Contact Information: Natifia Gaines (718) 206-6020 November 11, 2009 (Jamaica, NY)– With the reoccurrence of H1N1 cases and a steady 20% increase in emergency room visits since Mary Immaculate and St. John‰Ûªs Hospitals closed, the partial opening of a newly transformed patient wing at Jamaica Hospital has provided the facility with some slight relief. Earlier Read more about Jamaica Hospital Adds Much Needed Beds to Help Address Bed Shortage in Queens[…]

Contact Information: Natifia Gaines (718) 206-6020 October 27, 2009 (Jamaica, NY)–It‰Ûªs National Diabetes Awareness Month and if you are one of the estimated 24 million Americans living with diabetes, you may want to start paying more attention to your feet. According to the American Diabetes Association, people with diabetes often have nerve damage, and as Read more about Diabetic Foot Care[…]

Contact Information: Natifia Gaines (718) 206-6020 October 28, 2009 (Jamaica, NY)– Every year, National Diabetes Month offers an opportunity to educate the public on a disease that affects nearly 24 million adults and children across the nation. This year proves no different. To support the American Diabetes Association‰Ûªs ‰ÛÏStop Diabetes‰Û campaign, Dr. Richard Pinsker, Endocrinologist Read more about Fight Diabetes Jamaica Hospital Physician Explains How[…]

Contact Information: Natifia Gaines (718) 206-6020 June 12, 2009 (Jamaica, NY)– In the wake of the recent loss of hospital beds and severe healthcare funding cuts in Queens, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center today opened a new, state of the art 224-bed Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, the borough‰Ûªs first new rehabilitation facility in a decade. The Read more about Jamaica Hospital Opens $44 million Trump Pavilion for Nursing and Rehabilitation[…]

Contact Information: Natifia Gaines (718) 206-6020 April 20, 2009 (Jamaica, NY)– There isn‰Ûªt anything more desirable to a hospitalized patient than returning home‰ÛÓa place of comfort, privacy, and normalcy. To better assist patients as they transition from an acute hospital stay to a quick, safe, and comfortable return home, Jamaica Hospital has recently opened New Read more about Returning Home: Focus of New York City’s First Transitional Care Unit[…]

Contact Information: Natifia Gaines (718) 206-6020 January 27, 2009 (Jamaica, NY)– Cardiac arrest is a medical condition that requires immediate care. While it can be fatal, CPR and defibrillation can restore an individual‰Ûªs heartbeat and increase their chances of recovery. Still, those successfully resuscitated often suffer some degree of brain injury which can lead to Read more about Therapeutic Hypothermia for Cardiac Arrest Patient: Improving Patient Outcome[…]

Contact Information: Natifia Gaines (718) 206-6020 January 14, 2009 (Jamaica, NY)– Flu and cold-like symptoms are not the only conditions sending patients to the doctor this winter. Dermatologists, too, are busy treating patients who may suffer from what is frequently termed ‰ÛÏwinter itch.” ‰ÛÏWhen the skin does not get enough water it becomes dry, cracked, Read more about Jamaica Hospital Offers Tips to Treat Winter Itch[…]