NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst

In six months with the Lifestyle Medicine Program, patient Samuel Rios improved his A1C levels from 11.3% to 5.7% while coming off of insulin; patient Armando Perez Solis improved his A1C levels from 9.4% to 6.0%, putting his diabetes into remission; and patient Davi Baez improved her A1C levels from 11.2% to 8.5% despite being on medication that increased her blood sugar

Elmhurst Hospital is the first public hospital on the East Coast to provide hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy, a life-saving and less severe alternative to traditional cancer treatment

Ten doctors from across the health system are honored as the leading Hispanic and Latino doctors in the nation

NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan CEO Cristina Contreras, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue CEO William Hicks, and NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem CEO Georges Leconte are recognized for supporting New York City’s most vulnerable residents

Expanding Women’s Pavilion will combat maternal mortality crisis by increasing access to prenatal care and delivering mental health counseling and other new services