LHGV: A growing health hub at 5 years
BY ALEX HELLINGER
On July 17 Lenox Health Greenwich Village
(LHGV) turned fi ve years old. We fi rst opened
our doors to anyone and everyone needing
emergency care in 2014 with our full-service Emergency
Center as a fi rst step in fi lling the gap of healthcare
services needed in this neighborhood and to ease the
hardships our community endured after St. Vincent’s
Hospital closed.
Our desire was to create something very special for
patients in need of help at a critical time in their lives.
Our Emergency Department is open 24/7/365 and
cares for all patients regardless of their ability to pay.
We had more than 38,000 patients visit our emergency
department in 2018 alone.
We’ve administered clot-busting medications to patients
with strokes, and we’ve provided critical care to
many thousands of patients with heart failure, COPD,
aneurysms, respiratory failure, pneumonia, infl uenza,
diabetes, allergic reactions and more. We also regularly
care for psychiatric patients, as well as patients with
drug- or alcohol-related emergencies.
The opening of the Emergency Center was just the
beginning of our more than $180-million investment
for the residents of this community; we are building
a true comprehensive medical network throughout
Downtown Manhattan.
In 2016 we opened our state-of-the-art Imaging
Center. We realize that being referred for an imaging
study can be a stressful experience that can be compounded
by the inconvenience of having to travel to
out-of-the-way facilities. Our Imaging Center offers the
most advanced breast cancer screening exams, including
3D mammography, a new imaging option that diminishes
the rate of false positives by about 40 percent.
We are one of only a handful of centers that offer this
new imagining option. In addition to our full range of
breast-imaging services, our 13,000-square-foot center
also offers magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), CT
scans, ultrasounds, digital X-rays and bone density
testing.
Also within LHGV, we have opened a patient service
center (blood collection), an ambulatory surgery
center and a conference room space that is open for
community use. Additionally, we have added orthopedic
and spine care physician offi ces and recently hired
a plastic surgeon that specializes in transgender care.
With our commitment to continue building a comprehensive
and robust medical ecosystem Downtown,
in 2018 we opened Northwell Health Physician Partners
at Greenwich Village, located at 7 Seventh Ave.
— Northwell’s largest primary multispecialty center in
Manhattan — and our 78th outpatient practice over all
in the borough. Here you’ll fi nd expertise in adult cardiology,
rheumatology, pulmonology, gastroenterology,
otolaryngology and surgical specialties, plus pediatric
neurology, allergy and cardiology. In addition, surgical
consultative services available include thoracic, bariatric,
vascular, colorectal, plastic, urologic and general
surgery. The clinical space features 28 exam rooms, a
noninvasive cardiology testing suite, chest radiography,
a full audiology testing booth and a pulmonary function
laboratory. This follows the opening of three large
primary care and multispecialty practices in the area.
In order to further provide access to medical care
for non-emergencies, we also opened two GoHealth
Urgent Care Centers, located at 225 W. 23rd St. and
41 E. Eighth St.
With our strong commitment to the environment,
the LHGV building, at 30 Seventh Ave., between
12th and 13th Sts., was awarded a Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design (LEED) certifi cation
by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED-certifi ed
buildings save money and resources while promoting
renewable, clean energy. Additionally, our most recent
ambulances are “green” ambulances, which decrease
fuel consumption and reduce carbon dioxide emissions
by eliminating unnecessary vehicle idling.
We believe in and support this community. We have
partnerships with the New York Alliance Against
Sexual Assault, the L.G.B.T. Center and the New York
AIDS Memorial. We are recognized as a “Leader in
L.G.B.T. Healthcare Equality” by the Human Rights
Campaign Foundation, designated as an AIDS Center
by the New York State Department of Health, and
we are a certifi ed Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner
(SAFE) Center.
We are part of the fabric of this community and
want our residents to have access to high-quality care
right where they live. We administer free fl u shots, offer
CPR classes and routinely perform health screenings
at community health fairs.
We continue to affi rm our ongoing commitment to
bring exceptional healthcare back to the Village. We
encourage you to fi nd out for yourself how we can meet
your health needs, now and in the future. We invite you
to stop by, visit our Web site, at lenoxhealth.com, or
give us a call at 646-665-6000 to learn more about all
of the Downtown healthcare resources we offer.
Hellinger is executive director, Lenox Health Greenwich
Village.
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