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Cohen Children’s Medical Center Performs First Gene Therapy Treatment For Thalassemia in NYS

LIMG April 19, 2024

The first administration in New York State of Zynteglo, recently approved by the FDA as a one-time gene therapy custom designed to treat the underlying genetic cause of transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia in adult and pediatric patients, was performed earlier this month at Cohen Children’s

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Nisha Parikh, MD, Joins Northwell As New Head Of Women’s Heart Program

LIMG April 18, 2024

After a nationwide search, Nisha Parikh, MD, MPH, has been named the system director of the Women’s Heart Program for Northwell Health’s Cardiovascular Institute and the Katz Institute for Women’s Health. Dr. Parikh brings a wealth of experience with her to the role. In this newly created position, Dr. Parikh will oversee the Women’s Heart […]

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Healthgrades Names 3 Northwell Hospitals As Patient Safety Excellence Award Recipients

LIMG March 13, 2024

Three Northwell Health hospitals were named Patient Safety Excellence Award™ Recipients by Healthgrades, the leading resource consumers use to find a hospital or doctor. North Shore University Hospital, Lenox Hill Hospital, and Long Island Jewish Medical Center all received the Patient Safety Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades, reflecting their commitment to delivering

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Northwell Health Named One Of The Wold’s Most Ethical Companies For 2024

LIMG March 4, 2024

Northwell Health was named one of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 2024 by Ethisphere, one of only four healthcare providers in the world to be recognized. It is the ninth time Northwell has been named to the list, joining 136 companies from 20 countries and 44 industries in being honored. Ethisphere, which announced the list […]

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Northwell Health, New York City Public Schools Announce Innovative Healthcare High School To Address Local Healthcare Workforce Shortages With Support From Bloomberg Philanthropies

LIMG February 15, 2024

Northwell Health and New York City Public Schools announced today an unprecedented partnership to design a career-focused high school that will help prepare students for well-paying careers in healthcare and address local education and healthcare talent needs. The Northwell School of Health Sciences will fully integrate healthcare career knowledge and job training with a

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Northwell Health Wins Five Press Ganey Awards For Patient And Consumer Experience

LIMG February 5, 2024

Northwell Health, two of its hospitals and two of its outpatient facilities were named a 2023 Human Experience (HX) Guardian of Excellence Award winner by Press Ganey. The awards place Northwell in the top 5 percent for patient and consumer experience among healthcare providers. Press Ganey is the global leader in healthcare experience solutions and […]

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Healthgrades Ranks 3 Northwell Health Hospitals Among Best In Country

LIMG January 23, 2024

Three Northwell Health hospitals were named among the best in the country by Healthgrades, the leading resource consumers use to find a hospital or doctor. Multiple other Northwell hospitals were also ranked among the best in New York in various specialties by Healthgrades. Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan was named one of the 50 best […]

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Northwell Appoints Kidney Transplant Leader

LIMG January 22, 2024

Northwell Health today announced the appointment of Niraj Desai, MD, a renowned adult and pediatric transplant surgeon, as director of the kidney transplant program at the Northwell Health Transplant Institute. Dr. Desai is an innovator in expanding the availability of viable organs, advocating for the transplantation of organs from older donors and as well as […]

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Northwell Health Named To Becker’s 2023 “Hospitals And Health Systems With Spine And Neuroscience Programs To Know”

LIMG December 21, 2023

Northwell Health was recently named to the 2023 “Hospitals and health systems with spine and neuroscience programs to know” by Becker’s Hospital Review. Northwell was one of only 70 hospitals and health systems nationwide to make the list. According to Becker’s, the institutions on the list are nationally recognized for their spine and neuroscience programs. […]

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Northwell Physicians Recommend RSV Vaccine For Baby’s Safety

LIMG December 20, 2023

Long Island mom Lauren Charles has seen what respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can do to an infant. RSV is responsible for more than 50,000 pediatric hospitalizations across the United States each year. Ms. Charles’ own daughter, struggling to breathe, landed in the emergency department at Cohen Children’s Medical Center in 2022 with RSV. The infant […]