HHC Opens Adult & Pediatric Suites at Morrisania Diagnostic Center in The Bronx

MORRISANIA DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER OPENS NEWLY RENOVATED ADULT AND PEDIATRIC SUITES

Redesigned Space Provides Enhanced Access to Primary Care in a Patient-Friendly Environment

L to R, front: HHC President Alan D. Aviles; State Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo; Iris Jimenez-Hernandez, Network Sr. VP; Dr. David John, Morrisania Medical Director. Back: George T. Robinson, Vice Chair, Morrisania Community Advisory Board; Dinah Surh, Morrisania Executive Administrator; Elizabeth Figueroa, Morrisania Exec. Dir.; Antonio Martin, HHC Exec. VP.


Bronx, New York – Morrisania Diagnostic and Treatment Center, a community healthcare center of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), today announced the opening of its redesigned Adult and Pediatric Suites to improve primary care capacity, reduce clinic waiting time and provide a more comfortable and pleasant setting for both patients and staff.

Located on the facility’s second floor, the redesign includes a triage room and two asthma treatment rooms. The newly expanded space features an ample and attractive reception area which serves as a centralized, welcoming space leading to both the adult and pediatric suites, and has been reconfigured to decrease waiting time with “one-stop” services such as financial counseling, nutrition and social work, integrating a patient-centered medical home model of care. In addition, as of October 2011, Morrisania is extending clinic hours to better accommodate working families and school-age children.

Medical Simulation Center at Jacobi Medical Center ***NEW*** (NY1 News)

Celebrity Gala Reception for STAT! 2011

Gala Reception for STAT! 2011

Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 6pm

Bellevue Hospital Center Atrium

The stars come out to support New York’s public hospitals:

• Dr. Bob Lee, WBLS
• Melba Moore
• Meredith Vieira
• Big Apple Clown Care Unit

Bruce Siegel, M.D., M.P.H.
President, National Association of Public Hospitals and Healthy Systems

Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean
Producer, Artist & Philanthropist

Join musical artists and distinguished guests to celebrate the work of our honorees and to support the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.

Birth of the Boom: Tribute to Hip Hop (Paradise Theater, Bronx)

Birth of the Boom

Old-School Heroes of Hip-Hop Extravaganza

Friday, October 28, 2011, 8 p.m. 

Paradise Theater, The Bronx

Old-school greats come together in an all-borough gathering of the founding fathers and first ladies of Hip-Hop featuring:

:: Marley Marl :: DJ Kool Herc :: Joell Ortiz :: 
DJ Red Alert :: Kangol Kid :: Roxanne Shante 
:: Nice 'N Smooth :: 

A Special Tribute to the Original B-Girls of Hip Hop by Full Circle Soul

Tickets are going fast, so reserve them today by calling the Paradise Theater box office at 718-220-1015 or order online.

Absolute Funk: Interstellar Trip to Honor George Clinton at Apollo Theater

Absolute Funk: 

Interstellar Trip to Honor George Clinton

Tuesday, October 25 at 7:30p.m.

It'll be one city under a groove in this all-star tribute to George Clinton, the "Godfather" of Funk, under the musical direction of Ray Chew Live (American Idol, BET Awards, Showtime at the Apollo) and hosted by Dr. Bob Lee (WBLS). We'll celebrate George and his 50 years in the funk and soul business with an amazing variety of P-Funk friends, musical collaborators, and other guests. The evening will also commemorate the lives of Parliament/Funkadelic members no longer with us.

An all-star line-up with George right there in the groove and under the musical direction of Ray Chew Live (American Idol), will raise the Apollo's roof in tribute to the Godfather of funk, George Clinton. Line-up:

Nona Hendryx :: Paul Shaffer :: Tye Tribbett :: Vernon Reid :: Fab 5 Freddy :: Full Force :: Dallas Austin :: Questlove :: Ron Isley :: and more to come

Tickets: $30, $53.50, $78.50, $93.50
In person at the Apollo Theater Box Office
By phone call Ticketmaster (800) 745-3000
Online at Ticketmaster.com

Introduction to STAT! & HHC

About STAT!

Beginning Sunday, October 23 through Sunday October 30, 2011, The Fund for HHC and HHC will present STAT! For New York City's Public Hospitals!

This week-long, star-filled series of concerts and performances celebrate and benefit the work of our public hospitals and healthcare facilities in challenging times.

About HHC

As the largest municipal healthcare system in the United States, the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) provides care for 1.3 million New Yorkers annually. Through its 11 acute care hospital facilities, six Diagnostic and Treatment Centers, four long-term care institutions, and more than 80 neighborhood clinics, HHC provides integrated and comprehensive health services in every community of the city, serving all New Yorkers regardless of their immigration status or their ability to pay.

Mama Luke - Walk The Walk :: Hip Hop Movement Against Breast Cancer

In one year Hip-Hop's breast cancer team has become the biggest Hip-Hop movement since "Self Destruction. "Mama Luke" has become this culture's symbol for breast cancer and continues to grow with artists such as: Will Smith, Flavor Flav, Ice-T, MC Lyte, Salt-N-Pepa...and many more. Together with the American Cancer Society they're doing more than just "Talking the Talk".

Believing: The HHC Patient Safety Story - Episode 3: Reaching Out

Official Launch of HHC's STAT! 2011 Event Series

Beginning Sunday, October 23rd through Sunday October 30, 2011, the Fund for HHC, on behalf of Health and Hospitals Corporation will present STAT! For New York City's Public Hospitals! This week-long, borough-wide, star-filled series of concerts and performances celebrate and benefit the work of our public hospitals and healthcare facilities in challenging times.

This year marks our second annual, week-long concert series to recognize and benefit the work of the New York Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC). The series kicks off with a gala launch at Bellevue Hospital Center on October 18 with five music events across the city to follow between October 23rd to 30th.

Use the links below to learn more and to purchase tickets to our spectacular line up of events:

Gala kick off for Stat! 2011
Bellevue Hospital Center, October 18, 2011

An Original Family Musical – You Haven't Seen this Before
Frank Sinatra School for the Performing Arts, Queens, October 23, 2011

Absolute Funk – Tribute to George Clinton
Apollo Theater, Harlem, October, 25, 2011

Birth of the Boom – Hip Hop Extravaganza
Paradise Theater, Bronx - October 28, 2011

Rising up! An Evening of Soul-Stirring Gospel
Venue TBD, Brooklyn, October 29, 2011

Halloween Fun – Pirates, Ghosts, and Creatures of the Deep
Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, October 30, 2011

STAT! 2011 is presented by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation and The Fund for HHC.  Proceeds from the Stat! 2011 series will help to launch HHC’s campaign against gun violence in our communities.