association of Cancer Research Team Science Award (2007) in recognition for their groundbreaking work on TMPRSS2-ETS fusion prostate cancer.
Weill Cornell Medical College
Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University's medical school located in New York City, is committed to excellence in research, teaching, patient care and the advancement of the art and science of medicine, locally, nationally and globally. Physicians and scientists of Weill Cornell Medical College are engaged in cutting-edge research from bench to bedside, aimed at unlocking mysteries of the human body in health and sickness and toward developing new treatments and prevention strategies. In its commitment to global health and education, Weill Cornell has a strong presence in places such as Qatar, Tanzania, Haiti, Brazil, Austria and Turkey. Through the historic Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, the Medical College is the first in the U.S. to offer its M.D. degree overseas. Weill Cornell is the birthplace of many medical advances -- including the development of the Pap test for cervical cancer, the synthesis of penicillin, the first successful embryo-biopsy pregnancy and birth in the U.S., the first clinical trial of gene therapy for Parkinson's disease, and most recently, the world's first successful use of deep brain stimulation to treat a minimally conscious brain-injured patient. Weill Cornell Medical College is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, where its faculty provides comprehensive patient care at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. The Medical College is also affiliated with the Methodist Hospital in Houston. For more information, visit weill.cornell.edu.
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, based in New York City, is the nation's largest not-for-profit, non-sectarian hospital, with 2,409 beds. The Hospital has nearly 2 million inpatient and outpatient visits in a year, including 12,797 deliveries and 195,294 visits to its emergency departments. NewYork-Presbyterian's 6,144 affiliated physicians and 19,376 staff provide state-of-the-art inpatient, ambulatory and preventive care in all areas of medicine at five major centers: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian/The Allen Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division. One of the most comprehensive health care institutions in the world, the Hospital is committed to excellence in patient care, research, education and community service. NewYork-Presbyterian is the #1 hospital in the New York metropolitan area and is consistently ranked among the best academic medical institutions in the nation, according to U.S.News & World Report. The Hospital has academic affiliations with two of the nation’s leading medical colleges: Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. For more information, visit www.nyp.org.
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