Sep. 10, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Local leaders gathered outside the First Baptist Church on Astoria Boulevard in East Elmhurst over the weekend to officially launch their new Hope and Grace Mental Health Wellness Center. The new center, opened and operated in partnership with Northwell Health, will give local residents access to free mental…
Sep. 5, 2024 By Czarinna Andres and Paul Frangipane King Singh, an 11-year-old from Queens Village, issued a heartfelt plea for blood donations at Cohen Children’s Medical Center on Thursday, highlighting the life-saving impact of blood transfusions. Joined by his family and representatives from the New York Blood Center, King spoke about his ongoing…
Aug. 28, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Northwell Health announced the appointment of Dr. Abhisek Swaika, MD, as the new medical director of the Northwell Health Cancer Institute at Rego Park on Tuesday, Aug. 28. He was also named chief of hematology/oncology at Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital. Dr. Swaika spent three years working at Queens…
Aug. 23, 2024 By Athena Dawson LaGuardia Community College (LAGCC) is partnering with a group of New York City hospitals to train and place New Yorkers in entry-level healthcare jobs. The college is partnering with Northwell Health, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York University Langone and Montefiore Medical Center to train and place New Yorkers…
Feb. 14, 2024 By Barbara Russo
City Schools Chancellor David Banks announced Wednesday a new public high school in Queens that will prepare students for careers in healthcare while addressing industry workforce shortages.
Nov. 29, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Northwell Health officially opened a new 70,000-square-foot facility Tuesday, Nov. 28, in Rego Park. The new $52 million facility — located at 95-25 Queens Blvd. — offers medical practices meant to cover a host of conditions and delivers complex, coordinated health care. Northwell Health at Rego Park has several resources, including Northwell Health Labs, Vivo Health Pharmacy, Rego Park Imaging and STARS rehabilitation. There are specialists available in bariatrics and weight management, cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, general pediatrics, general surgery, hepatology, HIV, internal medicine, maternal fetal, neurology, neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, pulmonary, rheumatology, urology,…
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Aug. 2, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Queens County Farm Museum and Northwell Health on Aug. 2 announced the launch of a weekly farm-to-table wellness program at the farm. The program is meant to bring free culinary education to local communities through the next 12 weeks. Among those on hand to celebrate the launch of…
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Jun. 30, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Forest Hills Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Hospital is implementing teleburn, a service that uses telehealth technology to allow emergency medicine doctors to conduct virtual consults with specialists at Staten Island University Hospital’s Regional Burn Center. LIJ Forest Hills is the first Northwell hospital to use teleburn. In the coming weeks,…
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May. 16, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Since taking office as the director of the Queens County Farm Museum in October of 2018, Jennifer Walden Weprin has managed to oversee its growth economically and as a pillar for the community. Under her leadership as its director, the institution managed to adapt and thrive during the COVID-19…
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Apr. 27, 2023 By Bill Parry Leaders from cultural institutions and organizations across the borough came together at the Queens Museum on April 25 to officially announce the launch of the Queens Rising June 2023 Initiative. The second annual monthlong arts celebration will bring visitors from across the city to local venues and galleries to…
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