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The Hackerman-Patz House, a Home Away from Home
One of the many advantages for patients and their families of Sinai Hospital, Northwest Hospital and Levindale is the Hackerman-Patz House. It is quite literally a home away from home for patients and their families, especially those who have an extended stay in the area. Located right next to Sinai Hospital and Levindale (and just a few miles from Northwest Hospital), the Hackerman-Patz House has a great staff dedicated to your comfort. You’ll find all the amenities … Read entire article »
Filed under: Hackerman-Patz House, Sinai Hospital
Get Healthy Without Breaking the Bank
Every time we click on our TVs, browse the Web or turn the dial to our car radios, we’re bombarded with ads for special vitamins and luxury creams that will boost our immunity and give us a supermodel’s skin. “Commercials can say that the new fads are best, a lot of the old stuff still works,” explains Arthur Harrow, M.D., interim director of ambulatory services at Sinai Hospital. Those standbys your grandparents kept in their medicine … Read entire article »
Filed under: Dr. Arthur Harrow, healthy eating, Sinai Hospital
A Look at Sinai Hospital’s Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
The Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute features an inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at Sinai Hospital that allows doctors to observe and record the brain waves of patients experiencing seizures or seizure-like behaviors in a comfortable, relaxed setting. Patients stay in a private room equipped with minimally intrusive medical and video monitoring equipment. By observing the patient’s episodes and pinpointing the source of the seizures, doctors can find better ways to treat these … Read entire article »
Filed under: Dr. Francis Tirol, epilepsy, Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain and Spine Institute, Sinai Hospital
LifeBridge Health 2012 Holiday Parties
LifeBridge Health got its holly jolly on in fine style this holiday season. Employees came together to enjoy each other’s company (and some amazing eats) during a series of holiday parties. Sinai Hospital staffers noshed on eggrolls, roast beef (or, as the Grinch might say “roast beast”), turkey, meatballs and — of course — cookies. Levindale added salmon to the mix as its shindig; not to be outdone, Northwest Hospital brought out the stuffing and the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Courtland Gardens Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, holidays, Levindale, LifeBridge Health, northwest hospital, Sinai Hospital
Meet the Bone Ninja, an iPad App That Analyzes Bone Deformities!
When we think of a ninja, we imagine a sword-swinger in black PJ’s, a warrior who could give Spiderman a run for his money in a wall-crawling contest. The Bone Ninja app for the iPad employs a similar cleverness and stealth as it helps orthopedic surgeons and residents analyze bone deformities and map out surgical procedures. John Herzenberg, M.D., director of the International Center for Limb Lengthening (ICLL) at the Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics (RIAO), … Read entire article »
Filed under: app, dr. john herzenberg, Dr. Shawn Standard, featured, International Center for Limb Lengthening, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics
LifeBridge Health Lends a Helping Hand to Hurricane Sandy Survivors
‘Tis better to give than to receive: This old chestnut is our motto at LifeBridge Health. Sinai Hospital employees gave back to the hard-bitten Big Apple by loading a shuttle bus with non-perishable food items, baby food and diapers, toiletries, flashlights, trash bags and paper towels (among other necessities) to New Yorkers who have been displaced by Hurricane Sandy. Our staffers pulled together and turned a shuttle bus that usually takes Sinai Hospital employees to … Read entire article »
Filed under: emergency, LifeBridge Health, sinai, Sinai EAC
Treating Lower Back Pain
You finally gave in. After months of enduring your lower back pain (LBP) and trying to self-diagnose yourself on the Internet, you decided to visit the doctor. First, the good news, you don’t have a serious condition requiring immediate hospitalization and/or further testing. However, the bad news is that your doctor doesn’t know what the exact cause of your pain is. It may have occurred as a result of poor posture or an accidental injury … Read entire article »
Filed under: back pain, rehabilitation, Sinai Hospital
William P. Jaquis, M.D., chief, Department of Emergency Medicine at Sinai Hospital, named to the Board of Directors of the American College of Emergency Physicians
LifeBridge Health is honored to announce that our own William P. Jaquis, M.D., chief, Department of Emergency Medicine at Sinai Hospital, has been named to the Board of Directors of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). Emergency physicians are at the front lines of some of the most vital – and immediate – challenges in patient care, and the ACEP is devoted to supporting quality emergency medical care and promoting the interests of emergency … Read entire article »
Filed under: Dr. William P. Jaquis, Sinai Hospital
Sinai Hospital to Help NASA Study Effects of Spaceflight on Astronauts
Sinai Hospital is going into space! Okay, not literally. But research that will be going on at The Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute (BSI) may one day help keep astronauts on space missions healthy. The BSI has been awarded one of 29 grants by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) and NASA’s Human Research Program to help investigate questions about astronaut health and performance on future deep-space exploration missions. The approximately $1 million … Read entire article »
Filed under: dr. michael williams, Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain and Spine Institute, spine
Sinai Division of Bariatric Surgery Holds First Ever Friends and Family Seminar
Can you imagine earning 25 LiveWell Wellness points, saving $100 AND becoming healthier in the process? You can do all three in our an upcoming seminar! The Division of Bariatric Surgery at Sinai Hospital is holding our first ever friends and family seminar on June 25, 2012 at 6 p.m. in the Zamoiski auditorium. Please join us to find out if bariatric surgery is the right tool to help you lose weight. Learn about the different … Read entire article »
Filed under: bariatric surgery, Diana Naanaa, weight loss
Sinai Clinic Keeps You Running Right
You could say running is a way of life for 15-year-old Sam Silverman, a freshman at The Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore. She participates in track and says she’s played soccer “forever.” When she heard about a free running clinic offered at Sinai Hospital, it piqued her curiosity. So, she came out to see what it was all about (with her running shoes on, of course). This running clinic is a free community service that is led … Read entire article »
Filed under: community health, featured, rehabilitation, running, Running Clinic
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