New York Hospital Queens Center for Wound Healing at Silvercrest Addresses Growing Need for Chronic Wound Treatment

Tuesday, July 03, 2012

MEDIA ADVISORY/
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Allison Fleming
(718) 670-2374
alf9034@nyp.org

Debra Pagano Cohen
(718) 670-1586
dec9067@nyp.org

Cynthia Bacon
(718) 670-2515
crm9002@nyp.org

EVENT:
Close to five million people in the U.S. suffer from chronic wounds and the number is on the rise. The New York Hospital Queens Center for Wound Healing at Silvercrest addresses the increasing need for more aggressive wound treatment for people with hard-to-treat chronic wounds such as pressure ulcers, diabetic ulcers and radionecrosis (the destruction of tissue). The Center uses some of the most advanced techniques, including Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), and is one of only two Centers in Queens that offer HBOT.

New York Hospital Queens will celebrate the completion of the new Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Members of the press will have an opportunity to tour the Center, take photos and interview the Center’s medical and nursing staff.

WHEN:
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
4 p.m.- 6 p.m.

WHERE:
Silvercrest Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, 1st Floor
144-45 87th Avenue, Briarwood, N.Y.

FYI:
New York Hospital Queens is a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System and is affiliated with the Weill Medical College of Cornell University.

The Silvercrest Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation is a 320-bed skilled nursing facility that provides long-term nursing care, subacute rehabilitation, ventilator care and respiratory therapy. Silvercrest is a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System and is affiliated with the Weill Medical College of Cornell University.

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