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NY-Presbyterian Hospital Reduces ER Visits and Hospitalizations in Northern Manhattan
In October of 2010, New York-Presbyterian launched the Regional Health Collaborative, an initiative intended to reduce the number of hospital visits and preventable procedures among low-income and immigrant residents living in the communities of Washington Heights and Inwood. To date, the program has been a great success; the hospital has seen a reduction in the number of emergency room visits and hospitalizations related to diabetes, asthma and congestive heart failure.
“So far the results have been very encouraging. A reduced need for emergency medical attention or hospitalization means more patients are getting the preventive and ongoing care they need,” said lead author J. Emilio Carrillo, M.D., who currently serves as vice president of community health at New York Presbyterian Hospital.
The hospital currently serves more than 60 percent of the 270,000 inhabitants of the Washington Heights and Inwood community, which is geographically bounded by the Hudson and Harlem Rivers. The New York-Presbyterian program is based around the hospital’s Ambulatory Care Network, which includes seven community health center practices and seven school-based centers in the area. It also connects residents with independent physicians and home health care providers in the community.
“The success of this program is a testament to the hospital’s longstanding commitment to the health of the communities we serve, as well as to an unprecedented collaboration between New York-Presbyterian, Columbia University, government agencies and community physicians and organizations,” said senior author Steven Corwin, M.D., the CEO of New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
Connie Milstein has served as a trustee to the New York –Presbyterian hospital since 2000. She also oversaw the creation of the hospital’s Vivian and Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center. Milstein is a long-time supporter of medical research; she also serves on the Board of Directors of CURE (Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy) and was the 2010 Chairman of “Heart’s Delight,” an annual actuaion and fundraiser in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the American Heart Association.