Press Releases

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

Beth Israel
2012

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 

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
2012

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

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

June 8, 2011: Dr. Julio Teixeira, Chief of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Director of Bariatric Surgery profiled in New York Magazine’s “Best Doctors” issue.

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
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.