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News Releases for Montefiore Medical Center are available online. Below is list of news releases sent out this calendar year. For previous years, select the year from the links below.
October 23, 2001: Most technologically advanced children's hospital in the world The Children's Hospital At Montefiore
BRONX, NY (October 23, 2001) - Montefiore Medical Center staff, local elected officials, and members of the Bronx community gathered for the opening of The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. Located on Bainbridge Avenue at Montefiore’s west campus, the $120 million, 106-bed state-of-the-art Children's Hospital at Montefiore is the first-ever comprehensive pediatric hospital serving the Bronx region and will help meet the health care needs of children of the New York metropolitan area. U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton and U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer spoke via satellite to the nearly 600 in attendance and to a world-wide audience live via webcast. ... [read more]
September 01, 2001: Cardiologists At Montefiore Medical Center Use Radioactive Seeds To Prevent Clogged Arteries
BRONX, NY (September 1, 2001) - Cardiologists at Montefiore Medical Center are treating patients with a highly advanced device that uses tiny, radioactive seeds to prevent in-stent restenosis, a fairly common condition in heart patients who have had a coronary stent placed. ... [read more]
July 01, 2001: Surgery Dramatically Improves Quality Of Life For Patients With 'Sweaty Palms' Survey Finds
NEW YORK CITY,NY (July 2001) -- How stressful is the condition of "sweaty palms," or hyperhidrosis? In a survey of 78 current and past patients, Steven M. Keller, M.D., chief of Thoracic Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center, found that shaking hands, holding hands, writing on paper, grasping heavy objects, turning doorknobs and other activities were all "highly stressful." Dr. Keller presented his unique findings at the International Symposium of Sympathetic Surgery in Helsinki on June 28, 2001. ... [read more]
May 18, 2001: Montefiore Medical Center Opens $30-Million Wing For Laparoscopic Surgery And Cardiac Intensive Care
BRONX, NY (May 18, 2001) - Montefiore Medical Center today opened a new $30-million wing that includes six high-tech operating rooms and 18 state-of-the-art cardiac intensive care patient rooms. The new center is located at the Jack D. Weiler Hospital of Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Morris Park section of the Bronx. ... [read more]
May 01, 2001: Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Is Safer More Thorough If Performed With Image Guidance System: Study
NEW YORK CITY,NY (May 2001)-- Using image guidance systems (IGS) for endoscopic sinus surgery, a complex procedure that takes place near the brain and optic nerve, surgeons can reduce the complications associated with the procedure and perform a more thorough operation, according to a study to be presented at The American Rhinologic Society Meeting on May 14, 2001 by Marvin P. Fried, M.D., lead author and chairman of Otolaryngology at Montefiore Medical Center. ... [read more]
February 01, 2001: Montefiore Medical Center Opens Futuristic Training Center For Laparascopic Surgery
NEW YORK CITY,NY (February 2001) -- Montefiore Medical Center today opened one of the nation's most advanced minimally invasive surgical training centers. The Montefiore Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIMIS) includes a Virtual Reality and Skills Laboratory, surgical work stations and a large, state-of-the-art conference room with global teleconferencing and telemedicine capabilities. ... [read more]
February 01, 2001: Montefiore Medical Center's Critical Care Medicine Service Named One of the Nation's Best in Top 100
NEW YORK CITY,NY (February 2001) -- Montefiore Medical Center was named as one of the 100 top hospitals for its intensive care units in an independent study released this week by the Solucient Leadership Institute, a health care data company. ... [read more]
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