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Special thanks to @Tesla for a donation of 40 ventilators to our team at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst #inQueens. These will be essential in the fight against the #coronavirus.
ALT Hospital staff members stand next to boxes with the Tesla logo.
At all NYC Health + Hospitals health care locations, face masks are still required for New Yorkers ages 2 and older – regardless of their #COVID19 vaccination status. Thank you for keeping your fellow New Yorkers safe.
If you are sick with mild to moderate #COVID19 symptoms, stay home! Avoid going to the emergency room or your doctor’s office to limit exposure to other patients and health care workers. More: nyc.gov/coronavirus
This is why we do what we do. Staff members at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst were greeted this morning to these encouraging messages in sidewalk chalk. Thank you for staying strong.
#ElmhurstStrong | #coronavirus
ALT Sidewalk chalk reads, "Smiles are contagious too. Elmhurst strong."
ALT Sidewalk chalk reads, "Thank you H+H heroes."
ALT Sidewalk chalk reads, "Thank you. Gracias."
ALT Sidewalk chalk reads, "We are Elmhurst strong."
For the 3rd straight year, NYC Health + Hospitals @ConeyIslandHosp had our #NewYearBaby! Leyla Gessel Tzunun Garcia was born at exactly 12 a.m., weighing 7lbs. 6.3oz. and measuring 19.5in. The baby girl is the 1st child for Irma Garcia and German Tzunun of Gravesend, Brooklyn.
.@MissUniverse@andreameza was at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst to visit with our #HealthCareHeroes and encourage #COVID19 vaccination as she cheered on a young patient receiving their first dose of the vaccine. Thanks so much for stopping by!
#ElmhurstStrong
Talk about teamwork in action! Pediatric Emergency Department staff members at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst #inQueens made face shields for the adult emergency department and other staff who do not have any. We all need to look out for each other to defeat #coronavirus.
ALT Health care workers wearing goggles and masks.
ALT Health care workers wearing face mask.
ALT Health care workers constructing face masks.
ALT Health care worker wearing face mask gives a thumbs up.
Broadway’s @jay_a_johnson treated the #HealthCareHeroes at NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens to a special performance in the hospital’s atrium as way to say thanks to our staff. The event was made possible by @Bloombergdotorg and @wckitchen.
If you have unused medical supplies that you would like to sell or donate to NYC’s fight against the #coronavirus, please fill out this form: bit.ly/3axbHYh
ALT Group of hospital workers next to boxes of supplies. Logo of NYC Health + Hospitals.
Special guests @NYCFirstLady Chirlane McCray and DJ @davidguetta joined the 7 p.m. #ClapBecauseWeCare event alongside #RedCross volunteers at NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem last night. Thank you all for your amazing service during this time.
📷: @redcrossny
Big thanks for @AOC, @SenSchumer and @JamaalBowmanNY for joining @DrKatzNYCHH, @DrEricWei and health system leaders at NYC Health + Hospitals @JacobiHosp to show their support for the hospital's Stand Up to Violence program.
Meatless Monday meal options are now being offered to patients at @NYCHealthSystem hospitals. @DrKatzNYCHH and @BPEricAdams taste the delicious spaghetti with garden bolognese sauce.
Check out some of the scenes from today’s NYC #HometownHeroes parade featuring our staff heroes who fought so valiantly to save New Yorkers during the #COVID19 pandemic.
Watch: Thanks to Dr. Ted Long for introducing the new mobile #COVID19vaccine Clinic. Launching this week, this bus will deliver 150-200 vaccines a day to communities hardest hit by the pandemic.
Stay tuned for more info!
#NYCVaxChamp#NYCVaccineForAll
“It just takes one person to start an outbreak.” – Dr. @syramadad, Senior Director of our System Special Pathogens Program.
Check out the new @Netflix docuseries #Pandemic to learn about efforts to stop the next global #outbreak. Watch: Netflix.com/pandemic | #PandemicNetflix
Huge thanks to @WCKitchen for donating healthy lunches to our #HealthCareHeroes at NYC Health + Hospitals #GothamHealth East New York #inBrooklyn! Keeping our staff members well nourished is a recipe for success, which allows them to provide the best care for our patients.
At 9 p.m., let’s applaud the dedication of our health care workers system-wide & around the globe. 👏 We thank you for your tireless efforts during the #coronavirus pandemic.
Share a photo or video of yourself showing your support for these #HealthCareHeroes.
#PuertoRicoAplaude
Tonight at 8 p.m., let’s applaud the dedication of our health care workers system-wide and around the globe. 👏 We thank you for your tireless efforts during the #coronavirus pandemic.
Share a photo or video of yourself clapping to show your support for these #HealthCareHeroes.
Earlier today, an individual in @JacobiHosp's emergency department shot another individual who was in the waiting room. This was a cowardly act in a space where New Yorkers come for healing and care.
Still on the fence about getting vaccinated? But do you love the movie "Home Alone?" Check out this video showing just how vaccines and boosters can knock out COVID-19.
Thanks @syramadad!
We are distributing at-home testing kits to those waiting in long lines at our brick-and-mortar #COVID19 testing locations as well as #NYCTestandTrace Corps sites throughout the city. Find a location convenient for you: nyc.gov/covidtest
Happening now: @NYCMayor Eric Adams and @SenSchumer are at NYC Health + Hospitals @BellevueHosp to announce that our health system is receiving the $1 billion COVID-19 emergency reimbursement from @fema.
The temporary hospital facility at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center in Flushing Meadow, Queens, is up and running, and our team is ready to serve. The facility will be able to treat up to 350 non-ICU #COVID patients: on.nyc.gov/3e6lnuV
#COVID19 testing update: The #NYCTestandTrace Corps is opening seven new testing sites throughout the city starting tomorrow! For more info, call 212-COVID19, visit online nyc.gov/covidtest or text “COVID TEST” to 855-48 to find more testing sites closest to your zipcode.
.@NYCMayor de Blasio has declared Dec. 21, 2021 as “Dr. Ted Long Day.” This is a well-deserved honor for our Executive Director of the #NYCTestandTrace Corps, which has reached 97% of #COVID19 cases in NYC as well as its successful contact tracing for more than 2 million cases.
#Ramadan ends tonight. Remember to remain vigilant if you are celebrating #EidAlFitr. The pandemic is not over yet, and together we can do our part to stay safe.
#EidMubarak
ICYMI: Together with @nychealthy and #NYCCare, the #NYCTestandTrace Corps is distributing 500,000 rapid self-testing kits and 1 million KN95 masks to 150 participating CBOs across NYC. The time to step up our efforts to fight the pandemic is now. More: bit.ly/3E23Srs
If you have unused medical supplies that you would like to sell or donate to NYC’s fight against the #coronavirus, please fill out this form: bit.ly/3axbHYh
ALT Group of hospital workers next to boxes of supplies. Logo of NYC Health + Hospitals.
You can still pick up free at-home #COVID19 rapid tests around the corner at over 280 libraries, parks, cultural institutions and other city sites! Remember to test if you have symptoms or are gathering with loved ones. Visit nyc.gov/covidtest to find a test site near you!
Tonight at 8 p.m., let’s applaud the dedication of our health care workers system-wide and around the globe. 👏 We thank you for your tireless efforts during the #coronavirus pandemic.
Share a photo or video of yourself clapping to show your support for these #HealthCareHeroes.
In a @washingtonpost op-ed, former #Ebola Czar @ronaldklain and Senior Director for our System-wide Special Pathogens Program @syramadad write of the importance for Congress to fully renew a major pandemic preparedness program set to expire in May 2020.
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NYC Health + Hospitals @BellevueHosp is the new site for the @nyulangone Vaccine Clinic! #Vaccine development is urgently needed for the entire world, and with the opening of this clinic, we hope to be part of the solution!
Huge news! We are now serving culturally diverse #PlantBased meals as the primary lunch and dinner option for patients at all 11 of our hospitals. These tasty, healthy meals promote positive health outcomes to our patients: bit.ly/3QnUrdC
Big thanks to @FranciscoMoyaNY and @apolloglobal for personally delivering 100,000 KN95 masks to our #HealthCareHeroes at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst. Another 90,000 masks will be donated by the firm next week.
ALT Francisco Moya helps deliver boxes of masks to health care workers.
Service Alert: Due to the #snow storm, all NYC Health + Hospitals #COVID19 testing and vaccination services will be closed Saturday, January 29.
In addition, all #NYCTestandTrace locations will suspend service at 5pm on Friday, January 28 and remain closed through January 29.
Happening now: Mayor de Blasio provides the latest update from City Hall, including anew policy requiring our employees to show proof of vaccination or a weekly negative COVID test.
Huge congrats to #NYCTestandTrace Corps Executive Director Dr. Ted Long for being honored with a proclamation from Manhattan Borough President @galeabrewer declaring Oct. 15 "Dr. Ted Long Appreciation Day." So well deserved!
#FridayReads: Local leaders, including @AOC, @SenSchumer and @jamaalBowmanNY, are looking to fund the NYC Health + Hospitals @JacobiHosp Stand Up to Violence program, which seeks to help reduce crime.
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In our darkest moment, they gave their all to keep our city running and protect their fellow New Yorkers.
Join us at the Canyon of Heroes to celebrate New York City’s #HometownHeroes! nitter.app/i/broadcasts/1zqKVXXYX…
Several @FDNY firetrucks saluted the Emergency Department staff at NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens at 7 p.m. – which has become the time worldwide to clap for #HealthCareHeroes. Our health workers greatly appreciated the gesture from their fellow heroes.
We are now accepting cash donations to help out our doctors, nurses and other #HealthCareHeroes on the front lines battling the #coronavirus in NYC. Please consider a donation to show your gratitude for our staff's tireless efforts. Donate here: nychhc.networkforgood.com/
Big shoutout to the Ambulatory Care Administration team at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst which recently achieved a 100 percent #COVID19 vaccination rate! Way to go #HealthCareHeroes and thanks for keeping your colleagues and our patients safe!
Our #HealthCareHeroes at NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens were treated to a surprise performance by Emmy-winning violinist @Dameesco in honor of #NursesWeek.
Attention NYC CBOs: We need you now! You can help us distribute rapid #COVID19 tests and KN95 masks to your community members. Eligible and interested organizations should fill out this form: bit.ly/rapidkit_interestform
We will have mobile #COVID19 testing units set up at locations throughout the city today. The walk-in testing sites are no cost to you. Find a location: testandtrace.nyc#NYCTestandTrace
Our health system has created the largest free testing system in the country, performing more than 8 million tests to date completely free of charge or documentation.
We care about your health, not your immigration status. We want you to get the care you need today, before you get sick and before it becomes an emergency. All New Yorkers should seek care without fear. on.nyc.gov/2QpEohv.
The additional #opioid settlement funds secured by
@NewYorkStateAG will help our substance-use consult teams provide care whenever and wherever it’s needed – whether that’s in one of our hospital departments or through our street homeless outreach. More: bit.ly/3bEJ0xM
Watch live: Mayor de Blasio provides the latest update on #COVID19, including a new mandate in which EVERY City government employee will be required to provide proof of vaccination or submit a weekly #COVID test
The Delta Variant is deadly and this city is taking it seriously. Today I’m announcing that EVERY City government employee will be required to provide proof of vaccination or submit a weekly #COVID test. Join us at Bronx Borough Hall for more. #InTheBronxnitter.app/i/broadcasts/1RDxlPaby…
Holiday #COVID19 testing note: Many of our walk-in testing sites will close early on Friday, 12/24 and will be closed Saturday, 12/25 . Please check the specific hours of operation at each location before visiting. Thank you. More info: bit.ly/HH_testsites
Shoutout to the dedicated team at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi #inTheBronx for keeping New Yorkers safe from #coronavirus. Thank you for being our #HealthCareHeroes.
ALT Group of health care workers wearing protective gear.
ALT Group of health care workers wearing protective gear.
Tonight at 8 p.m., let’s applaud the dedication of our health care workers system-wide and around the globe. 👏 We thank you for your tireless efforts during the #coronavirus pandemic.
Share a photo or video of yourself clapping to show your support for these #HealthCareHeroes.
Today in Corona, Queens, and other locations throughout the five boroughs, 2,000 at-home #COVID19 test kits were distributed to community members. Please stay safe this holiday season. Find test sites near you: nyc.gov/covidtest
We’re announcing a new way to boost booster doses for New Yorkers before the end of this year. Join us at City Hall for more details: nitter.app/i/broadcasts/1OwGWzyDl…
Tonight at 8 p.m., let’s applaud the dedication of our health care workers system-wide and around the globe. 👏 We thank you for your tireless efforts during the #coronavirus pandemic.
Share a photo or video of yourself clapping to show your support for these #HealthCareHeroes.