According to the CDC, nearly one in every four Americans suffer from temporary or permanent noise-induced hearing loss. Take extra care this Fourth of July holiday and at all of your summer celebrations by implementing these tips and tricks to protect your ears from loud explosions.

For the 11th year in a row, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital ranks in more pediatric specialties than any other New York metro area hospital in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals.” The 2017-18 rankings are published online today.

On Tuesday, June 13, 2017, NewYork-Presbyterian held its ninth annual graduation ceremony for the Lang Youth Medical Program, a six-year college prep and science enrichment program for middle school and high school students from the Washington Heights and Inwood area of New York City.

A newly renovated pediatrics unit playroom was recently opened at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. The renovation was made possible by a grant from the enCourage Kids Foundation.

Wilhelmina (Willie) M. Manzano, M.A., R.N. N.E.A.- B.C., senior vice president and chief nursing executive at NewYork-Presbyterian, has been appointed to a new role as chief quality officer. In addition to leading nursing across the NewYork-Presbyterian’s campuses and locations, Ms. Manzano now oversees quality, performance improvement, patient safety, and infection prevention and control functions, as well as Joint Commission and regulatory compliance activities.

Dr. Christine Salvatore has been named chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases in the Department of Pediatrics at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine. An expert in general pediatric infectious diseases, Dr. Salvatore is leading an expansion of the division’s clinical, research and education programs.

The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted Three-Year Accreditation with multiple Commendations to the cancer program at NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP) Lawrence Hospital which received its original accreditation in 1988.

NewYork-Presbyterian has named Michael Breslin chief financial officer, effective January 1, 2018. He will succeed Phyllis Lantos, who is transitioning to a new role as a senior advisor to Dr. Steven J. Corwin, president and CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian.