NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst

Four of the health system’s sites were recognized by the federal government as 2024 Hypertension Control Champions; only six sites in New York State received this award in 2024

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