Health
Hospital expands care with new medical offi ces
2019 New Year’s
Resolutions for
Caregivers
Taking care of a loved one is
difficult, time-consuming, and often
heartbreaking labor. It takes a
physical and also emotional toll on
those providing care. For this reason,
caregivers often feel they cannot
take time, especially around the
holidays, to work on their wellness.
“More than half of the caregivers
we serve report high or very
high levels of emotional stress,”
says Sheila Williams, Program Director
for Sunnyside Community
Services. The program Ms. Williams’
directs, CARE NYC, focuses
on caregivers whose loved ones
have Alzheimer’s or dementia—
an estimated 390,000 New Yorkers
care for a loved one with these conditions.
Caregivers: In 2019, make a resolution
that helps you reduce this
stress.
1) Resolve to make sure you share
one fun activity with the person
you’re caring for each week. Make
sure you balance stressful caregiving
tasks with enjoyable ones.
2) Make time for the doctor’s appointment
for yourself that you’ve
been putting off. Remember: you
need to be physically well to ensure
the person you care for is, too.
3) Join a support group or seek
out other caregivers in your community.
Finding others who share
similar experiences can provide
comfort.
4) Ask for help. There are organizations
across New York City that
exist to serve caregivers, including
Sunnyside Community Services,
which assists caregivers of loved
ones with Alzheimer’s and other
forms of dementia in all five boroughs.
You can learn more about
this free program by calling 877-
577-9337.
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The doctors can see you now.
Offi cials at NewYork-Presbyterian
Medical Group Brooklyn
snipped the ribbon to celebrate the
grand opening of its new medical offi
ces at 38 Sixth Ave. on Nov. 16, expanding
its services to a whole new
community.
The Downtown location, just steps
from the Barclays Center, now offers
locals a team of specialists — including
experts from Weill Cornell
Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian
Brooklyn Methodist Hospital — onsite
procedures, and seamless access
to the resources and services of the
medical center.
The state-of-the-art offi ces currently
house adult and pediatric orthopedic,
radiology, podiatry, neurosurgery
and physical medicine,
and rehabilitation services. Procedures
offered on site include X-rays,
casting, blood drawing, fl uoroscopic
and other pain management modalities,
and nerve blocks. The medical
group will also soon expand clinical
services to include comprehensive
urological services. Urologists
will perform vasectomy, lithotripsy,
urodynamic testing, cystoscopy, and
other procedures on site. Additionally,
NYP Medical Group Brooklyn
will offer primary care, geriatrics,
neurology, and cardiology services,
which will include cardiac stress
testing, cardiac ultrasound and electrocardiogram.
Working closely with the Downtown
Brooklyn Neighborhood Alliance,
Inc., NewYork-Presbyterian
Medical Group Brooklyn developed
the site with the aim of meeting the
community’s needs and providing
convenient access to exceptional care
in one of the borough’s fastest growing
neighborhoods. Seeing the need
for more comprehensive, quality
healthcare Downtown, the Alliance
negotiated with the Atlantic Yards
Project Developer to place a community
health facility in the footprint
of the project. The developer agreed,
built the facility, and helped to facilitate
a partnership between the Alliance
and New York Presbyterian
Medical Group Brooklyn.
Robert Guimento, president of
NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn
Methodist Hospital; Steven Silber,
D.O., chief medical offi cer and chief
quality offi cer of New York-Presbyterian
Brooklyn Methodist Hospital,
regional executive medical director
of NewYork-Presbyterian Medical
Group Brooklyn and a clinical assistant
professor of emergency medicine
at Weill Cornell Medicine; Reverend
Dr. Herbert D. Daughtry, founding
chair of the Alliance and minister of
The House of the Lord Churches; and
Borough President Adams gave remarks
and cut the ribbon to offi cially
unveil the new facility.
“We want to make healthcare easy
to access for the people of Brooklyn,”
says Robert Guimento, president of
NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn
Methodist Hospital. “At this location,
we have had the privilege of working
with the DBNA, an outstanding group
with years of experience serving this
community. We expect our patients
will greatly benefi t from the unique
insight and guidance provided to us
by the DBNA.”
Doctors and staff of New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Downtown leaders,
and Borough President Adams cut the ribbon to celebrate the new medical offi ces at 38
Sixth Ave. NewYork-Presbyterian