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When it closed in 1978, Parkchester was owned by Dr Bernard Kamer. [1] It was earlier owned by Dr Charles Louis Engelsher from 1941 [5] to his death from coronary occlusion on August 25, 1964 (age 62). [3] A program to help those in need, especially the elderly, named RAIN, was founded by a Parkchester Hospital nurse, Beatrice Castiglia-Catullo ...
The program was founded in 1970 by Drs. Harold Wise and David Kindig. In 1973 family practice was added as a third track. Residents worked in partnerships and maintained their continuity practices at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Health Center, which Dr. Wise had begun in 1968.
The department was initially set up as the Health Committee (later Commission), a quasi-governmental public health group in response to a yellow fever outbreak in Philadelphia in 1793. Governor John Jay made a proclamation on 13 September 1793 to establish this to regulate the ports of the city and ensure proper quarantines.
In 2012, the Health Department started assuming administrative responsibilities for Medicaid from the counties. [1] [15] [16] [2] Previous legislation passed in 2010 as a result of the Affordable Care Act called on the Health Department to create and implement a plan for such a transfer. [17] [18] [3]
Utilizing a combination of advocacy, low income tax credit and 202 funding from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Morris Heights Health Center was able to build a 71-unit senior housing building. [4] Morris Heights Health Center serves approximately 52,000 patients annually.
As the busiest single site Emergency Department in New York City, Lincoln Hospital is an Adult Level I Trauma Center [10] and a Pediatric Level II Trauma Center. The New York State Department of Health selected Lincoln as the first hospital in the South Bronx to receive designation as an official Stroke Center. [1]
Dr. Vikas Mahatme, an empathetic personality, is the first to start an eye bank in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra and established an eye donation movement there. He also runs several eye hospitals and vision centres in Central India including Nagpur, Amravati, Gadchiroli, and Mumbai.
The BronxCare Health System, previously known as "Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center," is a hospital in the Bronx, New York City. It was founded as the Lebanon Hospital by Jonas Weil in 1890. In 1962, Lebanon Hospital merged with Bronx Hospital, and since 2016, the combined center has served as a teaching hospital for Mount Sinai School of Medicine. [3]