NewYork-Presbyterian, in collaboration with Weill Cornell Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), is expanding its fleet of Mobile Stroke Treatment Units (MSTU) to Queens and Brooklyn. Thanks to a generous donation by the W.P. Carey Foundation, this makes NewYork-Presbyterian the first health system in the country to operate three of these advanced units.

On May 6, the National Institutes of Health will open national enrollment for the All of Us Research Program—a momentous effort to advance individualized prevention, treatment and care for people of all backgrounds. A consortium that includes Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem and NewYork-Presbyterian is spearheading enrollment in New York City.

For the 12th 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 2018-19 rankings are published online today.

Patients who receive red blood cell (RBC) transfusions before, during or immediately after surgery are twice as likely to develop life-threatening, postoperative blood clots as those who don’t undergo RBC transfusions, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian researchers.

NewYork-Presbyterian Queens has received the Mission: Lifeline^® Gold Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks

June is Men’s Health Month, and it is time to raise awareness and promote disease prevention among the male population. Dr. Joseph T. Cooke, chairman of Department of Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, offers the following health tips that can lead to a longer and healthier life.

Dr. Steven J. Corwin, president and CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian, has received the Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award recognizing him as a top CEO in the nation. Dr. Corwin received an approval rating of 94 percent from employees and ranked 37 out of 100 on the list of Top CEOs for large companies in the United States.

NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital leadership, physicians and staff, joined by Brooklyn community leaders, today held a beam-signing ceremony to mark the installation of the final structural beam in the new Center for Community Health. Opening in 2020, the six-story, 400,000-square-foot facility will be the largest ambulatory care center in Brooklyn, providing world-class patient care and helping to meet the growing demand for the treatment of cancer, diabetes and hypertension, in addition to a range of other innovative outpatient services.