Registration now open for 4th Annual Brooklyn Stroke Symposium: May 23, 2024
Renowned U.S. and international stroke experts provide an educational review of stroke biomarker discoveries and neuroregeneration research; updates on stroke diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, including in patients with A-fib; insights on contemporary management of cerebral AVMs, mycotic aneurysms, infective endocarditis, and carotid access for stroke treatment and prevention; and state-of-the-art stroke system care integration and latest progress in stroke rehabilitation through neuromodulation.
Presented by the Jaffe Comprehensive Stroke Center at Maimonides, Maimonides Neurosciences Institute, and SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.
Thursday, May 23, 8:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. In-person at Maimonides Medical Center and online.
Maimonides Medical Center designates this LIVE educational activity for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s).™
REGISTER and learn more at maimo.org/brooklynstroke2024.
Expanding NICU Capacity in Brooklyn
In January, Maimonides opened an expanded Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The NICU is equipped to offer advanced procedures and provides around the clock coverage for all high-risk deliveries and care, including a neonatologist on site 24/7. It adds 17 NICU beds to Maimonides Children’s Hospital, bringing the total to 48 beds. Each bed is outfitted with an Angel Eye camera, allowing families to see their child from anywhere in the world via an app. In recognition of excellence in the delivery of maternity and neonatal care, Maimonides is a New York State-designated Regional Perinatal Center (RPC), Level 4 NICU.
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MaimoCare Digital App Now With Multilingual E-Forms
Our MaimoCare app now offers new features to empower both patients and providers, including multilingual pre-appointment e-forms, self-scheduling capabilities, 24/7 virtual care, secure online bill payment, enhanced provider search tools, and call-ahead access for our Bay Ridge Emergency Department.
Find a doctor at MaimoCare online or download via the App Store or Google Play.
Maimonides Bone & Joint Center Opens New Carroll Gardens Location
Maimonides Bone & Joint Center Carroll Gardens is now open at 330 Court St. in Brooklyn. Offering comprehensive care for both basic and complex conditions, the full-service orthopedic destination caters to patients of all ages, rounding out Maimonides’ network of world-class orthopedic services around the borough. All orthopedic subspecialties are available, including pediatrics. The facility is open Monday to Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with same-day appointments available daily, especially for patients with injuries. Weekend appointments also available on a rotating basis within Maimonides Bone & Joint Center’s network of facilities.
To refer a patient to Maimonides Bone & Joint Center Carroll Gardens, call (718) 283-7400.
Maimonides Earns Top Ratings from STS for CABG and MVRR Surgery
Maimonides Heart & Vascular Institute has earned distinguished three-star ratings from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for patient care and outcomes in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures and in isolated mitral valve replacement and repair (MVRR) surgery. These three-star ratings, which are the highest category of quality, place Maimonides among the elite institutions for CABG procedures and MVRR surgery in the United States and Canada.
Learn more about comprehensive cardiovascular services at Maimonides.
Maimonides Health Diabetes Experts to Speak at National Diabetes Care Summit in Houston
Jocelyne Karam, MD, Director, Division of Endocrinology, Associate Professor of Medicine, and Amy Huelle, MPH, RD, CDCES, CDN, Director, Diabetes Services, will be featured in the upcoming Future of Diabetes Care Summit in Houston, Texas. This Summit is the first national conference to focus on diabetes. Dr. Karam will present on the topic of maximizing the potential of data collected from diabetes technology, while Huelle will join a panel discussion titled “Utilizing Diabetes Care and Education Specialists.” The Future of Diabetes Care Summit 2024 will be held in Houston on July 18 and 19, 2024.
Maimonides Medical Center Designated as an EQIC Care Partner Hospital
Maimonides Medical Center has been designated a Care Partner Hospital by the Eastern U.S. Quality Improvement Collaborative (EQIC), an affiliate of Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS). As a Care Partner Hospital, our staff help patients designate an appropriate person, such as a family member, friend, neighbor or paid assistant, to support the patient during and after their hospital stay and become part of the patient’s care team. Maimonides was 1 out of only 3 hospitals in New York State to gain this prestigious recognition.
