We are so thankful for all of the incredible generosity of our community. Actions like this help our amazing front line workers have a little break in the action.
#thankyou
@jharinstein
@jrichlive
Appreciate everything you’re doing to support this cause ♥️.
150 pizzas delivered this morning to Woodhaul Hospital and another 150 on their way to Coney Island Hospital. All while supporting SMBs.
Thank you to Doris Zhang & Home in NY( 纽约是我家 ) who donated 800 medical masks & 200 N95 respirators today, and to
@MarkTreyger718
and his staff for connecting us as we battle
#COVID19
#cornavirus
.
No matter their role, our Emergency Department staff play an important part in the
#coronavirus
fight. Together they care for and protect our patients.
#ConeyProud
There's nothing better than discharging home a
#covid19
patient on the road to recovery, but there's something even sweeter about discharging a pregnant
#covid19
patient on the road to recovery. Our
#healthcareheroes
salute you! 👏👏👏
After more than one year battling the
#COVID19
pandemic, CEO Svetlana Lipyanskaya was thrilled to celebrate with frontline staff today as the famous Cyclone Roller Coaster took its first ride in two seasons.
#inBrooklyn
#ConeyProud
#HealthcareHeroes
Beginning tomorrow, 3/20, Ida G. Israel Community Health Center will be a drive-thru COVID-19 Assessment Center BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. Call 844-NYC-4NYC for appointments.
#coronavirus
#inBrooklyn
Our staff were thrilled to celebrate with one of our
#COVID19
patients who was extubated in time to celebrate her twin daughters’ birthdays. Her daughters told Dr. Steven Yap it was “a fitting birthday present” for them.
#HealthCareHeroes
Tonight our Mobile truck is at
@ConeyIslandHosp
to serve
#Ramadan
#Iftar
meals to our health care workers who have been fighting for all of us
#ThankYou
for your selfless service to
#NYC
Or Come break
#fast
with us or at one of our 3 permanent locations👇🏼
Today our full service Emergency Walk-In tent opened on our campus to accommodate our patients during the
#Coronavirus
pandemic. This expanded area gives our Emergency Department more space to provide care to all who seek care.
Our incredible
#HeathcareHeroes
had a fun-filled morning celebrating the opening of the amusement parks in
#ConeyIsland
, and being among the first riders on the infamous Cyclone and Wonder Wheel. Thank you to all who acknowledged the sacrifice of our staff during the pandemic!
The NYC Test & Trace Corps is working at a high level of effectiveness. New Yorkers have among the highest rates of mask-wearing in the U.S., and they are more likely to self-isolate and avoid big gatherings. More from The New Yorker:
Our nurses are on the front line of this pandemic, and as always, have risen to the occasion by going above and beyond for our patients. Happy
#NursesWeek
. Thank you! 👏
Health care workers at NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island demonstrated peacefully today and took an 8 minute and 48 second moment of silence as part of the White Coats for
#BlackLivesMatter
movement.
Shout out to the brave staff at Coney Island Hospital.
Throughout the city, doctors & nurses at
@NYCHealthSystem
are serving on the front line & saving lives. Thank you for your service.
Text COVID to 692-692 for COVID-19 updates.
#COVID
ー19
#service
#FlattenTheCuve
Today we had the pleasure of hosting lunch for the Kids Ride Club. Ed Fishkin, MD,
@BKBPReynoso
and the group biked12 miles from our sister facility
@NYCHealthSystem
/Woodhull down to CIH!
Today we celebrated our 500th
#COVID19
patient discharge! The patient happened to be a staff member, Stuart Rosenhaus, who has been hospitalized since 4/13. We thank Stu, and all our
#HealthCareHeroes
for their work in reuniting 500 patients with their loved ones!
When there are scary things going on, look for the helpers.
We have SO MANY incredible individuals and groups to thank for their support and donations. Check out this thread of helpers.
#COVID19
#coronavirus
Today
@RepMalliotakis
, announced $2 million in funding was secured in the FY 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act. The funding will help up focus on modernizing how we communicate with patients, staff and visitors and acquire 11 new ultrasound units. Thank you Rep. Malliotakis!
What would we be without our amazing staff? CEO, Svetlana Lipyanskaya, made rounds checking-in and thanking staff with snacks from the compassion cart. The compassion cart is a little way of saying
#ThankYou
to everyone for their efforts.
A heartfelt thank you to
@BKBPReynoso
for generously providing us with $18.5 million in capital funding. With Borough President Reynoso’s funding it will help improve women’s health care and reduce racial disparities in maternal health in the South Brooklyn community.
Proud of my office for helping organize this bike donation to our healthcare heroes at
@ConeyIslandHosp
in partnership w/
@NYC_DOT
@NYCEDC
@CitiBikeNYC
! Special thanks to my chief of staff, Anna Scaife, for helping set this up! The staff enjoyed trying out their new ride! 🚲
We are proud to host our house staff graduation ceremony today. Congratulations to the class of 2020! These
#healthcareheroes
were on the front line of the
#COVID19
pandemic here
#inBrooklyn
.
2023 marks 50th Anniversary of
#HipHop
! Today we're celebrating one of the pioneers of the genre, Grandmaster Flash (
@DJFlash4eva
)!
#DYK
his name came about from his graffiti tag, FLASH 163, and Grandmaster — like a martial arts expert — for the way he cut up beats?
We had a wonderful time marching in the 40th Annual
@MermaidParade
! The Coney pride was strong! Thank you our wonderful staff and their family and friends for marching in the parade.
The
@DeptofDefense
gathers in the auditorium before they depart from the hospital. We thank them for their efforts and assistance over their time here.
Thank you
@WCKitchen
for your generosity and for feeding all our staff members for an entire month. You understand that every healthcare worker is an essential healthcare worker, and for that we are grateful.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island’s CEO Svetlana Lipyanskaya and the Coney Island Hospital team cut the ribbon at Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Brooklyn Walk
#makingstridesbrooklyn
This
#BlackHistoryMonth
we celebrate, Dr. Kizzmekia S. Corbett (
@KizzyPhD
), and her contributions to modern medicine. Dr. Corbett is a viral immunologist and an assistant professor at Harvard.
My office coordinated w/ two local business leaders, Mark Gavrilov & Alex Braylovsky, to organize donations from Southern BK businesses to provide 500 medical masks, 60 pizzas and 15 boxes of coffee and muffins for
@ConeyIslandHosp
medical staff.
This
#BlackHistoryMonth
we celebrate NYC native, Dr. Patricia Era Bath, an innovative and accomplished ophthalmologist that made history in the world of medicine. In 1981, Dr. Bath invented the laserphaco probe — which revolutionized the use of lasers for cataract surgery.
KCC Public Safety Officers delivered boxes of masks, gloves and gowns to Coney Island Hospital yesterday, courtesy of our
@CUNYkcc
nursing and health services departments. Stay strong,
@ConeyIslandHosp
!
#KCCTogether
#CUNYstrong
This is great news. Patients have been suffering alone, many unable to communicate with family members or advocate for themselves. In Southern Brooklyn, both
@MaimonidesMC
&
@ConeyIslandHosp
are participating in this pilot program.
Thank you
@NYGovCuomo
for heeding the call!
It's the first day of summer! Stay safe this summer and get tested for
#COVID19
.
@NYCHealthSystem
has locations in all five boroughs to ensure you’re staying safe. Find a test site near you:
It's
#NYCYouthVaxWeek
and today we're celebrating Matthew & Joshua who came to Coney Island Hospital today to receive the
#COVID19vaccine
! All week,
@NYCHealthSystem
is combating misinformation and encouraging parents/guardians to learn more. More info:
Today our CEO Svetlana Lipyanskaya and CMO Dr. Terence Brady received the
#COVID19vaccine
. They were thrilled to get the vaccine to protect their families, friends, community members, and patients.
#NYCvaxChamp
#Igottheshot
#ConeyProud
Today is Physician Suicide Awareness Day. Coney Island Hospital hosted a moment of remembrance and candle-lighting ceremony to raise awareness to honor the far too many physicians who have lost their lives to suicide
#Light4Docs
#NPSADay
.org
#NPSADay
Thank you to Congresswoman
@NMalliotakis
for taking the time to stop by tonight to hear about the future of Coney Island Hospital from our senior leadership team, for sharing her support, and for advocating for critical healthcare funds for
#SouthBrooklyn
.
After more than one year battling
#COVID19
,
@NYCHealthSystem
@ConeyIslandHosp
CEO Svetlana Lipyanskaya was thrilled to celebrate with frontline staff members as the famous
#Cyclone
Roller Coaster took its first ride in two seasons!
Join us on Friday, February 3, from 2:00pm - 3:30pm for our Community Conversation on Gun Violence. Our panelists will discuss the public health issue in the Kane Auditorium located on the 2nd floor.
#SaveTheDate
We’re proud to announce for the fourth straight year, we had the pleasure of welcoming the
#NewYearBaby
! Kingsley Mei was born at exactly 12 a.m., weighing 6 pounds 7.6 ounces and measuring 19 inches. The baby boy’s proud parents are Dexin and Holly Mei of Brooklyn.
Today is the last day of National EMS Week, and to honor our EMS partners, our leadership and Emergency Department teams stopped by
@FDNY
EMS Station 43 on our campus to bring lunch & thank them for their service and dedication to
#SouthBrooklyn
.
#EMSweek21
#EMSWeek
Today we celebrated
#NationalDoctorsDay2022
! Thank you to all of the physicians who tirelessly take care of our community and ensure patients are the healthiest they can be. Check out some photos from our celebration.
Yesterday was our annual
#Pride
Month event! The Coney family took some time to express what pride means to them by drawing and writing. Learn about our
#LGBTQHealth
patient information and resources:
NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island has received $2.6 million in capital funding for a state-of-the-art robotic surgical system, thanks to NYC Speaker Corey Johnson and Councilmember Mark Treyger.
The
@nytimes
Magazine photo series, "The Epicenter: A week inside New York’s public hospitals" featured three of our incredible staff members:
💪 Manjinder Kaur, RN
💪 Odel King
💪 Joseph Langaman
View the story here:
🔈Professor Stuart Rosenhaus - Above and Beyond
“Not only did he set up Zoom sessions, but he forwarded slides and quizzes to give us the opportunity to make up missed classes.” At the end of April,
@ConeyIslandHosp
discharged its 500th COVID-19 patient with a grand celebration.
This
#BlackHistoryMonth
we celebrate, Dr. May Edward Chinn, the first African American woman to graduate from Bellevue Hospital Medical College. Dr. Chinn was also the first African American woman to hold an internship at Harlem Hospital.
A huge congratulations to Lindsay & Dane Demchak, who where preparing for a birthday party for their leap year son Omri on Saturday when they unexpectedly gave birth to a second leap year baby, Scout - right here at
#ConeyIslandHospital
. Read more:
This
#BlackHistoryMonth
we celebrate Dr. Robert Tanner Freeman. He was the first African American to receive a degree in dentistry from an academic institution.
Today we dropped off book bags for the kids in the Pediatric Unit at Coney Island Hospital. Love the strong relationship we’ve built with Coney Island Hospital and their amazing staff!
NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island proudly cut the ribbon at today’s
#MakingStridesBK
! Thank you to Kelly Terrio, IT; Mei Kong, COO & CNO, and Rosanne DeGennaro, CAB Chair and
#survivor
for leading the way!
Yesterday, our CEO Svetlana Lipyanskaya was honored by Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny for leading the completion of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital and providing exceptional care to residents.
Thanks to
@AlecBrookKrasny
@NYSenator_JSS
&
@MichaelforNY
For their unwavering support!
Thank you to the Chinese American Empowerment & Love Given Group who donated surgical mask, N95 respirators and disinfectant spray to help our
#HealthCareHeroes
battle
#COVID19
#coronavirus
To our doctors: Especially in these difficult times, we are inspired by your determination to help all patients who come through our doors live their healthiest lives.
#DoctorsDay
#ConeyProud
In just about one hour, we will gather to celebrate the future. Coming soon: NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health and the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital!
Thank you to
@InnaVernikov
and
@AriKagan47
for providing us with $600,000 in capital funding. Because of their generosity, we will upgrade our hospital police security systems, make roof repairs, and purchase a hospital police vehicle and a brand-new patient transport vehicle.
📅SAVE THE DATE!📅
#COVID19
+
#VACCINES
: A South Asian Community Conversation coming this Wednesday, April 28 at 7pm ET.
Register today to join the virtual event:
"Here’s to strong women: May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them." Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
! Today and everyday we celebrate phenomenal women everywhere. Together we can
#BreakTheBias
and push for women's equality.