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Every morning in the Intensive Care Unit at The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) [https://www.tbh.org/], James Gasperino, MD, Chair of Medicine, Associate Chief Medical Officer and Vice President for Critical Care, convenes Morning Report. Here, the hospital’s most experienced intensive care physicians gather with every staff member
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1322 Cortelyou RoadWell, folks, it’s official: Tribeca Pediatrics [https://www.tribecapediatrics.com/#home] will be moving into the old John’s Bakery [/?s=%22John%27s+Bakery%22] space at 1322 Cortelyou Road, by Rugby Road, this September, we confirmed with the doctor’s office today. Construction work began [/blog/
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With the closure of Long Island College Hospital [http://www.downstate.edu/lich/], the precarious existence of Interfaith Medical Center [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20140326/HEALTH_CARE/140329916/interfaith-medical-center-files-plan-to-exit-bankruptcy] , and the overall 50% drop in number of borough hospitals [http://nycitylens.com/2014/10/who-should-mourn-for-long-island-college-hospital/] since the 1980s, much
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Under the weather or underinsured? Be sure to take advantage this week of the no-cost health screenings and events being offered at Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center [http://www.brooklynplaza.org] (650 Fulton Street at Lafayette Avenue). The practice is holding an ongoing open house, with events through Saturday as follows:
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A great reminder from Community Board 14 [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/apply-for-healthcare-before-march-31st/]: Monday, March 31 is the last day to get insured under the Affordable Care Act [https://nystateofhealth.ny.gov/?gclid=CMr8i9W0nL0CFSwdOgod1k8AaQ] for 2014–so if you have not yet signed up but would like to receive accessible coverage
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Come see the wealth of food at the Myrtle Avenue farm stand and get your chance to win the Harvest Fest raffle. (Photo by Mitchell Trinka)If you haven’t dropped by the Myrtle Avenue farm stand to sample its fall bounty, stop by today for the farm stand’s
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A new outpost of TriBeCa Pediatrics is on its way to 722 Coney Island Avenue, a three-story building currently under construction between Avenue C and Cortelyou Road. Word on the street is the location will open next year, and since the current permit for construction [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/
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Source: Gregory MaizousA Coney Island Hospital doctor was honored for her leadership in helping advance the cause of the public hospital system. Olga Golubovskaya, an MD and an associate chair of Rehabilitation Medicine at Coney Island Hospital (2601 Ocean Parkway), was one of eight Brooklyn doctors and 28 city doctors
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Source: FacebookIn an effort to display some bipartisanship, Congressman Michael Grimm has joined forces with Senator Charles Schumer to co-sponsor a bill that aims to shore up the physician shortage plaguing the country, according to a report [http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/03/bipartisan_bill_in_congress_
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Medical equipment! (Source: Stanford Medical History Center/Flick)The following is a press release from the offices of State Senator David Storobin: State Senator David Storobin (R-Brooklyn) announced that his district office in cooperation with FEMA, Project Chernobl and Dr. Igor Branovan will be helping doctors and other medical professionals
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South Slope Pediatrics [http://www.southslopepediatrics.com/], the new office of Dr. Hai Cao, is a delightful breath of fresh air. Everything from the warm welcome received at the front desk by Matteo Trisolini, Dr. Cao’s partner and office Renaissance man, to the pediatrician’s genuine love for his
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SHEEPSHEAD BITES EXCLUSIVE: The city suddenly shut down a medical center in Brighton Beach in June, leaving several doctors with no place to work and no access to their medical records for as long as two weeks. At least one local activist believes that barring doctors from their records creates
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An amateur rendering of Sheepshead Bay's own 90-year-old Dr. Cliff Cohen. Drawing by Erica Sherman (who is lefty and drew this with her right-handed mouse, so don't judge)Ninety-year-old Mill Basin doctor Clifford Cohen, who maintains a practice at 3043 Ocean Avenue between Voorhies Avenue and
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Valentina Kovalienko, one of the Brooklyn defendants nabbed in yesterday's crackdown, exiting Brooklyn federal court after posting bail Thursday. (Source: AP via Wall Street Journal)Ten Brooklyn residents were among 114 people busted in a nationwide crackdown on Medicaid and Medicare fraud yesterday, including a slew of Southern
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Click to watch video on NY1.comThree local doctors and a pharmacist are facing up to ten years in prison after allegedly bilking Medicare out of more than $90,000. The doctors, some working out of the Sadkhin Complex at 2306 Avenue U, are accused of billing Medicare for procedures