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Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Receives the American College of Cardiology Award for Cardiac Care

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Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is proud to announce that it is the recipient of the American College of Cardiology‰Ûªs NCDR ACTION Registry‰ÛÒGWTG Silver Performance Achievement Award for 2017. Jamaica Hospital was one of only three hospitals in New York City, and the only hospital in Queens to earn this achievement. The award recognizes Jamaica Hospital Read more about Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Receives the American College of Cardiology Award for Cardiac Care[…]

Flushing Hospital Recognized As a Bariatric Center of Excellence

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Patients seeking surgical treatment for severe obesity and its related conditions now have a high-quality choice for receiving treatment at a nationally accredited program that meets the highest standards for patient safety and quality of care, close to home. Flushing Hospital Medical Center (FHMC) announced its Bariatric Surgical Center has been accredited as a Comprehensive Read more about Flushing Hospital Recognized As a Bariatric Center of Excellence[…]

Jamaica Hospital and Community Leaders Celebrate the Grand Opening of the Ferrara Family Center fo

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Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is proud to announce that it will officially re-open its Hospice Care Unit after undergoing a complete renovation. Last year, a $1.3 million capital campaign was initiated by the Hospital‰Ûªs leadership in an effort to facilitate the renovation. Thanks to the generosity of several donors, including Board Member Joseph Ferrara, the Read more about Jamaica Hospital and Community Leaders Celebrate the Grand Opening of the Ferrara Family Center fo[…]

Jamaica Hospital Officially Baby-Friendly USA Facility

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Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is pleased to announce that it has been officially awarded Baby-Friendly USAå¨ designation. Baby- Friendlyå¨ designation is a globally known and prestigious recognition awarded to hospitals and birthing facilities that uphold strict breastfeeding and maternal care guidelines established by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children‰Ûªs Fund (UNICEF). Read more about Jamaica Hospital Officially Baby-Friendly USA Facility[…]

Jamaica Hospital Aims to Improve Low Breastfeeding Rates in the Community

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July 25, 2017 (Jamaica, NY) ‰ÛÓ Statistics provided by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) show that exclusive breastfeeding rates in the City are low; especially among women who live in areas of Southwest Queens which has one of the lowest rates in the nation. Data indicates that while Read more about Jamaica Hospital Aims to Improve Low Breastfeeding Rates in the Community[…]

Local Hospital First in Boroughs To Use Breakthrough Breast Cancer Reconstruction Technology

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September 27, 2017 (Jamaica, NY) – Every year, close to 1,500 women living in Queens New York are diagnosed with breast cancer and within that group approximately 277 will lose their battle to the disease. These numbers are overwhelming for any woman who receives a breast cancer diagnosis. After receiving what can be shocking news, Read more about Local Hospital First in Boroughs To Use Breakthrough Breast Cancer Reconstruction Technology[…]

Jamaica Hospital to Open Queens‰Ûª First Milk Depot

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October 18, 2017 (Jamaica, NY) -Pediatricians and child development experts have long agreed that breast milk is the optimal source of nutrition for babies. It contains the perfect combination of vitamins and nutrients needed to promote healthy development and growth. Most importantly, breast milk contains antibodies that help infants to fight off various types of Read more about Jamaica Hospital to Open Queens‰Ûª First Milk Depot[…]

Queens Welcomes Home the MediSys Health Network Volunteers from Their Hurricane Maria Relief Missio

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November 3, 2017 (Jamaica, NY) ‰ÛÒ The MediSys Health Network is proud to announce that after completing a two-week medical relief mission to Puerto Rico, its team of 20 volunteers from Jamaica and Flushing Hospital Medical Center will return to New York City. Both facilities are the first Queens-based hospitals to send their staff to Read more about Queens Welcomes Home the MediSys Health Network Volunteers from Their Hurricane Maria Relief Missio[…]

Jamaica and Flushing Hospital Deploys Medical Staff to Puerto Rico

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October 20, 2017 (Jamaica, NY) The MediSys Health Network, comprised of Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and Flushing Hospital Medical Center will be deploying a team of medical personnel to Puerto Rico to help provide much-needed healthcare services to the areas devastated by Hurricane Maria. Both facilities are the first Queens-based hospitals to send their staff Read more about Jamaica and Flushing Hospital Deploys Medical Staff to Puerto Rico[…]

MediSys Health Network Achieves High Level EMRAM Ranking

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May 5, 2017 (Jamaica, NY) ‰ÛÓ The MediSys Health Network achieved one of the highest levels of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society‰Ûªs (HIMSS) Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, also known as EMRAM. The Network received a certificate of achievement and recognition from the HIMSS Analytics Healthcare Advisory Services Group for successfully completing all Read more about MediSys Health Network Achieves High Level EMRAM Ranking[…]