Jul. 1, 2025 By Shane O’Brien NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst hosted a “Born at Elmhurst” homecoming celebration last Thursday, inviting a wide range of elected officials, doctors, nurses and community members who were born in the hospital to attend a multigeneration summer BBQ-themed event. The “Born at Elmhurst” homecoming took place on Thursday, June…
Jun. 10, 2025 By Czarinna Andres NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens and NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst have once again been recognized as “Baby-Friendly” hospitals, a global designation that honors excellence in maternity care, breastfeeding support and maternal-infant health practices. Awarded by Baby-Friendly USA in May, the redesignation reaffirms both hospitals’ adherence to the World Health…
Jun. 4, 2025 By Czarinna Andres NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst has opened a new Business Services Center at 90-02 Queens Blvd., relocating several non-clinical departments off its main campus in a move to increase clinical capacity and improve patient care. The 40,000-square-foot facility, located on the first floor of the former St. John’s Hospital…
Mar. 21, 2025 By Shane O’Brien NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst has been named a Center for Excellence in Surgical Safety by a prestigious association representing more than 41,000 nurses across the US and abroad. The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) presented Elmhurst Hospital with its prestigious Center of Excellence in Surgical Safety: Prevention…
Mar. 14, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Mayor Eric Adams marked the fifth anniversary of the first confirmed COVID-19 death in the five boroughs of New York City by visiting NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst and paying tribute to city healthcare workers, first responders, essential workers, and the 46,000 New Yorkers who lost their lives during…
Feb. 13, 2025 By Ethan Marshall NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst celebrated the launch of its Women’s Heart Health Institute last week at its Elmhurst location at 79-01 Broadway. The main missions of the Women’s Heart Health Institute are to eliminate disparities and increase gender equity in cardiovascular health among female patients. The Women’s Heart Health Institute…
Mar. 28, 2024 By Czarinna Andres U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced Tuesday that they have successfully secured more than $8.8 million in federal funds for a variety of Queens projects, as part of the recently passed FY2024 spending bills. The funds are to be spent on programs and infrastructure that aim to…
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