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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 15, 2008: Montefiore Offers Tips to Manage Holiday Stress
Coping strategies include practicing "mindfulness" and relocating your family gathering. ... [read more]
November 25, 2008: New Patient Safety Transport Initiative Introduced at Montefiore Medical Center
"Ticket to Ride" ensures vital patient information is communicated effectively among nurses, techs and transporters ... [read more]
November 24, 2008: Enjoy a Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving Day
Montefiore's Department of Clinical Nutrition offers simple tips to help you savor the holiday feast. ... [read more]
November 12, 2008: Montefiore and March of Dimes Launch NICU Family Support Center
Center is first of its kind in NY state and provides support to parents of infants in neonatal intensive care ... [read more]
November 06, 2008: Nuclear Medicine Department at Montefiore and Einstein Celebrates 25 Years of Innovation
Advances in nuclear medicine have vastly improved diagnosis and treatment of heart disease, cancer and other serious illnesses. ... [read more]
October 20, 2008: More Than Two Hundred Montefiore Associates Complete Tour de Bronx
Medical center kicks off 'Healthy Living' wellness initative ... [read more]
October 20, 2008: First Liver Transplant at Montefiore Saves Life of Bronx Woman
State Department of Health recently approved Montefiore's liver transplant program ... [read more]
October 17, 2008: Formerly Conjoined Twins Attending School and Developing Well
Carl and Clarence are acting like typical 6-year-old boys, says co-leader of their medical team. ... [read more]
October 14, 2008: Montefiore Kicks Off Healthy Living Campaign with Major Sponsorship of Tour de Bronx Bike Ride
Medical center associates peddle up for 14th annual borough bike tour ... [read more]
October 13, 2008: Advance for Nurses Announces Readers' Choice Hospital List
Montefiore Medical Center earns top honors ... [read more]
October 06, 2008: Montefiore and Einstein Receive Grants to Expand Disease-Focused Stem Cell Research
Part of statewide effort that could lead to promising medical therapies ... [read more]
October 01, 2008: Bronx RHIO Begins to Share Data at 55 Care Locations
First to "go live" in New York City ... [read more]
August 27, 2008: Pediatric Heart Transplants at Montefiore Approved by NY State Department of Health
Nationally recognized Pediatric Heart Center at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore provides access for community to complete range of care and specialty services ... [read more]
August 20, 2008: Liver Transplant Program Established at Montefiore
Area residents gain access to high quality care as state approves only program in the Bronx ... [read more]
July 23, 2008: Montefiore Adds North Division
Former Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center Assets Acquired ... [read more]
July 09, 2008: Formerly Conjoined Twins Continue to Thrive: Carl and Clarence are Now 6 Years Old
Staged surgery becomes international model for craniopagus separations ... [read more]
May 30, 2008: The Children's Hospital at Montefiore Ranked Among Top Children's Hospitals in U.S.
Prestigious U.S. News and World Report Ranking Cite Deep Expertise and Key Specialties Among Factors in Selection ... [read more]
May 28, 2008: Einstein-Montefiore Center for AIDS Research Receives $8.5 Million Grant from NIH
Award will fund innovative research, treatment and support programs for patients ... [read more]
April 21, 2008: Montefiore-Einstein Cancer Center Program Chosen as Beneficiary of EIF and Revlon Run/Walk
Psychosocial Oncology Program is only cancer program in the Bronx to receive proceeds from 2008 event. ... [read more]
April 10, 2008: Prenatal Care Assistance Program (PCAP) Offered at Montefiore
Comprehensive Quality Prenatal Care Available to Bronx Residents at all income levels ... [read more]
April 03, 2008: Robert E. Michler, MD, Appointed Surgeon-in-Chief at Montefiore
Internationally recognized cardiothoracic surgeon Robert E. Michler, MD, has been named Chairman of Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine ... [read more]
March 11, 2008: Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence Designation Given to Montefiore Medical Center
Accreditation by the American College of Surgeons means Montefiore meets essential criteria to support a bariatric surgery program to help morbidly obese patients ... [read more]
February 07, 2008: Lead Poisoning Prevention Program at Montefiore Named One of Three Regional Resource Centers
The Lead Poisoning Treatment and Prevention Program at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) has been named one of three State Regional Resource Centers to work with the state to provide regional healthcare delivery for children and pregnant women ... [read more]
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