Hospital Facts 2008
Established in 1891, in a rented, four-bedroom home in Jamaica, Queens, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center (JHMC) today is a 387 bed, not-for-profit teaching hospital. JHMC serves a population greater than 1.2 million in Queens and eastern Brooklyn.
JHMC has developed a comprehensive network of Ambulatory Care Centers throughout Brooklyn and Queens known as the MediSys Family Health Care Network. The MediSys centers treated approximately 350,000 patients last year.
The MediSys Health Network, including Flushing, Jamaica, and Brookdale Hospitals, has been designated as one of only four centers of Bioterrorism Preparedness in New York City. This positions the network as a leader in this field.
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center’s State Designated Stroke Center has been established to provide comprehensive multidisciplinary treatment- from arrival time to discharge- for patients who have suffered a “brain attack.” JHMC offers a full range of rehabilitative services through “The Brady Institute,” a nationally recognized traumatic brain injury & coma recovery unit, and a complete array of outpatient services
The hospital’s Emergency Medicine Department— a level 1 Trauma Center – is one of the busiest in New York. In 2007, more than 110,000 patients were treated, which accounted for 80 percent of the hospital’s admissions. The department also has a Fast Track Center and Chest Pain Center, a Queens first. The wonderfully decorated, state-of-the-art Pediatric Emergency Department is accessible 24 hours, 7 days a week.
With the addition of new and modern Labor, Delivery, and Recovery suites, the OB/GYN Department delivered approximately 3,000 babies in 2007. The Women’s Health Center, designed to address the growing needs of women in the community, cares for over 40,000 women annually.
Jamaica Hospital completed its first phase of construction for the new state-of-the-art Trump Pavilion for Adult Nursing and Rehabilitation. The new 226-bed facility will accommodate 40 additional beds and is scheduled to be completed in 2009.
The Department of Radiology at Jamaica Hospital offers a wide variety of state-of-the-art diagnostic and specialty services, including ultrasound, mammography, fluoroscopic procedures, diagnostic radiology, vascular laboratory, nuclear medicine, and interventional radiology. A new 64-slice CT scanner was recently installed.
The Dental Department at Jamaica Hospital is an impressive 19 chair, 11,000 square-feet, state-of-the-art facility. The department provides a wide variety of services for children and adults and treated close to 28,000 patients in 2007.
The Hospital has an extensive Community Outreach Department that attended more than 50 events and provided over 400 free medical screenings last year, including blood glucose levels, foot and bone density exams, and blood pressure checks. The department also reached thousands more with the distribution of literature about health topics and access to health services.
President, CEO: David P. Rosen
Executive Vice President, COO: Bruce J. Flanz
Executive Vice President, CFO: Mounir F. Doss
Vice President, E.R. & Public Affairs: Ole W. Pedersen |
