Hunter College of the City University of New York announced the establishment of the Evelyn Lauder Community Care Nurse Practitioner Program at Hunter College, created by a new $52 million gift from Leonard A. Lauder in honor of his late wife Evelyn Lauder, a proud Hunter College High School and Hunter College alumna, who graduated from the College in 1958. The gift, the largest in Hunter’s history, comes at a time when the nation is suffering from an acute primary care shortage exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, and nurse practitioners (NPs) are widely recognized as the key to helping Americans, especially the underserved, get the care they need. This game-changing donation is the largest-ever philanthropic gift to a single CUNY school.
The gift will significantly enhance the current nurse practitioner master’s degree program at New York City’s largest public nursing school. The new Evelyn Lauder Community Care Nurse Practitioner Program will feature substantial financial support for a cohort of 25 students per year who are committed to practicing in New York City’s under-resourced communities. It will also provide additional faculty, state-of-the-art technology and equipment, and an expanded curriculum to the benefit of the wider NP student body.
Beginning in 2023, 25 students per year will be selected as Evelyn Lauder Nurse Practitioner Fellows, a selective group of exceptional NPs in the Adult Gerontology and Psychiatric-Mental Health programs who are committed to seeking future careers in the hospitals and clinics of New York City Health + Hospitals. Each Evelyn Lauder Nurse Practitioner Fellow would be awarded a $30,000 stipend that can be applied toward tuition support or living expenses.
Major enhancements to the Clinical Learning Lab for NP students will provide dedicated laboratory space and simulation resources for technology-based learning, which are essential to student training in an environment using increasingly sophisticated technology. State-of-the-art examination rooms will emulate the practice settings in which future NPs will work.
Lenox Hill Hospital unveiled an 8,000-square-foot Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (ICU) dedicated to treating the most critically ill neurosurgery and neurology patients. The unit will care for post-operative, as well as complex neurological and neurosurgical patients, including those with arteriovenous malformations, aneurysms, strokes, tumors, and complex spinal disease. It will be staffed by neuro-intensive care physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, critical care registered nurses, neuro-rehab therapists and a highly skilled team of other healthcare professionals who will provide 24/7 specialized, patient-centered care with the goal of maximizing positive outcomes leading to neurological recovery and minimizing neurological disability.
Northwell Health announced its commitment to serve as the first Student Pathways anchor employer partner for New York City Schools, providing up to 150 internships to 12th graders this school year. Northwell will also advise and help ensure the program’s curriculum meets employer standards while employees participate in student-learning days at four high schools to give students meaningful, career-connected learning from health care professionals.
As an anchor employer partner, Northwell will host up to 150 internships for 12th graders, increase student exposure to the health care industry, provide opportunities for students to explore career experiences and participate in career-connected learning days to directly support student instruction in four high schools: Hillcrest High School, the Urban Assembly School for Emergency Management, the High School for Health Professions and Human Services and the International High School for Health Sciences. Northwell is also committed to providing opportunities for teachers to gain hands-on learning experiences in the health care industry to inform their teaching and ensure their curriculum is relevant and engaging.
This commitment is the first for FutureReadyNYC, which will grow career-connected learning and allows students to get early college credit, real-world skills and paid work experiences in high-growth fields like health care, technology and education. FutureReadyNYC, a part of the Student Pathways Initiative, is focused on putting each student on a path to a rewarding, engaging career, as well as financial independence and long-term economic security – the North Stars of the administration.
Interested health care and high growth employers are encouraged to help shape this initiative and the future by supporting one of our FutureReadyNYC pilot schools this school year. The New York City Public Schools will work with employers to increase student exposure to their industry, provide opportunities for students to explore career experiences, or create internships for our students. Interested employers can find out more by contacting FutureReadyNYC@schools.nyc.gov.
A $200,000 philanthropic donation from TD Bank will help St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center® further expand its services into Queens, and help patients of the Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) communities with their medical needs.
This donation will help provide free bus transportation for patients to and from appointments and treatments at the CIG Clinic and St. Francis Hospital, as well as a healthcare navigator that speaks Mandarin or Korean to aid in scheduling appointments, signing up for Medicaid, and making sure patients receive their prescription from their local pharmacy. It will also include translation services so patients can receive their medical care instructions in their first language and charity care for medical services for patients without health insurance.
Lenox Hill Hospital has been named among America’s 100 best hospitals for cardiac care, coronary intervention, and prostate surgery, according to Healthgrades. The designation, based on outstanding clinical outcomes, places the facility in the top 5% of hospitals nationwide for cardiac care and coronary intervention and in the top 10% for prostate surgery.
Lenox Hill Hospital was also recognized with the following achievements:
- America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care Award™ for 10 years in a row (2014-2023). Lenox Hill is the only hospital in New York State to receive this award for 10 consecutive years.
- America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention Award™ for 12 years in a row (2012-2023).
- America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgeries Award™ for 8 years in a row (2016-2023).
- 2023 Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award™
- 2023 Gastrointestinal Surgery Excellence Award™
- 2023 Critical Care Excellence Award™
- Five-Star Distinctions for coronary bypass surgery, coronary intervention procedures, back surgery, treatment of heart failure, transurethral prostate resection surgery, colorectal surgery, appendectomy, and treatment of sepsis.
NYU Langone Health has once again received “A”s for patient safety, with Tisch Hospital, Kimmel Pavilion, NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn, and NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island each earning the top grade in the fall 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. These NYU Langone inpatient locations have consistently received “A”s since the fall of 2020. Of note, NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn remains the only hospital in the borough with an “A” from Leapfrog.
The top Leapfrog grades are the latest indicators of outstanding quality and safety standards that are the hallmarks of the institution. This year, NYU Langone ranked No. 1 in New York and No 3. in the country on U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals” rankings. It has also earned a five-star rating for safety, quality, and patient experience from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and received top rankings for overall patient safety and quality of care from Vizient, Inc.