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NY-Presbyterian Leads Nation in Organ Transplants

NewYork-Presbyterian, one of the largest, most experienced transplant hospitals in the nation, performed 953 transplant surgeries in 2023, more than any other hospital in the U.S., according to the United Network for Organ Sharing. This includes heart, lung, liver, kidney, intestine, and pancreas transplants from deceased donors, as well as living donor transplantation for kidney […]

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Northwell Health Forms Partnership With START Center for Cancer Research

NEW HYDE PARK, NY & SAN ANTONIO, TX — Northwell Health and The START Center for Cancer Research (“START”), renowned for being the largest global network of fully dedicated, community-based, early-phase oncology clinical trial sites, have announced plans to form a partnership. A new START early-phase clinical trial site is to be established at the Zuckerberg […]

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Cold Spring Harbor Extends Affiliation With Northwell Health

The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Long Island has extended its affiliation with Northwell Health to bring cutting-edge biology research to the bedside of tens of thousands of cancer patients in diverse communities across the state. The agreement ensures continued collaboration and support for ongoing clinical trials, among other advanced biotechnology initiatives. “The alliance between Cold […]

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NYC Health + Hospitals Hires 1,000+ Nurses in Past Eight Months

NEW YORK – NY Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Health + Hospitals President and CEO Dr. Mitchell Katz announced that more than 1,000 new union nurses have been hired over the past eight months at the city’s public hospital system, replacing many temporary nurses. This investment in the health system’s workforce ensures patients are served […]

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Dr. Myles Wolf Named Chair of Medicine at Weill Cornell

Dr. Myles Wolf, an esteemed physician-scientist who specializes in nephrology, has been appointed chair of the Joan and Sanford Weill Department of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and physician-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, effective July 1. Recruited as the Sanford I. Weill Chair, Dr. Wolf will lead the institutions’ largest clinical and academic department, […]

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Albany Medical Center Names New Hospital Director

Jason Mouzakes, MD, who has served as chair of the Department of Otolaryngology at Albany Medical Center and professor of Otolaryngology and Pediatrics at Albany Medical College, has been named Executive Vice President and Hospital General Director at Albany Medical Center. In this role, Dr. Mouzakes oversees the employees of the Medical Center’s 766-bed hospital and manages Medical and […]

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Neurocare Long Island Joins Northwell Health

NeuroCare Long Island, a group of four neurosurgeons with offices throughout Suffolk County has joined Northwell Health. The board-certified, fellowship trained neurosurgeons have practiced on Long Island and throughout the New York Metropolitan area for over 20 years and will now perform surgeries at South Shore University Hospital (SSUH). Leading the group of neurosurgeons are Kevin Mullins, […]

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Ono Named Chief of Pediatrics at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens

NEW YORK — Dr. Jennie G. Ono, a pediatrician who focuses on inpatient care, newborn medicine and pediatric asthma, has been appointed chief of pediatrics at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens. Dr. Ono also serves as an associate professor of clinical pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine. In her new role, Dr. Ono will continue to grow the pediatric primary […]

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NYU Langone Unveils New Care Center in Garden City

NEW YORK — NYU Langone Health this month opened its largest ambulatory care center on Long Island, converting the former Bloomingdale’s and Sears building in Garden City into a state-of-the-art, 260,000-square foot facility that houses 32 clinical specialties. More than 800 staff and doctors expect to care for 400,000 patients each year out of the four-story building at 1111 […]

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North Shore University Hospital Completes $560 Million Surgical Tower

MANHASSET — Seventy years after North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) first opened its doors, the Level I trauma center and quaternary care teaching hospital has completed the Petrocelli Surgical Pavilion, a decades-long project that will transform health care in the region. The $560 million, 288,000-square-foot tower will complement nationally recognized cardiac, neurosurgery and transplant programs. […]

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Clinique to Form Dermatology Center With Mount Sinai

NEW YORK — Skin care company Clinique and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai announced a philanthropic partnership to establish the Mount Sinai-Clinique Healthy Skin Dermatology Center with a $5 million donation. The Center will develop research in dermatology, exploring the biological underpinnings of how skin ages, skin allergies and inflammatory or eczematous skin […]

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South Shore Hospital Opens Women and Children’s Center

South Shore University Hospital (SSUH) in Bay Shore has completed a $71 million, 45,560-square-foot, two-story Women and Children’s Center. The hospital-within-a-hospital includes a new labor and delivery suite, private post-partum suites, an all-private neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), a post-anesthesia recovery unit (PACU), two new operating rooms, and obstetrical-triage beds. “This new facility not only represents […]

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Catholic Health Opens Outpatient Center in Riverhead

Catholic Health has officially opened the Catholic Health Ambulatory Care at Riverhead, a new facility bringing  outpatient and ambulatory care services to the east end of Long Island. Located at 800 Old Country Road in Riverhead, the multispecialty practice occupies 15,600 square feet throughout two floors. The facility features primary care and specialty services where […]

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Northwell Hires New Director of Inflammatory Bowel Center

Northwell Health announced the appointment of renowned colorectal surgeon Feza Remzi, MD, as vice president of its Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. About 3.1 million Americans suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a condition associated with chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. Dr. Remzi, who will have an office in New Hyde Park and perform surgeries at hospitals […]

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Michelle Bloom Named Director of Oncology at NYU Langone

A renowned expert in cardio-oncology and heart failure, Michelle Bloom, MD, has joined NYU Langone Health as system director of the Cardio-Oncology Program, which provides specialized care to protect patients’ heart health throughout cancer treatment and survivorship. Dr. Bloom is a professor in the Department of Medicine and a member of the Division of Cardiology at NYU Grossman Long […]