By Angela Babaev, DNP Care and sense of duty are some of the initial thoughts that come to mind when we think of a nurse. Being a nurse is significantly more than a health care professional. […]
Month: December 2019
SBH to Partner with National Leader in Opening New Fitness Center
By Steven Clark An exciting new concept in fitness arrives in the Bronx this spring when the 50,000 square foot SBH Health and Wellness Center opens. The new fitness center is the product of a partnership […]
Osteopathic Physician’s Own Pain Triggered Her Life’s Path
By Nicole Thorsvik, DO My path to a career in medicine was not a direct one. As a first-generation college student, my focus had been on gaining acceptance to a university, not on what I would […]
Interventional Radiology Changes the Face of Medicine
Interventional radiology, the medical specialty that provides minimally invasive image-guided diagnosis and disease treatment, has been called “the surgery of the new millennium.” By using such technologies as digital subtraction flouroscopy, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance […]
Support Group Helps Weight Loss Patients
As they introduce themselves around the table, they speak openly about why they have had or will have weight loss surgery. “I needed the surgery. I had spine fusion and gained 60 pounds that I couldn’t […]
Dental Appliances Treat Sleep Apnea
Driving within the 55 mile per hour speed limit on the New Jersey Turnpike will help save lives. There is little doubt of this. Unfortunately, a huge percentage of motorists have a difficult time adhering to […]
SBH Faces the Opioid Crisis Head On
Kathleen Creech knows who’s calling when her phone rings hours before the sun rises. It’s the call center from Project Relay, telling her that a patient suffering from a drug overdose has arrived at (or is […]
SBH Embraces Care of Older Patients
As a geriatrician Dr. Joel Sender, Division Director, Geriatrics at SBH, knows that a hospital’s primary burden in treating older inpatients is to make sure the patient’s functional status remains high and the likelihood of delirium […]
Using Mobile Apps to Improve Patient Engagement
Meaningful patient engagement has become a critical component of care as our healthcare system moves from a volume based, fee-for-service model to a value-based, capitation model.