New York Hospital Queens and NewYork-Presbyterian have joined forces to improve access to state-of-the-art care for residents of Queens. New York Hospital Queens, a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System for more than 22 years, has been renamed NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens effective July 1.

NewYork-Presbyterian has been recognized as one of “America’s Best Employers 2017” by Forbes magazine. NewYork-Presbyterian is the only New York City healthcare organization on the list, which is comprised of large employers with more than 5,000 employees across 25 industries.

The Clinical Internship Program for Child Life Specialists at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center has recently become the first program in New York City to be accredited by the Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP). This accreditation is the highest honor for Child Life Clinical Internship Programs, with only 33 programs recognized nationally to date.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital's 7th Annual "Wine and Dine Around the World" event on April 6, 2017 drew 400 guests who enjoyed a special culinary experience, and along with sponsors and supporters raised $110,000, for the benefit of the hospital’s cancer program.

Dr. Peter M. Fleischut has been named senior vice president and chief transformation officer at NewYork-Presbyterian, effective May 1. In this new role, Dr. Fleischut will lead enterprise integration, transformation for clinical operations, innovation initiatives, logistics and pharmacy. He will also oversee the implementation of clinical technology operations for the new David H. Koch Center at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, which is slated to open in 2018.

NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens Hosts Annual Gala

Some 30,000 patients enrolled in NewYork Quality Care, the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) of NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine, will now be able to view their physician’s appointment notes in order to better understand their care. The initiative, called OpenNotes, is funded in part by a grant from the New York State Health Foundation.

Dr. David A. Fishman has joined NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens, serving as cancer center director, vice chair of obstetrics and gynecology, and director of gynecologic oncology. He also is a member of the Weill Cornell Medicine faculty, having been recruited as a professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology. Dr. Fishman was previously director of gynecological oncology research and a professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive science at Mount Sinai Hospital.