A Message from our President and Chairman

Dear Friends,

Queens is an amazing place – it represents the heart of New York City.  Queens is constantly growing and evolving.  Our work at New York Hospital Queens is advancing right along with it. A constant focus on progress and excellence has paid off, and today, this hospital is right at the heart of healthcare in this vital and vibrant borough.

Today, if there is one message that we want every member of the community to hear, it is that there is no reason to leave this borough for top-notch care. Excellence is right here.

Every year, more and more Queens residents choose NYHQ for medical expertise they can trust.  In fact, patients from other areas of this country, and even from other countries, come to NYHQ to benefit from our brand of care.  We are proud to report that our growing reputation, results, and expanding clinical programs attract and retain leading physicians, specialists, and nurses – they choose to practice right here. 

This special community teaching hospital has certainly evolved as an excellent medical center.  From technology so new it’s not even available in most communities, to specialized services for people with rare or difficult to treat conditions, we bring the newest, the latest, the best, to the people of Queens. Today, if you need treatment for lung cancer, if you are facing a complicated pregnancy, if you are deciding where to have a hip replacement, if you want to investigate obesity surgery, or if you need help with a sleep disorder…you have access to excellent care near your neighborhood, in your borough.  It’s all right here.

We are proud that our hospital and its dedicated staff bring the expertise and service that the people of Queens need and deserve.  We think that a special factor in this success is that two-thirds of our hospital employees live in the borough. They are trained to provide world-class medical care, and they never forget that they are providing that care to people who may be a neighbor, the teacher of their child, or the owner of their favorite restaurant.  This true relationship with the community creates a special environment.  Here, patients and their loved ones receive a high level of personalized service, service that helps them come through an illness or a procedure satisfied, and with their health, as well as their dignity, intact.

Very soon, this institution will take another significant step that will further bring the cutting edge of medicine to our community.  Despite numerous challenges presented by the current economic climate, as well as from the stress placed on the Queens healthcare system from the closing of several other institutions, we remain on track for completion of a new 80-bed wing in 2010.  You will read more about this spectacular new addition to our facility within this report.  We invite the entire community to take a tour – before, and after, it opens.

The people we care for each day are at the heart of Queens, and we are honored to serve them right here, at the heart of healthcare in Queens. 

Sincerely,

Stephen S. Mills, F.A.C.H.E    
President and Chief Executive Officer  

George Heinrich, M.D.
Chairman, Board of Trustees

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