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Beth Israel Medical Center
St. Luke's and Roosevelt Hospitals
Continuum Health Partners, Inc.

Beth Israel
2013

May 21, 2013: A Nurse with Special Ties to Beth Israel Medical Center Wins 1199SEIU/League 2013 Novice Nurse Award

May 16, 2013: Beth Israel Medical Center Receives Get With The Guidelines- Stroke Gold
Plus Quality Achievement Award.

May 2, 2013: Beth Israel Brooklyn's 1 North Staff Wins Top Prize for Wound Care Quality Improvement Project.

May 1, 2013: Beth Israel Brooklyn Honors Volunteers.

April 25, 2013: Hannah Banana Brings Smiles to Beth Israel Patients.

April 25, 2013:  Continuum Health Partners named one of the “Top 10 Hospital Systems” in the U.S. by DiversityInc, the country’s leading diversity management organization.

March 7, 2013: NIH Awards Nearly $2 Million to NYC Institutions to Close the Scientific Gap in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research

February 6, 2013:  Miss Teen USA, Logan West, Visits Beth Israel Pediatric Associates in Support of the Reach Out and Read Pediatric Literacy Program

January 31, 2013: Beth Israel Brooklyn Earns an "A" for Energy Efficiency; Success of Let's Go Green Project Is Lauded

January 22, 2013: AORN NYC Awards Scholarships to Phillips Beth Israel Nursing Students

January 14, 2013: The Louis Armstrong Center of Music & Medicine to Hold Symposium on Music Therapy During Pregnancy and After Delivery

2012

December 27, 2012: Researchers at Beth Israel Medical Center Discover New Genetic Basis for Dystonia, A Debilitating Movement Disorder

December 27, 2012: Free Inpatient Television and Telephone Service effective Tuesday, January 1, 2013

November 2012: The New England Journal of Medicine Reporter Embedded at Beth Israel Medical Center During Sandy

October 15, 2012: Beth Israel Brooklyn Physician Is Honored For Care and Compassion

October 2, 2012:  Johanna Fifi, MD, Named Director of Endovascular Stroke

August 28, 2012:  Saadi Ghatan, MD, Named Vice Chairman of Neurosurgery and Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery

August 2, 2012: Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine To Honor What A Wonderful World Award Recipients Jon Hendricks, Louis Harrison, MD, Ilene Harrison, RN, and Deena Harburg on September 24

May 15, 2012: Beth Israel Medical Center Awarded Certifications from the Joint Commission for Four Orthopedic Surgery Programs - No Other Hospital in NYC Has Even One Such Orthopedic Certification.

May 11, 2012: Beth Israel Nurses Receive Beatrice Renfield Circle of Excellence Award

May 7, 2012: Beth Israel Brooklyn Received Stroke Silver Plus Quality Award

May 1, 2012: Beth Israel Brooklyn Honors 33 Volunteers

April 24, 2012: Steven Harwin, M.D., Chief of Adult Reconstructive Surgery and Total Joint Replacements at Beth Israel Offers Modular Dual Mobility (MDM) Hip Implants, Which Are Safe and Effective – Especially for the Younger, More Active Patient

April 23, 2012: NBC “Today” Show Co-Host Hoda Kotb and Fashion Designer Zang Toi Helped Raise $600,000  for Breast Cancer Programs at the Annual 2012 Breast Service Luncheon

April 17, 2012: Seven Seniors Are Inducted Into New Honor Society At Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing

April 10, 2012: Music Is In The Air At Beth Israel Brooklyn

April 6, 2012: Dr. Samir Farhat is Singularly Driven; he’s Board Certified in Five Medical Specialties

March 29, 2012: Beth Israel Brooklyn Volunteer Philip Fagin Honored By United Hospital Fund

March 19, 2012: Beth Israel Doctor Earns Special Professional Distinction -- Intensivist Samuel A. Farhat, MD, FCCP, Achieves Rare 5th Board Certification

March 12, 2012: AMA Foundation Honors Beth Israel Medical Center Fellow Adres F. Deik With Leadership Award

February 29, 2012: Beth Israel Brooklyn Opens New Endoscopy Suite

February 27, 2012: Beth Israel Medical Center Renames Its Brooklyn Division "Beth Israel Brooklyn"

February 17, 2012: Dr. Barbara Warren, Recognized Leader on LGBT Health Issues Appointed to New Postition at Beth Israel

January 27, 2012: Women’s Heart NY Programs Kick Off in January And Lasts Throughout February

January 26, 2012: Beth Israel Nurse Gives Away Free App To Help Colleagues

January 23, 2012: Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing Grads Ace NY State RN Exam: 98% pass rate tops all nursing schools in NYC metro area, surpasses state and national averages

January 9, 2012: Music and Medicine for Pain Management: 2-day symposium at Beth Israel Medical Center's Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine

January 5, 2012: Beth Israel Medical Center Switches to Green Energy: New Co-Gen System Reduces Energy Cost, Carbon Footprint at Brooklyn Division

2011

December 20, 2011:  Shopping can be a real “pain” for some people.  Dr. Andrew Casden, Associate Director of the Spine Institute, offers tips to avoid hurting your back during last-minute shopping expeditions.

December 12, 2011:  Dr. Steven Wolf, Director of Pediatric Epilepsy at Beth Israel, Receives Zella  Bronfman Butler Award from the UJA Federation and the J.E. and Z.B. Butler Foundation 

December 1, 2011:  Beth Israel Medical Center Recognized for High-Quality Patient Care

November 30, 2011:  Peter D. McCann, M.D., Chairman of Orthopedics at Beth Israel Medical Center Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the New York Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation

November 29, 2011:  The ALS Association Certified Center at Beth Israel Medical Center Celebrates 15 Years of Service to Patients with ALS and Their Families.

Oct 19, 2011: Dr. Steven T. Brower Named Vice Chairman of Surgery & Chief of Surgical Oncology for Beth Israel and Director of Strategic Planning and Extramural Affairs for CCCNY

September 19, 2011: Beth Israel’s Division of Digestive Diseases Appoints Two Highly Prominent Gastroenterologists, Dr. Hudesman and Dr. Ascune

August 11, 2011: Beth Israel Hosts First Wedding Under Marriage Equality

August 1, 2011: Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine Announces 2011 Wonderful World Award Recipients - Dr. Marvin McMillen, Levon Helm and Andrew Shulman to be honored on September 19

June 27, 2011: A Special Homecoming: Phillips Beth Israel Nursing Class of 1966 Returns 45 Years After Graduation

June 14, 2011: Phillips Beth Israel Salutes 84 New Graduates and Bids Associate Dean Fond Farewell

May 20, 2011: Dr. Steven Wolf and Patricia McGoldrick, N.P.  to Discuss Concussion on WABC-TV Special, “Protect Our Children: Healthy & Fit” and Can be Seen Now on a WABC Chat

May 16, 2011: Internationally Known Pain Medicine and Palliative Care specialist, Dr. Russell Portenoy, Wins the 1st Annual Contemplative Care Award by the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care

April 25, 2011: In Reversal Of A Pattern, Roosevelt Hospital’s Surgeons Bring The Doctor To Stroke Patients At Beth Israel and St. Luke’s ERs

April 13, 2011: Beth Israel Medical Center EMT Honored For Extraordinary Service

January 27, 2011: Robert R. Goodman, MD, PhD, an internationally renowned expert in the surgical treatment of epilepsy, movement disorders and brain tumors was named Chairman of Neurosurgery.

January 24, 2011: Gene Mutation Associated with an Increased Cancer Risk in Ashkenazi Jews with Parkinson’s Disease

January 10, 2011: World Renowned HIV Epidemiologist, Don Des Jarlais, Ph.D. Appointed to U.S.-sponsored HIV/AIDS Scientific Advisory Board

St. Luke's and Roosevelt Hospitals
2013

May 16, 2013: St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Receives Get With The Guidelines- Stroke Gold
Plus Quality Achievement Award.

April 25, 2013:  Continuum Health Partners named one of the “Top 10 Hospital Systems” in the U.S. by DiversityInc, the country’s leading diversity management organization.

April 1, 2013: The Institute for Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center Earns National Accreditation From the American College of Surgeons

March 21, 2013: United Hospital Fund Recognizes a Youthful Volunteer’s Achievements

2012

December 27, 2012: Peter G. McGovern, MD, Appointed Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology at St. Luke's and Roosevelt Hospitals

December 27, 2012: Free Inpatient Television and Telephone Service effective Tuesday, January 1, 2013

October 2, 2012:  Johanna Fifi, MD, Named Director of Endovascular Stroke

August 28, 2012:  Saadi Ghatan, MD, Named Vice Chairman of Neurosurgery and Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery

May 15, 2012: Alejandro Berenstein, M.D., and Richard Cappetta Honored at the St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals 15th Annual Gala

April 24, 2012: On April 30, 2012 Broadway Start and Artists Come Together to Host Benefit Concert To Support the Crime Victims Treatment Center at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital

April 24, 2012: News Alert for All Women: You’re More Likely Than Your Male Counterparts To Suffer a Stroke.

April 3, 2012: SLR's Chilling Procedure Saves Lives

January 27, 2012: Women’s Heart NY Programs Kick Off in January And Lasts Throughout February

2011

December 27, 2011: Settlement on New Contract with Nurses at St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals

December 1, 2011:  St. Luke's and Roosevelt Hospitals Recognized for High-Quality Patient Care

November 22, 2011: Grand Opening of the New CCC Clinic to Coincide and Commemorate World AIDS Day on Dec 1st

November 1, 2011: Roosevelt Hospital and Local Surgeons to Partner with Ambulatory Surgery Centers of America to Establish West Side Multi-Specialty Surgical Center

October 11, 2011: St. Luke’s & Roosevelt Hospitals Open West Village/Chelsea CCC Location on 17th Street

July 5, 2011: St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals Receive Prestigious 2011 IPRO Award for Patient Safety

June 30, 2011: St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals Officially Opens West Park Medical Group Primary Care Service Next to Carnegie Hall

May 20, 2011: Dr. Steven Wolf and Patricia McGoldrick, N.P.  to Discuss Concussion on WABC-TV Special, “Protect Our Children: Healthy & Fit” and Can be Seen Now on a WABC Chat

May 4, 2011: Roosevelt Hospital Receives Second Medal of Honor for Organ Donation Efforts

April 27, 2011: World recognized endocrinologist Blandine Laferrère, M.D., publishes finding on why bariatric surgery is more effective than dietary remedies alone at controlling glucose levels

April 25, 2011: In Reversal Of A Pattern, Roosevelt Hospital’s Surgeons Bring The Doctor To Stroke Patients At St. Luke’s ER

April 20, 2011:  The Addiction Institute of New York Achieves Accreditation “First”

March 29, 2011 – St. Luke’s Hospital Officially Opens The Institute for Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery

March 8, 2011: St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals Appoints Two New Nationally-Known Hematologists/Oncologists

January 27, 2011: Robert R. Goodman, MD, PhD, an internationally renowned expert in the surgical treatment of epilepsy, movement disorders and brain tumors was named Chairman of Neurosurgery.

January 24, 2011: World Leading Hypertension Expert, Franz H. Messerli, Concludes HCTZ or the “Waterpill” is Inappropriate for First Line Therapy of Hypertension

Continuum Health Partners
2013
May 14, 2013:  Continuum Health Partners Receives Quality Awards for Stroke Treatment

April 25, 2013:  Continuum Health Partners named one of the “Top 10 Hospital Systems” in the U.S. by DiversityInc, the country’s leading diversity management organization.

February 28, 2013: Board of Trustees of The Mount Sinai Medical Center and Continuum Health Partners Vote to Approve Memorandum of Understanding for Possible Merger

2012

December 27, 2012: Free Inpatient Television and Telephone Service effective Tuesday, January 1, 2013

August 28, 2012: Continuum Health Partners Uses Social Media to Engage Diabetic and Mental Health Communities

July 17, 2012: Continuum Health Partners Named Among the Nation’s “Most Wired” Healthcare Systems in 2012

June 4, 2012: Continuum Health Partners Recognized By CIO Magazine As One of the “CIO 100” Award Honorees

April 26, 2012: Continuum Hospitals of New York Join with Callen-Lorde Community Health Center to Create Residency Training Opportunity in LGBT Health

2011

August 10, 2011: Continuum Hospitals of New York, The Daily News and NBC 4 New York Team Up to Launch "Live Well New York" - The Big Apple's New Hometown Health Information and Wellness Initiative

July 6, 2011: Beth Israel Medical Center and St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, in the Continuum Health Partners network, are the only hospitals in New York State to receive perfect scores on an LGBT Healthcare Equality Index survey

May 25, 2011: Steve Hochberg Elected Chairman of the Board for Continuum Health Partners

May 13, 2011: Continuum Health Partners Names Eric "Rick" Pogue New Corporate Senior Vice President for Human Resources

May 3, 2011: Empire BlueCross BlueShield and Continuum Health Partners Agree to New Three-Year Contract

March 3, 2011: Mark Moroses, a veteran information technology expert in the healthcare arena, has been named Chief Information Officer and Corporate Vice President for Information Technology for Continuum Health Partners

January 27, 2011: Robert R. Goodman, MD, PhD, an internationally renowned expert in the surgical treatment of epilepsy, movement disorders and brain tumors was named Chairman of Neurosurgery.