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Queens and Elmhurst hospitals earn Baby-Friendly redesignation for maternal, infant care

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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…

Elmhurst Hospital relocates administrative departments to former St. John’s building on Queens Blvd.

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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…

Elmhurst Hospital earns national surgical safety award from leading nursing organization

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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…

NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst celebrates launch of Women’s Heart Health Institute

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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…