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NEW YORK, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Simone Development Companies and Montefiore Medical Center joined local elected officials and community leaders for a topping out ceremony on May 15 marking the completion of the superstructure at Tower Two of Simone's Hutchinson Metro Center. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130517/PH15946-a) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130517/PH15946-b) The new tower, scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2014, is an...
BRONX, N.Y., Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York today approved Montefiore Medical Center's bid to acquire the facilities of New York Westchester Square Medical Center (NYWSMC), a Bronx, N.Y., neighborhood hospital that has operated under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for nearly seven years. "Montefiore has a longstanding commitment to its community. We want to provide vital healthcare services that are...
Montefiore Experts Urge Public to Get Vaccinated NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Montefiore Medical Center infectious disease experts are urging the public to get vaccinated against influenza in one of the most severe and longest flu seasons in a decade. Montefiore has seen an influx of flu cases over recent weeks with as many as 40 percent of people who are seeking care in the emergency departments testing positive for influenza. This mirrors dramatic increases...
Leading Researcher and Clinician to Drive Strategic Goals for World-Renowned Children's Hospital at Montefiore NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University today named Judy Aschner, M.D., chair of the pediatrics department at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore and professor and university chair of pediatrics at Einstein. Aschner joins from Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at...
NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Montefiore Medical Center today announced an agreement with Simone Development to lease an 11-story, 280,000-square-foot building at Hutchinson Metro Center. The new construction project, scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2014, reflects an evolution in the delivery of healthcare, providing new space for multidisciplinary approaches to care and integrating technology that allows Montefiore to provide necessary treatments without...
Report Includes Data Illustrating how Care Coordination Programs can Improve Patient Outcomes, Reduce Hospital Admissions, Readmissions and Medical Expenses NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Montefiore Medical Center is profiled in a report published today on The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Innovations website. The report, entitled "Medical Center Establishes Infrastructure to Manage Care under Capitated Contracts, Leading to Better Chronic Care...
Study of more than 700 infected women found 10.5% exhibited anal disease NEW YORK, April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Anal cancer is on the rise among HIV-positive women, according to a Montefiore Medical Center study entitled, "High Prevalence of High Grade Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia in HIV-Infected Women Screened for Anal Cancer," to be published in the Journal of Aids on May 1. "Anal cancer was widely associated with HIV-infected men who have sex with men,"...
NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Experts from The Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) are available for interviews on a variety of back-to-school issues. Founded just a decade ago, and now one of the most advanced hospitals for children in the nation, CHAM is ranked among the nation's leading institutions in all 10 pediatric specialties by U.S. News & World Report. Its physicians and staff are exceeding expectations and making extraordinary contributions in the...
Health care providers will work together to offer innovative, high-quality health care and collaborate to advance medical science and education GREAT NECK, N.Y. and BRONX, N.Y., May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The North Shore-LIJ Health System and Montefiore Medical Center, the university hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine and integrated health system, today announced they have formed a groundbreaking strategic alliance to build on their success in providing the most...
BURLINGTON, Vt., April 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Mach 7 Technologies (M7T), a global provider of PACS vendor neutral medical image management solutions, has collaborated with Montefiore Medical Center to deploy Keystone Engine to improve the mammo reading workflow. Montefiore reads mammography studies using specialty workstations that are loosely coupled to the core radiology PACS. The mammo reading workstations and the PACS are from different vendors. Montefiore had three goals with this...
