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Special thanks to
@Tesla
for a donation of 40 ventilators to our team at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst
#inQueens
. These will be essential in the fight against the
#coronavirus
.
At all NYC Health + Hospitals health care locations, face masks are still required for New Yorkers ages 2 and older – regardless of their
#COVID19
vaccination status. Thank you for keeping your fellow New Yorkers safe.
If you are sick with mild to moderate
#COVID19
symptoms, stay home! Avoid going to the emergency room or your doctor’s office to limit exposure to other patients and health care workers. More:
This is why we do what we do. Staff members at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst were greeted this morning to these encouraging messages in sidewalk chalk. Thank you for staying strong.
#ElmhurstStrong
|
#coronavirus
For the 3rd straight year, NYC Health + Hospitals
@ConeyIslandHosp
had our
#NewYearBaby
! Leyla Gessel Tzunun Garcia was born at exactly 12 a.m., weighing 7lbs. 6.3oz. and measuring 19.5in. The baby girl is the 1st child for Irma Garcia and German Tzunun of Gravesend, Brooklyn.
Talk about teamwork in action! Pediatric Emergency Department staff members at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst
#inQueens
made face shields for the adult emergency department and other staff who do not have any. We all need to look out for each other to defeat
#coronavirus
.
Check out some of the scenes from today’s NYC
#HometownHeroes
parade featuring our staff heroes who fought so valiantly to save New Yorkers during the
#COVID19
pandemic.
Watch: Thanks to Dr. Ted Long for introducing the new mobile
#COVID19vaccine
Clinic. Launching this week, this bus will deliver 150-200 vaccines a day to communities hardest hit by the pandemic.
Stay tuned for more info!
#NYCVaxChamp
#NYCVaccineForAll
“It just takes one person to start an outbreak.” – Dr.
@syramadad
, Senior Director of our System Special Pathogens Program.
Check out the new
@Netflix
docuseries
#Pandemic
to learn about efforts to stop the next global
#outbreak
. Watch: |
#PandemicNetflix
Huge thanks to
@WCKitchen
for donating healthy lunches to our
#HealthCareHeroes
at NYC Health + Hospitals
#GothamHealth
East New York
#inBrooklyn
! Keeping our staff members well nourished is a recipe for success, which allows them to provide the best care for our patients.
At 9 p.m., let’s applaud the dedication of our health care workers system-wide & around the globe. 👏 We thank you for your tireless efforts during the
#coronavirus
pandemic.
Share a photo or video of yourself showing your support for these
#HealthCareHeroes
.
#PuertoRicoAplaude
Way to go State Senator
@JessicaRamos
for getting her
#COVID19
booster shot this week at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst! Make an appointment for your booster today:
#ElmhurstStrong
Tonight at 8 p.m., let’s applaud the dedication of our health care workers system-wide and around the globe. 👏 We thank you for your tireless efforts during the
#coronavirus
pandemic.
Share a photo or video of yourself clapping to show your support for these
#HealthCareHeroes
.
Earlier today, an individual in
@JacobiHosp
's emergency department shot another individual who was in the waiting room. This was a cowardly act in a space where New Yorkers come for healing and care.
Still on the fence about getting vaccinated? But do you love the movie "Home Alone?" Check out this video showing just how vaccines and boosters can knock out COVID-19.
Thanks
@syramadad
!
We are distributing at-home testing kits to those waiting in long lines at our brick-and-mortar
#COVID19
testing locations as well as
#NYCTestandTrace
Corps sites throughout the city. Find a location convenient for you:
Happening now:
@NYCMayor
Eric Adams and
@SenSchumer
are at NYC Health + Hospitals
@BellevueHosp
to announce that our health system is receiving the $1 billion COVID-19 emergency reimbursement from
@fema
.
The temporary hospital facility at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center in Flushing Meadow, Queens, is up and running, and our team is ready to serve. The facility will be able to treat up to 350 non-ICU
#COVID
patients:
#COVID19
testing update: The
#NYCTestandTrace
Corps is opening seven new testing sites throughout the city starting tomorrow! For more info, call 212-COVID19, visit online or text “COVID TEST” to 855-48 to find more testing sites closest to your zipcode.
.
@NYCMayor
de Blasio has declared Dec. 21, 2021 as “Dr. Ted Long Day.” This is a well-deserved honor for our Executive Director of the
#NYCTestandTrace
Corps, which has reached 97% of
#COVID19
cases in NYC as well as its successful contact tracing for more than 2 million cases.
ICYMI: Together with
@nychealthy
and
#NYCCare
, the
#NYCTestandTrace
Corps is distributing 500,000 rapid self-testing kits and 1 million KN95 masks to 150 participating CBOs across NYC. The time to step up our efforts to fight the pandemic is now. More:
#Ramadan
ends tonight. Remember to remain vigilant if you are celebrating
#EidAlFitr
. The pandemic is not over yet, and together we can do our part to stay safe.
#EidMubarak
You can still pick up free at-home
#COVID19
rapid tests around the corner at over 280 libraries, parks, cultural institutions and other city sites! Remember to test if you have symptoms or are gathering with loved ones. Visit to find a test site near you!
Tonight at 8 p.m., let’s applaud the dedication of our health care workers system-wide and around the globe. 👏 We thank you for your tireless efforts during the
#coronavirus
pandemic.
Share a photo or video of yourself clapping to show your support for these
#HealthCareHeroes
.
NYC Health + Hospitals
@BellevueHosp
is the new site for the
@nyulangone
Vaccine Clinic!
#Vaccine
development is urgently needed for the entire world, and with the opening of this clinic, we hope to be part of the solution!
In a
@washingtonpost
op-ed, former
#Ebola
Czar
@ronaldklain
and Senior Director for our System-wide Special Pathogens Program
@syramadad
write of the importance for Congress to fully renew a major pandemic preparedness program set to expire in May 2020.
Huge news! We are now serving culturally diverse
#PlantBased
meals as the primary lunch and dinner option for patients at all 11 of our hospitals. These tasty, healthy meals promote positive health outcomes to our patients:
Big thanks to
@FranciscoMoyaNY
and
@apolloglobal
for personally delivering 100,000 KN95 masks to our
#HealthCareHeroes
at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst. Another 90,000 masks will be donated by the firm next week.
Service Alert: Due to the
#snow
storm, all NYC Health + Hospitals
#COVID19
testing and vaccination services will be closed Saturday, January 29.
In addition, all
#NYCTestandTrace
locations will suspend service at 5pm on Friday, January 28 and remain closed through January 29.
Huge congrats to
#NYCTestandTrace
Corps Executive Director Dr. Ted Long for being honored with a proclamation from Manhattan Borough President
@galeabrewer
declaring Oct. 15 "Dr. Ted Long Appreciation Day." So well deserved!
Happening now: Mayor de Blasio provides the latest update from City Hall, including anew policy requiring our employees to show proof of vaccination or a weekly negative COVID test.
Beginning in August, all
@NYCHealthSystem
staff and
@NYCHealthy
clinical workers must show proof of a
#COVID19
vaccine or a weekly negative COVID test. Join us at City Hall for more.
In our darkest moment, they gave their all to keep our city running and protect their fellow New Yorkers.
Join us at the Canyon of Heroes to celebrate New York City’s
#HometownHeroes
!
We are now accepting cash donations to help out our doctors, nurses and other
#HealthCareHeroes
on the front lines battling the
#coronavirus
in NYC. Please consider a donation to show your gratitude for our staff's tireless efforts. Donate here:
Several
@FDNY
firetrucks saluted the Emergency Department staff at NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens at 7 p.m. – which has become the time worldwide to clap for
#HealthCareHeroes
. Our health workers greatly appreciated the gesture from their fellow heroes.
Attention NYC CBOs: We need you now! You can help us distribute rapid
#COVID19
tests and KN95 masks to your community members. Eligible and interested organizations should fill out this form:
Big shoutout to the Ambulatory Care Administration team at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst which recently achieved a 100 percent
#COVID19
vaccination rate! Way to go
#HealthCareHeroes
and thanks for keeping your colleagues and our patients safe!
We will have mobile
#COVID19
testing units set up at locations throughout the city today. The walk-in testing sites are no cost to you. Find a location:
#NYCTestandTrace
Our health system has created the largest free testing system in the country, performing more than 8 million tests to date completely free of charge or documentation.
The additional
#opioid
settlement funds secured by
@NewYorkStateAG
will help our substance-use consult teams provide care whenever and wherever it’s needed – whether that’s in one of our hospital departments or through our street homeless outreach. More:
Holiday
#COVID19
testing note: Many of our walk-in testing sites will close early on Friday, 12/24 and will be closed Saturday, 12/25 . Please check the specific hours of operation at each location before visiting. Thank you. More info:
Watch live: Mayor de Blasio provides the latest update on
#COVID19
, including a new mandate in which EVERY City government employee will be required to provide proof of vaccination or submit a weekly
#COVID
test
The Delta Variant is deadly and this city is taking it seriously. Today I’m announcing that EVERY City government employee will be required to provide proof of vaccination or submit a weekly
#COVID
test. Join us at Bronx Borough Hall for more.
#InTheBronx
#FridayReads
:
@EW
asked our System Special Pathogens Director Dr.
@syramadad
to analyze clips from famous global virus movies to separate fact from fiction regarding the
#coronavirus
.
Tonight at 8 p.m., let’s applaud the dedication of our health care workers system-wide and around the globe. 👏 We thank you for your tireless efforts during the
#coronavirus
pandemic.
Share a photo or video of yourself clapping to show your support for these
#HealthCareHeroes
.
Today in Corona, Queens, and other locations throughout the five boroughs, 2,000 at-home
#COVID19
test kits were distributed to community members. Please stay safe this holiday season. Find test sites near you:
Starting tomorrow,
#NYCTestandTrace
,
@nychealthy
and
#NYCCare
will begin distributing rapid antigen self-testing kits and 1 million KN95 masks to CBOs across NYC. More info:
Tonight at 8 p.m., let’s applaud the dedication of our health care workers system-wide and around the globe. 👏 We thank you for your tireless efforts during the
#coronavirus
pandemic.
Share a photo or video of yourself clapping to show your support for these
#HealthCareHeroes
.