Fit For Queens
Hospitals & Health Centers

New York Hospital Queens is in the process of creating a multi-million dollar expansion, seen here, to help provide more beds and greater emergency services.

Queens residents can find an exceptional hospital or health service for their every woe or health problem. There are 13 hospitals open to all in this borough, and many more specialty services for those with AIDS, cancer, lung diseases or neurological disorders.

Many have felt the closure of St. Joseph’s Hospital in Flushing, but the hospitals in the surrounding area have picked up the slack and are providing high-level outpatient services on-site at neighboring hospitals.

The New York State Dept. of Health Web site lists detailed information about every hospital in New York State, including ratings, rankings and reviews of service. To learn more, go to http://hospitals.nyhealth.gov/.

Local Hospitals

City Hospital Center at Elmhurst
79-01 Broadway
Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718) 334-4000
nyc.gov/html/hhc/qhn/homepage

Flushing Hospital Medical Center
45th Avenue & Parsons Blvd
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 670-5918
www.flushinghospital.org

Forest Hills Hospital
102-01 66th Road
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(516) 562-4060
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Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
89th Avenue & Van Wyck Expressway
Jamaica, NY 11418
(718) 206-6000
www.jamaicahospital.org

Long Island Jewish Medical Center
270-05 76th Ave
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
(718) 470-7000
www.northshorelij.com

Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens
25-10 30th Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11102
(718) 932-1000
www.mshq.org

New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens
56-45 Main Street
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 670-1231
www.nyhq.org

Mary Immaculate Hospital, which has been in operation for more than 100 years, continues to serve the residents of Queens. Tribune photo by Ira Cohen

Parkway Hospital
70-35 113th Street
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 990-4131

Peninsula Hospital Center
51-15 Beach Channel Drive
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
(718) 734-2000
www.peninsulahospital.org

Queens Hospital Center
82-68 164th Street
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 883-3000
www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/hhc/html/queen7.html

St Johns Episcopal Hospital So Shore
327 Beach 19th Street
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
(718) 869-7000
www.ehs.org

SVCMC-Mary Immaculate
152-11 89th Avenue
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 558-2000
www.svcmc.org

SVCMC-St Johns Queens
90-02 Queens Blvd
Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718) 558-6920
www.svcmc.org

Children

St. Mary’s Hospital for Children
29-01 216th St.,
Bayside
(718) 281-8800

The following community-based facilities are being operated by New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens:

Parkway Hospital, under the direction of its new management and owners, has begun to revitalize the image of the medical center, which boasts some of the best results for cardiac care and emergency services in the city Tribune photo by Ira Cohen

Ambulatory Care Centers
182-15 & 19 Horace Harding Expwy.
Fresh Meadows
(718) 670-2903

Astoria Specialty Care Offices
22-47 Crescent Street
Astoria
(718) 777-7229

Cardiac Health Center
174-03 Horace Harding Expwy.
Fresh Meadows
(718) 670-1695

New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens The Center for Dental & Oral Medicine
174-11 Horace Harding Expwy.
Fresh Meadows
(718) 670-1060

East Elmhurst Medical Practice
96-17 Astoria Blvd.
East Elmhurst
(718) 565-6880

Family Health Center
35-11 Farrington St.
Flushing
(718) 886-7014

Division of Gynecologic Oncology Service
158-13 72nd Ave.
Suite P16
Fresh Meadows
(718) 380-8080

The Hollis Women’s Center
189-04 Hillside Ave.
Hollis
(718) 740-5545

Jackson Heights Family Health Center
73-15 Northern Blvd.
Jackson Heights
(718) 424-2788

MEDEX Health Care Center
111-17 Queens Blvd. (75th Ave.)
Forest Hills
(718) 275-8900

OBGYN Center
163-03 Horace Harding Expwy., 5th Fl.
Fresh Meadows
(718) 888-9123

The Center for Developmental Disabilities Outpatient Chemotherapy Services
59-16 174th St.
Fresh Meadows
(718) 670-2731

Pediatric Asthma Center
139-26 Booth Memorial Ave.
Flushing
(718) 670-1920

Boulevard Surgical Center
46-04 31st Ave
Long Island City
(718) 545-5050

The Specialty Care Center
139-26 Booth Memorial Ave.
Flushing
(718) 670-2530

Steinway Family Health Center
25-92 Steinway St.
Astoria
(718) 721-6100

Other Health Services

AIDS Center of Queens County
Main Branch
97-45 Queens Blvd., 12th Fl.
Rego Park
(718) 896-2500

Jamaica Branch
175-61 Hillside Ave., Suite 403
Jamaica
(718) 739-2525

Far Rockaway Branch
1600 Central Ave., Suite 301
Far Rockaway
(718) 868-8645

Cancer (American Cancer Society)
112-25 Queens Blvd.
Suite 3, Forest Hills
(718) 263-2224

The Julia and Ned R. Arnold Center for Radiation Oncology
56-45 Main St.
Flushing
(718) 670-1500

Corona Child Health Clinic
104-04 Corona Ave.
Corona
(718) 334-6100

Junction Blvd Clinic
34-33 Junction Blvd., 3rd Fl.
Jackson Heights
(718) 334-6150

Parsons Communicare Clinic
90-37 Parsons Blvd.
Jamaica
(718) 334-6400

Trude Weishaupt Memorial Satellite Dialysis Center
59-28 174th St.
Fresh Meadows
(718) 961-0400

Dental Clinics

Jamaica Health Center
90-23 161st St.
Jamaica
(718) 739-6059

City Dental Care
89-50 164th Street
Jamaica
(718) 658-4050

Geriatric
Builders For Family and Youth Alzheimer’s Program at Redeemer Lutheran Church
157-16 65th Ave.
Flushing
(718) 358-3541

Creedmoor Psychiatric Center Mobile Geriatric Outreach Team
80-45 Winchester Blvd.
Queens Village
(718) 264-4000

Forest Hills Community House Respite Program
108-25 62nd Dr.
Forest Hills
(718) 592-5757

Geriatric Queensbridge Central Division Clinic
1029 41st Ave, Long Island City, (718) 784-2560

Parker Jewish Geriatric Institute
271-11 76th Ave.
New Hyde Park
(718) 343-2100

Selfhelp Clearview Senior Center Alzheimer’s Day Care Program
208-11 26th Ave.
Bayside
(718) 224-7888

Harm Reduction

Jamaica AIDS Center
175-21 88th Ave.
Jamaica
(718) 739-7444

Far Rockaway
16-11 Central Ave.
Far Rockaway
(718) 868-1397

Heart

Cardiac Health Center
174-03 Horace Harding Expwy.
Fresh Meadows
(718) 670-1695

Infectious Disease

St. Mary’s Immaculate
90-10 150th St.
Jamaica
(718) 658-3404
147-20 Archer Ave.
Jamaica
(718) 658-5526

Lung Disease

American Lung Association of Queens
97-45 Queens Blvd., 11th Fl.
Rego Park
(718) 263-5656

Neurology

The Neuroscience Institute
73-15 Northern Blvd.,
Jackson Heights
(718) 670-2649

Psychiatric

Holliswood Hospital
87-37 Palermo St.
Holliswood
(800)486-3009
(718) 776-8181

Creedmoor State Hospital
80-45 Winchester Blvd.
Queens Village
(718) 464-7500

Prosthetic

National Prosthetic Orthotic Assoc., Inc.
12-45 150th St.
Whitestone
(718) 767-8400

Special Needs

Association for the Help of Retarded Children
42-25 27th St.
Long Island City
(718) 729-0076

Astoria Specialty Care Offices
27-47 Crescent St.
Astoria
(718) 777-7229

District Health Centers & Health Complaints
NYC Human Resources Agency for Child Development
90-75 Sutphin Blvd.
Jamaica
(718) 523-6826/72

Early Childhood Direction Center
at United Cerebral Palsy of Queens
82-25 164th St.
Jamaica
(718) 380-3000, Ext. 465

Elmcor Multi-Service Center Alzheimer’s Day Care Program
107-20 Northern Blvd.
Corona
(718) 651-0096

Margaret Tietz Adult Day Health Care Program
158-13 72nd Ave.
Flushing
(718) 591-4500

Elmhurst Hospital has taken the lead to use smart card technology to create quick access to patient data in emergency situations. Tribune photo by Ira Cohen

Pride of Judea Mental Health Center
243-02 Northern Blvd.
Douglaston
(718) 423-6200

Queens Counseling Service
Grace Episcopal Church
151-17 14th Rd.
Whitestone
(718) 461-6393
William Cipriano, director

Bayside Consultation and Counseling Center
217-04 Northern Blvd.
Bayside
(718) 224-3946

Bereavement Groups for the Recently Widowed:
Forest Hills Community House
108-25 62nd Dr.
Forest Hills
(718) 592-5757

Scheuer House of Flushing Alzheimer’s Day Care Program
138-52 Elder Ave.
Flushing
(718) 359-0860

St. John’s Episcopal Hospital South Shore Alzheimer’s Program
327 Beach 19th St.
Far Rockaway
(718) 869-7000

Special Program for Assessment Needs (SPAN)
184-10 Jamaica Ave.
Hollis
(718) 454-6940

Woodside Senior Assistance Program
61-20 Woodside Ave.
Woodside

Substance Abuse

Alcoholics Anonymous
105-29 Metropolitan Ave.
Forest Hills
(718) 520-5021 (24 hours)

Narcotics Anonymous
(212) 929-6262

Al-Anon/Alteen
200 Park Ave. S.
New York
(212) 254-7230
(212) 941-0094

Families Anonymous
(516) 221-0303

Surgical

Queens Surgical Community Center
46-04 31st Ave.
Long Island City
(718) 545-5050

Veterans

St. Albans VA Extended Care Center
179th Street and Linden Blvd.
St. Albans
(718) 526-1000 ext. 200

Staying Warm This Winter
The borough has been braving some of the coldest temperatures and most piercing winds in a decade this winter.

There are some ways, fortunately, that residents can get help from the city.

The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) can be reached at 311.

City law requires that landlords keep interior temperatures in their residential properties at 68 degrees Fahrenheit or greater between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. when the outdoor temperature falls below 55 degrees. Interior temperatures must be at 55 degrees or greater between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. when the outside temperature falls below 40 degrees.

If a property owner is in violation of the code, HPD will try to get him to resolve the problem. If 48 hours pass before the heat is up to legal levels, the HPD will issue a violation to the property owner. The agency will also, under its Emergency Repair Program, use in-house staff and private contractors to make the necessary repairs, which the property owner will have to pay for.

Low-income seniors who have heat but need help paying their gas and electric bills may be eligible for a Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) grant. Contact the Department for the Aging at 311 for more information.
For heat violations in commercial properties, employees can call the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s area director in Bayside, at (718) 279-9060.

Health And Schools
The city’s website www.nyc.gov is a frequently-updated resource for public health and school information, including immunization requirements.

In January 2003 Mayor Michael Bloomberg created the office of Youth Development and School-Community Services, a new partnership between the Department of Education and Department and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) that’s designed to focus on nutrition, mental health, physical education, sexual and reproductive health and substance abuse.

The partnership, Bloomberg hopes, will ensure better health for students by making school and health officials work more closely.

For complete information on immunization requirements, visit the DOHMH website at www.nyc.gov.
Queens students can get free immunizations through the DOHMH’s Vaccines for Children program. For more information, call (212) 676-2296 or (800) 325-CHILD.

For more general information about school health, visit www.nyc.gov or call the DOHMH’s School Health Program at (212) 676-2500.