Newyork-Presbyterian-Queens

Programs: Newyork-presbyterian/queens (nyp/q), located in the borough of queens in new york city, is a 535 bed licensed, not-for-profit medical center. Nyh/q has received a determination letter from the internal revenue service that it is exempt from federal income taxes as an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code. The hospital is a voluntary, not-for-profit acute care community teaching hospital located in the flushing section of queens, new york. Presently, the hospital provides medical and surgical services and has a certified bed capacity of 535. It was incorporated in 1974 as booth memorial medical center and changed its name to the new york hospital medical center of queens in 1992 in conjunction with its affiliation with the society of the new york hospital (now, the new york and presbyterian hospital). On july 1, 2015 nyp community programs, inc. Became the active parent of newyork-presbyterian/queens and its subsidiaries. Services and programs: the hosptal offers diagnostic and therapeutic services on an inpatient and outpatient basis in approximately 64 medical specialties and sub-specialties. Nyp/q has advanced capabilities in areas such as cardiac, general, and minimally invasive surgery. It receives tertiary inpatient referrals in infectious disease, nephrology/dialysis, radiation oncology, interventional radiology, and gastroenterology. It operates a level iii neonatal intensive care unit and a level i trauma center (both designed to handle the most severe cases). The hospital provides the following programs as centers of excellence: the neuroscience institute, cancer center, breast center, eye center, pediatric asthma center, and obesity surgery. Nyph/q has been designated by the new york state department of health ("doh") as an aids designated center. The ambulatory care division provides adult and pediatric primary/preventive care at 20 sites throughout queens county. Cardiac services: the hospital offers a variety of cardiac services including diagnostic and interventional cardiology, cardiac surgery, congestive heart failure and rehabilitation centers and cardiac research, education and prevention programs. The cardiac catheterization laboratory at nyp/q is one of only two interventional cardiology programs in queens county, new york. The three catheterization laboratories at nyh/q performed a combined 1,321 procedures in 2016. Now, physicians in the electrophysiology laboratory can implant new mri-safe pacemakers for our patients. Nyh/q, in collaboration with the new york and presbyterian hospital ("nyph"), operates a cardiac surgery program at the nyp/q campus. The cardiac health center directs the hospital's education and prevention programs. Lectures and special events are regularly presented to the general public at the site and at community centers and health fairs throughout queens county. The cardiac health center provides primary and secondary cardiac rehabilitation programs, including nutrition services, monitored fitness exercise, and psycho-social counseling. Surgical services: in 2016, nyp/q performed 15,342 inpatient and ambulatory surgical cases. These operations ranged from minimally invasive surgical procedures such as laparoscopic cholecystectomy and arthroscopic orthopedics to major open procedures such as aortic aneurysm repair and ablative and reconstructive surgery. Nyp/q's department of surgery has encouraged use of inpatient and outpatient minimally invasive surgery, which reduces hospital stays and recovery times. Primary care and community outreach: nyp/q places particular emphasis on community health programs and outreach initiatives. The hospital team reaches out to queenss residents to support health education and awareness - offering free health fairs, health lectures, screening, support groups and blood drives. A current calendar of events can be found at nyhq. Org on the website home page. This commitment is expressed in its continued strategic expansion of community-based sites to enhance access throughout the hospital's service area, and includes: the trude weishaupt memorial satellite dialysis center (the "dialysis center") the dialysis center provides hemodialysis, chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, and patient and family education. Nyp/q's renal hypertension division also provides outpatient ambulatory consultative services including the diagnosis and prevention of kidney stones, hypertension treatment and evaluation, and the management of kidney diseases. The dialysis center provided 40,030 treatments in 2016. Medical and dental staff: as of december 31, 2016, there were approximately 1,505 physician and dentist members of the medical and dental staff of the hospital holding appointments in two categories: attending staff and emeritus staff. The medical and dental staff is organized into eleven clinical departments: anesthesiology, cardiothoracic surgery, emergency medicine, medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics and rehabilitation, pathology, pediatrics, radiation therapy, radiology and surgery. The clinical departments include approximately 15 major services, subdivided further into 64 medical specialties and sub-specialties. Graduate medical education: the hospital serves as an academic medical center through the continuing education of residents, medical students, nursing students and professional and technical students. In addition to the programs listed above, the hospital participates in training residents in obstetrics/gynecology, dental medicine, orthopedics, pediatrics, radiation oncology and general surgery, through rotating residencies affiliated with various facilities including nyph (cornell medical center), and the hospital for special surgery. For the year ending december 31, 2016, nyp/q reported the following statistics: patient discharges 31,881 deliveries 4,322 average length of stay 5. 32 private ambulatory laboratory 98,042 private ambulatory radiology 32,051 surgical procedures 15,342 cardiac catheterizations 1,321 ambulatory surgery/endoscopy 15,348 emergency encounters (incl. Admits) 125,801 ambulatory care visits 146,928 full-time employees 3,614 the hospital provides quality medical care regardless of race, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, handicap, age, or ability to pay. Although reimbursement for services rendered is critical to the operations and stability of the hospital, it is recognized that not all individuals possess the ability to pay for essential medical services and, furthermore, the hospital's mission is to serve the community with respect to health care and health care education. Therefore, in keeping with the hospital's commitment to serve members of the community, the hospital provides the following: charity care to the indigent; care to persons covered by governmental programs at below cost; and health care activities and programs to support the community. These activities include wellness programs, community education programs, health screenings, and a broad variety of community support services.