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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.
December 31, 2002: New Digital System Brings Diagnostic Imagery Into Patients' Homes
BRONX, NY (December 31, 2002) - Montefiore Medical Center has installed a new digital imaging system that brings instant, interactive diagnostic imagery right into patients’ homes, physician’s offices and to remote sites over the Internet. “It’s a major breakthrough that will benefit patients and will change the way some physicians practice medicine,” says Nogah Haramati, MD, chief of radiology at Montefiore Medical Center’s Weiler Division. ... [read more]
November 14, 2002: New Palliative Care Unit Opens At Montefiore
BRONX, NY (November 14, 2002) - Montefiore Medical Center opened a new Palliative Care Unit today to treat patients with progressive, incurable illnesses such as terminal cancer and other life-threatening conditions. The opening represents an important milestone in the ongoing success of Montefiore's palliative care service, which was established two years ago and has cared for over 1,000 patients. ... [read more]
November 01, 2002: Obese Patients Seeking Weight-Loss Surgery Often Require Screening By Psychologists: Study
New York City, NY (November 1, 2002) - Most patients seeking radical gastric bypass surgery suffer from some form of mental health problem and should first be evaluated by a mental health worker, according to a study completed by psychologists and surgeons at the Center for Weight Reduction at Montefiore Medical Center. ... [read more]
September 20, 2002: Montefiore Medical Center Named Consumer Choice Award Winner For Seventh Consecutive Year
BRONX, NY (September 20, 2002) – Montefiore Medical Center has been named a winner of this year's National Research Corporation (NRC) “Consumer Choice Award.” Montefiore has been recognized as one of the top hospitals throughout the U.S. in each of the seven years the “Consumer Choice Award” has been presented. The winners reflect the most-preferred hospitals across the country. ... [read more]
September 01, 2002: Prostate Cancer Patients Treated Using Innovative Robotics Minimally Invasive Surgery at Montefiore
NEW YORK CITY,NY (September, 2002)-- Montefiore Medical Center surgeons are using laparoscopic surgery with the assistance of a robotic arm camera to remove the cancerous prostates of dozens of patients living in Westchester County and New York City. ... [read more]
September 01, 2002: Montefiore Medical Center Establishes First Centering Pregnancy Program In Metro New York
BRONX, NY - Expectant mothers are taking charge of their prenatal care as never before, thanks to the Centering Pregnancy Program, a new approach to pregnancy care at Montefiore Medical Center. The program – the first of its kind in the metropolitan New York region – replaces routine 15-minute physician visits throughout pregnancy with 90-minute peer group support meetings and self-examination, led by a physician or a certified nurse midwife. ... [read more]
July 04, 2002: Montefiore Medical Center Researchers Study New Drug To Fight Head And Neck Cancer
BRONX, NY (July 4, 2002) - Montefiore Medical Center researchers are studying a new drug that has the potential to fight recurrent and highly resistant head and neck cancer. Montefiore is the only medical center in New York City involved in the phase 3, multi-institutional national study that will enroll 140 people. ... [read more]
July 01, 2002: Novel Surgery Improves Quality Of Life For Head And Neck Cancer Patients: Study
NEW YORK CITY,NY (July,2002) -- Radiofrequency ablation treatments provide significant reduction in pain and discomfort for head and neck cancer patients with advanced tumors in the mouth and throat, according to a recent study of patients at Montefiore Medical Center, the Bronx NY. Head and neck cancers account for approximately 3 percent of all cancers in the United States, according to the National Cancer Institute. ... [read more]
March 02, 2002: Montefiore Physicians Providing New Minimally Invasive Treatment For Gastroespohical Reflux Disease
BRONX, NY (March 2002) - Doctors at Montefiore Medical Center are using a new radio-frequency procedure to treat patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The minimally invasive procedure, called Stretta, is an alternative to medication and surgery. ... [read more]
February 12, 2002: MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER DESIGNATED A REGIONAL PERINATAL CENTER BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
BRONX, N.Y (February 12, 2002) - Montefiore Medical Center has been designated a regional perinatal center (RPC) by the New York State Department of Health. As an RPC, Montefiore offers specialized perinatal treatment for high-risk pregnancies and has a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for premature infants. In addition, this certification formalizes the collaboration between Montefiore and its affiliates, Flushing Hospital and Bronx Lebanon Hospital, and provides the community with a comprehensive system of high level perinatal care. Through this partnership, the affiliates gain staff training and technical support from Montefiore. ... [read more]
January 02, 2002: Montefiore Medical Center Opens New Orthopaedic Center: Facility Offers All Sub-Specialties
BRONX, NY (January 2, 2002) - The Center for Orthopaedic Specialties at Montefiore opens its doors today in a new, 11,700-square-foot suite of offices that fills an entire floor in The Tower at Montefiore Medical Park at Eastchester Road and Blondell Avenue. ... [read more]
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