NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi

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

Nurses with doctoral degrees incorporate their years of education and bedside practice to advance the field of nursing both clinically and operationally

Patients of the program will receive six home deliveries of seasonal, fresh produce

The donation by Black Family Philanthropies is one of the largest donations ever received by the health system

The public health care system's hospitals are recognized as Best Hospitals for treating conditions such as heart failure, heart attack, hip fracture, kidney failure, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)