NYC Health Hospitals Queens

Name :

NYC Health Hospitals Queens

Address  :

82-68 164th Street

Town  :

Queens

State  :

New York

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

11432

Phone  :

718 883 3000

Web URL  :

Available

Description

With the opening of the new Ambulatory Care Pavilion Queens Hospital Center is making good on its promise to the people of southeastern and central Queens to maximize both patient convenience and positive clinical outcomes Residents of Queens can count on the delivery of quality medical care right in their own borough Officially open to the public in January 2007 the new 53 million 142000squarefoot Pavilion fully complements Queens Hospitals commitment to patientcentered care by unifying and consolidating services previously offered throughout its sprawling campus

Standing six stories high the Pavilion features vibrant welcoming exam rooms and accommodates the hospitals primary care pediatric psychiatry ophthalmology and dentistry clinics behavioral health clinics day programs staff education areas administrative offices and the Diabetes Center of Excellence The Pavilion is connected to the main hospital building by two large enclosed walkways or bridges that provide easy access for patients and staff The center will better serve an increased number of patients and expects more than 135000 patient visits annually

Queens Hospitals latest addition is the most recent in a series of new building projects and renovations In 2002 the hospital opened a stateoftheart 261bed facility that includes the Queens Cancer Center the first comprehensive cancer treatment center in the borough To keep pace with the advanced technology that todays patients expect and deserve the Cancer Center introduced a new 15 million 64channel CT scanner offering the most sophisticated technology of its kind to be found in Queens Queens Hospital purchased the scanner in response to a growing need as requests for CAT scans have more than doubled in the last five years from 5000 exams in 2000 to 10400 in 2005

Queens Hospital has made patient safety a top priority and its efforts have not gone unnoticed The Healthcare Association of New York State recently recognized Queens Hospital Center for its work aimed at reducing central venous catheter bloodstream infections citing Queens Hospital as a model for other hospitals across the state The patients of Queens Hospital Center continue to benefit from its affiliate relationship with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine