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December 2010
Nurses Viriginia Tufaro and Marilyn Ho of Jacobi Hospital A New Way to Triage

HHC triage nurses have been taught to evaluate patients using the Emergency Severity Index, which gets seriously ill patients seen sooner and promotes better patient outcomes.

The Graying of HIV

As HHC continues to be in the forefront of offering HIV testing, medical providers are treating HIV patients who are living longer – and getting older.

HIV patients are living longer.
Autoclave operator Melvin Goodwin at Lincoln Hospital Autoclave Promotes Safety & Conservation

Lincoln Hospital is the only NYC medical facility authorized by the State to use the eco-friendly rotating autoclave machine for treatment of regulated medical waste.

Queens Gets More Beds & New Leader

As the new Executive Director of Queens Hospital, Julius Wool marks the addition of 40 inpatient beds and prepares to face growing demands following hospital closures and challenging times.

Julius Wool, Executive Director, Queens Hospital Center
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dot Happy Holidays at HHC
dot STAT! Success
dot City to Deploy Ambulances to Save Organs
New York Times, 12/01/2010
dot Music and arts festival for city hospitals
The Queens Courier, 12/7/2010
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