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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 14, 2007: Spencer Foreman, MD, Retires as Montefiore President
Visionary leader brought primary care physicians back to the Bronx and created a world-class medical center ... [read more]
November 27, 2007: Steven M. Safyer, MD, Appointed President and CEO of Montefiore Medical Center
An accomplished physician leader and highly respected healthcare executive, Dr. Safyer succeeds retiring President Spencer Foreman, MD, to the top medical center post. ... [read more]
October 30, 2007: Terminally Ill Offered Companionship and Emotional Support through 'Doula' Program
Innovative program offered by Montefiore's Palliative Care Service trains volunteer 'end-of-life doulas' to form one-on-one relationships with patients whose life expectancy is 18 months or less ... [read more]
October 29, 2007: Advanced IMRT Radiation Cancer Treatment Safeguards Healthy Tissue Improves Patient Care: ASTRO
New advancements in a radiation oncology treatment called IMRT (intensity modulated radiation therapy) are proving far superior to standard radiation procedures. ... [read more]
October 23, 2007: Women's Health Symposium to Focus on Patient Safety Through Technology and Improved Communication
New York City (October 22, 2007) Patient Safety Through Technology and Improved Communication is the theme of the 26th Annual Fall Symposium for womens health care providers sponsored by the Montefiore Medical Center Department of Obstetrics Gynecology and Womens Health. ... [read more]
October 15, 2007: Peripheral Arterial Disease to be Treated with New Medicated Stent in Trial at Montefiore Medical Ce
New York City, NY (October 15, 2007) The first trial to test whether medicated, drug-eluting (dispensing), stents can benefit patients who suffer from peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is taking place at Montefiore Medical Center, one of only 80 sites around the world joining in the study. ... [read more]
October 05, 2007: Innovative Physician Program Launched to Provide Top Quality Comprehensive Cardiovascular Care
New York City, NY (October 5, 2007) Thousands of heart patients in the Greater New York region will receive top quality, comprehensive cardiac care in an innovative cardiovascular program in which physicians at a major academic medical center will receive incentive payments based on 60 performance ... ... [read more]
September 19, 2007: Hospital Quality and Patient Safety Survey for 2007 Names Montefiore One of Nation's Top Hospitals
Prestigious Leapfrog Group Cites Montefiore as Only Hospital in New York City with Comprehensive, Data-Based Commitment to Quality and Patient Safety ... [read more]
August 28, 2007: Joanne Ritter-Teitel PhD RN CNAA Appointed VP Clinical Services and Chief Nurse Executive
New York City, NY (August 28, 2007) -- Joanne Ritter-Teitel, PhD, RN, CNAA has been appointed Vice President, Clinical Services and Chief Nurse Executive at Montefiore Medical Center. Ritter-Teitel will manage Montefiores 2,200 nurses and lead inpatient nursing and dialysis services. She will be ... ... [read more]
August 01, 2007: Area Residents to Benefit as Montefiore Doubles Size of Weiler Emergency Department
New York City, NY (August 1, 2007) Montefiore Medical Center is dramatically increasing the physical size of its Weiler Division Emergency Department and adding doctors, nurses and other specialists to further increase the quality of its emergency medical services as more and more patients seek ... ... [read more]
July 02, 2007: The Children's Hospital at Montefiore Receives $12 Million Gift from Jerome L. Greene Foundation
New York City, NY (July 2, 2007) -- A $12 million gift from the Jerome L. Greene Foundation will support the expansion of the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM), the first ... ... [read more]
May 31, 2007: Montefiore Hosts Congressional/1199 News Conference Advocating Increase in State Children's Health I
NEW YORK CITY,NY (May 31, 2007)-Surrounded by dozens of children, Congressmembers Joe Crowley and Jerrold Nadler joined Greater New York Hospital Association President Ken Raske and 1199/SEIU incoming President George Gresham, (both of whom were also representing the new national ... ... [read more]
May 31, 2007: AAMC Names Prestigious Community Service Award for Montefiore President Spencer Foreman MD
Washington, D.C., (May 31, 2007) The AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) announced that its annual award for community service will be re-named the Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Service. Known to his colleagues and friends as Spike, Dr. Foreman is president of ... ... [read more]
May 15, 2007: New Therapies May Help Some End-Stage Heart Failure Patients Avoid Transplant
Implanted pumps improved heart function enough in a small percentage of patients awaiting a heart transplant that they were able to leave the hospital without a pump and without a new heart, according to a study inthe Journal of the American Heart Association. ... [read more]
April 24, 2007: Montefiore's Finest Honored with the President's Award
New York City, NY (May 24, 2007) -- Five associates from Montefiore Medical Center received the 25th annual Presidents Award at the Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees. As Montefiores most prestigious distinction, the Presidents Award honors Montefiore associates who continuously exemplify ... ... [read more]
April 20, 2007: Formerly Conjoined Twins Celebrate a 'Miracle' Fifth Birthday
New York City, NY (April 20, 2007) - Formerly conjoined twins Carl and Clarence Aguirre celebrated their fifth birthdays today at a party hosted by the medical team that successfully separated and cared for them at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore. ... [read more]
April 16, 2007: Montefiore Nurses Donate Their Vacation Time to Provide Medical Assistance to Underserved Countries
New York City, NY, (April 16, 2007) -- Nurses from Montefiore Medical Center are donating their vacation time to provide much-needed medical services to underserved populations around the world. As members of the Organization for International Development (OID), they recently visited Jamaica in ... ... [read more]
April 04, 2007: Montefiore Launches HPV Vaccine Clinic
New York City, NY (April 4, 2007) -- The only HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) Vaccine Clinic of its kind has been launched at Montefiore Medical Center. It will routinely provide vaccines, education and counseling for all women, ages 19-26, in order to help reduce the spread of the sexually-transmitted ... ... [read more]
March 29, 2007: Montefiore Child Advocacy Center Launches Campaign to Increase Awareness and Prevent Abandoned Baby
New York City, NY, (March 29, 2007) The J.E. and Z.B. Butler Child Advocacy Center of The Childrens Hospital at Montefiore has created radio public service announcements geared to the youth market to help raise awareness among young people that there are safe havens where unwanted newborn babies ... ... [read more]
March 14, 2007: Montefiore Medical Center Joins New York Blood Center as Collection Site for Umbilical Cord Blood
New York City, NY (March 14, 2007) - - Leaders from New York Blood Center (NYBC) and Montefiore Medical Center were joined today by Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrin, Jr. at The Jack D. Weiler Hospital, a Division of Montefiore Medical Center, The University Hospital for the Albert Einstein ... ... [read more]
March 07, 2007: Spencer Foreman MD Announces Plans for Retirement as President of Montefiore Medical Center
New York City, NY(March 7, 2007) -- The President of Montefiore Medical Center, Spencer Foreman, MD, announced today his intention to retire after more than 20 years of distinguished leadership of one of the most innovative and successfully managed academic medical centers in the world. ... [read more]
February 05, 2007: Dr. Philip Ozuah Named Chairman of Pediatrics
New York City, NY, (February 5, 2007)-- Philip O. Ozuah, M.D., Ph.D., has been named Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center. He also has been named Physician-in-Chief of The Childrens Hospital at ... ... [read more]
January 24, 2007: Montefiore Selected as Finalist for the 2006 Foster G. McGaw Prize -- Lauded for its Commitment to C
New York City, NY, (January 24, 2007) - In recognition of its ongoing efforts to improve the health and quality of life for residents in the Bronx, Montefiore Medical Center (MMC) has been named a national finalist for the 2006 Foster G. McGaw Prize one of the most prestigious honors for excellence... ... [read more]
January 08, 2007: Montefiore Board of Trustees Elects David A. Tanner as Chairman
New York City, NY (January 8, 2007) David A. Tanner has been elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Montefiore Medical Center, effective January 1. He succeeds Jay B. Langner, who has served as Chairman since 1986. ... [read more]
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