{"id":5438,"date":"2021-04-01T14:59:55","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T14:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/?p=5438"},"modified":"2021-04-01T19:20:50","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T19:20:50","slug":"medisys-partners-with-queensboro-fc-n-y-c-s-newest-soccer-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/medisys-partners-with-queensboro-fc-n-y-c-s-newest-soccer-club\/","title":{"rendered":"MediSys Partners With Queensboro FC, N.Y.C.&#8217;s Newest Soccer Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"box_count\" share_url=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/medisys-partners-with-queensboro-fc-n-y-c-s-newest-soccer-club\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><\/div><div><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div><p>The MediSys Health Network has recently been named as the official and exclusive Founding Medical Partner for Queensboro FC (QBFC), New York City\u2019s newest soccer team, which is premiering in the United Soccer League this season. According to the partnership, our orthopedic surgical team, led by Dr. Sanjit Konda, will serve as the medical services provider for the team.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5445 \" src=\"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fhmc-soccer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"351\" height=\"212\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To announce themselves, Queensboro FC held a virtual event to reveal the new team jersey.\u00a0 Unlike most soccer teams who reserve the front of their jerseys for sponsorship opportunities, Queensboro FC instead donated the front of their jerseys to honor the healthcare heroes of Queens.<\/p>\n<p>The logo features the hybrid of the Queensboro bridge and an EKG across the top with the words \u201chealthcare heroes\u201d encased in a protective shield.\u00a0 Written around the perimeter of the shield are the Flushing and Jamaica Hospital names, along with the names of the other Queens hospitals that were at the epicenter of the pandemic. Members of the MediSys Health Network took part in the development of the logo.<\/p>\n<p>The official launch of the jersey took place on March 23<sup>rd<\/sup> and was accompanied by a \u201chype video\u201d featuring many Jamaica and Flushing healthcare heroes unveiling the jersey.\u00a0 To see the full video, click here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"QBFC Superhero Versi\u00f3n final h2641\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i-vdmtI-ScE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Queensboro FC has also generously agreed to donate 100% of the net proceeds from jersey sales that will benefit the healthcare community which has been essential to the care and well-being of NYC residents throughout the pandemic and beyond. To purchase a jersey, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.queensborofc.com\/\">QBFC Shop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is incredibly inspiring to see QBFC, a brand-new player in NYC\u2019s pro sports scene, already working closely with the local community,\u201d says Dr. Sanjit Konda, Chairman of Orthopedic Surgery at Jamaica and Flushing Hospital, \u201cSports can have a wide variety of healing powers and we are excited to bring this partnership to life with programs that will benefit Queens residents, now and for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ShareThe MediSys Health Network has recently been named as the official and exclusive Founding Medical Partner for Queensboro FC (QBFC), New York City\u2019s newest soccer team, which is premiering in the United Soccer League this season. According to the partnership, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/medisys-partners-with-queensboro-fc-n-y-c-s-newest-soccer-club\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[83,72,91,154,152,153],"class_list":["post-5438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mhn","tag-flushing-hospital","tag-jamaica-hospital","tag-medisys","tag-orthopedic-surgery","tag-queensboro-fc","tag-soccer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5438"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5450,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5438\/revisions\/5450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}