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NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst today announced it received two distinguished national recognitions honoring its Critical Care and Medical Intensive Care Units. Both units received the Silver Beacon Award from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) and the DAISY Team Award for Nursing Excellence from the @DAISY4Nurses Foundation: on.nyc.gov/3N8RKPX.

#DYK?: Colonoscopies allow health care providers to detect and remove polyps—or growths—from the colon or rectum to help prevent cancer. Another option for screening is a stool-based test called FIT. This FIT test can be done at home by collecting a stool (feces) sample using a test kit and sending the kit to a lab: on.nyc.gov/3TorvFz. #ColonCancerAwarenessMonth

NYC Health + Hospitals provides compassionate, quality care to all New Yorkers. No exceptions. During frigid weather, we provide #WARM solutions, our Winter Access, Relief and Medical program. @nytimes reports: on.nyc.gov/3OHaDdf.

Our approach for the Winter Access, Relief and Medical program, known as WARM, is to flip the traditional script. Not to tell people what we want them to do, but ask people what we can do in the moment, to build trust: on.nyc.gov/3OHaDdf.

#ColonCancer occurs in the large intestine and is the second leading cause of death from cancer for New Yorkers. Fortunately, routine screenings can prevent it or help find cancers early, when they are easier to treat. There are several methods of colon cancer screening: on.nyc.gov/3TorvFz. #ColonCancerAwarenessMonth

NYC Health + Hospitals today announced the accomplishments of the second year of its comprehensive three-year plan to strengthen and expand its behavioral health services. The 2025 Behavioral Health Annual Progress Report details the advancement of initiatives to build capacity and resilience into the city’s behavioral health workforce and services: on.nyc.gov/4b1cPnn.

.@BellevueHosp School of Radiologic Technology today celebrated the commencement of its 51st graduating class, awarding diplomas to 20 students who have completed the rigorous, 24-month Radiologic Technology program. Since its founding in 1972 and the graduation of its first cohort in 1974, the school has trained more than 700 imaging professionals: on.nyc.gov/4pGvrzc.

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi today announced its 100th case using Ion robotic-assisted bronchoscopy to identify early-stage lung cancer. This technology gives doctors faster, more precise results so a treatment plan can begin as soon as possible. A typical biopsy can take up to 4 months, while the Ion robotic system can diagnose in as little as one month: on.nyc.gov/4c4CSvN.

NYC Health + Hospitals today announced that Svetlana Lipyanskaya, MPA, FACHE will be appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Maimonides Health, pending the formal approval of the partnership of the two health care systems. Lipyanskaya is currently the CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health, a position she has held since 2020, and she serves on the leadership team charged with bringing the two health care systems together. Moving forward, she will spend more time at Maimonides to best understand the needs of patients, staff, and the community. In addition, Manjinder Kaur, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, would become CEO at South Brooklyn Health. Dr. Kaur currently serves as the hospital’s Chief Operating Officer and was previously Chief Nursing Officer. She has been at NYC Health + Hospitals since 2006. In her new role, Dr. Kaur will be the first nurse CEO of an NYC Health + Hospitals facility in recent history: on.nyc.gov/4aB7iUg.

NYC Health + Hospitals has been recognized by @BeckersHR as one of the 2026 Top Places to Work in Healthcare: ow.ly/lA4450YmcAB.

We invite you to join us this Thursday, February 19th, at 12 PM for an insightful webinar on HIV Prevention and Awareness. Faith leaders, health leaders, and community partners play a crucial role in combating stigma, raising awareness, and connecting individuals to essential resources that can save lives. Together, we can promote understanding, foster empathy, and work toward ending the stigma surrounding HIV. Don’t miss out—register today and be a part of this important conversation: on.nyc.gov/3ZHDaBI.

Diet, exercise and comprehensive screenings can keep your heart strong throughout your life. NYC Health + Hospitals gives you high-quality preventive care you need to keep you and your heart healthy: on.nyc.gov/45cFvp7. #AmericanHeartMonth

NYC Health + Hospitals has opened 18 warming spaces and warming buses at hospitals and health clinics across the city. Find a warming center near you at: on.nyc.gov/4jZdNo9.

NYC Health + Hospitals’ NYC Care Executive Director and Physician Dr. Jonathan Jiménez and NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Director Dr. Rosy Thachil have been named to Modern Healthcare’s 2026 “40 Under 40” list. Dr. Jiménez was born at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst and has dedicated his career to dismantling the barriers to high-quality health care access that immigrant New Yorkers face. He is recognized for his measurable, equity-driven impact at NYC Health + Hospitals and across the public health landscape, helping to grow the NYC Care program to over 130,000 members and supporting over one million primary care visits, a transformative milestone that has strengthened access to primary and preventive care for undocumented and low-income New Yorkers. Dr. Thachil decided to pursue cardiology in part because of her family’s experience with heart attacks. Serving as Director of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, Dr. Thachil leads a multidisciplinary team in providing life-saving care to the most critically ill cardiac patients. Dr. Thachil is recognized for her commitment to excellence in clinical care, advocacy for gender equity in medicine, and advancing health care delivery through innovation. on.nyc.gov/45ZVLMM

Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure. High blood pressure has no signs or symptoms. The only way to know if you have high blood pressure is to get tested. A blood pressure test measures how hard your heart is working to pump blood through your body: on.nyc.gov/3Lzr3A2. #AmericanHeartMonth

NYC Health + Hospitals/Carter will offer Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing to diagnose dysphagia, a swallowing disorder affecting 1 in 25 adults in the United States, according to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: ow.ly/FNWx50YheoV.

Today, NYC Health + Hospitals/Carter announced it will offer Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) to diagnose dysphagia, a swallowing disorder affecting 1 in 25 adults in the United States, according to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. In 2025, over 300 patients in Carter’s Long-Term Acute Care Hospital and another 100 patients across the system’s Post-Acute Care facilities had a dysphagia diagnosis. Dysphagia can be a symptom of several conditions, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson’s disease, stroke, head and neck cancer, traumatic brain injury, and respiratory failure: on.nyc.gov/464gVcN.

We are proud to announce NYC Health + Hospitals President and CEO Dr. Mitchell Katz was named a Fifty Over Fifty Icon by City & State and AARP New York: ow.ly/gvKW50Yheny.

NYC Health + Hospitals today announced its lowest behavioral health staff turnover and vacancy rates in recent history following a suite of programs focused on recruitment, retention, training, and expanded career pathways. The health care system’s behavioral health staff turnover rate is now at 8%, a significant drop from nearly 18% in 2022 and far below the national average of 31%. Additionally, vacancies across all behavioral health disciplines declined to 6%, below the national average of 14%. Since January 2024, the health care system has hired about 100 new psychiatrists, nearly 20 new psychiatric nurse practitioners, and more than 400 social workers: on.nyc.gov/3Nd3Gjn.

The HPV vaccine prevents infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV), which can affect men and causes cervical cancer in women. The vaccine against HPV can also help prevent other types of cancer in both men and women: on.nyc.gov/3ixc9yC. #CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth