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Three NYC Health + Hospitals locations awarded for outstanding care to patients with high-consequence infectious diseases
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The three locations to earn this award were NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst in Queens, NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in the Bronx and NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem in Manhattan.
Receiving this designation formally recognizes these facilities as NSPS Level 2 Special Pathogen Treatment Centers (SPTCs), expanding the public health care system’s capacity to safely care for patients with high-consequence infectious diseases.
“For generations, NYC Health + Hospitals has been on the frontlines of every major infectious disease threat facing our city, including the COVID-19 pandemic,” NYC Health + Hospitals Senior Vice President of Ambulatory Care and Population Health Dr. Ted Long said.
“The NYC Health Department is committed to its ongoing partnership with NYC Health + Hospitals, NYCEM, and FDNY to prepare the city for emerging public health threats and to be ready whenever disaster strikes.”The storied legacy of NYC Health + Hospitals’ response to infectious diseases includes the Special Pathogens Program at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue responding to the 2014 Ebola outbreak by building durable, long-term special pathogens capabilities.
“These awards recognize the extraordinary preparedness and expertise of our frontline teams,” NYC Health + Hospitals Chief Biopreparedness Officer Syra Madad, DHSc, MSc, MCP, CHEP, said.