Still Beating
Hospitals & Health Centers
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With the debate over hospital beds in Queens still ongoing, and possible closures threatening several facilities in the borough, there has never been a more tumultuous time for healthcare in Queens.
However, there are still a number of very valuable and highly rated hospitals, health centers and clinics open to serve the residents of Queens. Everything from Alzheimer’s Day Care to AIDS and Cancer clinics help Queens County to cope with any possible ailment.
The New York State Health Dept. publishes a comprehensive list of hospitals, both by location and by services offered, with in-depth information. All this is available at their Web site: http://hospitals.nyheatlh.gov.
Local facilities are listed below.
LOCAL HOSPITALS
City Hospital Center at Elmhurst
79-01 Broadway
Elmhurst, NY 11373
Tel: (718) 334-4000
nyc.gov/html/hhc/html/facilities/elmhurst.shtml
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
45th Avenue & Parsons Blvd
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 670-5918
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
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
270-05 76th Ave
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
(718) 470-7000
www.northshorelij.com
Mount Sinai Hospital - Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens
25-10 30th Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11102
(718) 932-1000
New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens
56-45 Main Street
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 670-1231
www.nyhq.org
Parkway Hospital
70-35 113th Street
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 990-4100
Peninsula Hospital Center
51-15 Beach Channel Drive
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
(718) 945-7100
a state panel has recommended that the new parkway hospital be closed, but no final determination has been made. Tribune photo by Ira Cohen |
Queens Hospital Center
82-68 164th Street
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 883-3000
www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/hhc/html/queens.html
St Johns Episcopal Hospital So Shore
327 Beach 19th Street
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
(718) 869-7000
www.ehs.org
Mary Immaculate
152-11 89th Avenue
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 558-6920
St Johns Queens
90-02 Queens Blvd, Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718) 558-6920
CHILDRENS
St. Mary’s Hospital for Children
29-01 216 St., Bayside,
(718)-281-8800
NYHQ SPECIAL CENTERS
Ambulatory Care Centers
82-15 and 182-19 Horace Harding Expressway
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 670-2903
The Julia and Ned Arnold Center for Radiation Oncology
56-45 Main Street
Flushing, NY 11355
(718)670-1500
The Cardiac Health Center
174-03 Horace Harding Exp.
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 670-1695
NYHQ Center for Dental and Oral Medicine
174-11 Horace Harding Exp.
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 670-1060
The Center for Developmental Disabilities
59-16 174 Street
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718)670-2731
Family Health Center
35-11 Farrington Street
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 886-7014
The Hollis Women’s Center
189-04 Hillside Ave.
Hollis, NY 11423
(718) 424-2788
Jackson Heights Family Health Center
73-15 Northern Blvd.
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
(718) 424-2788
Neuroscience Institute
59-16 174th Street
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718)670-2649
The New York Queens OB/GYN Ambulatory Care Center
163-03 Horace Harding Exp.
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 539-4483
The Pediatric Asthma Center
139-26 Booth Memorial Ave.
Flushing, NY 11355
(718)670-1920
The Specialty Care Center
139-26 Booth Memorial Ave.
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 670-2530
Steinway Family Health Center
25-92 Steinway St
Astoria, 11103
(718) 721-6100
The Trude Weishaupt Memorial Satellite Dialysis Center
59-28 174th Street
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 961-0400
OTHER HEALTH SERVICES
AIDS Center of Queens County
97-45 Queens Boulevard, 12th Floor
Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 896-2500
Jamaica Branch
175-61 Hillside Ave. Suite 403
Jamaica
(718) 739-2525
Far Rockaway
1600 Central Ave., Suite 301
Far Rockaway
(718) 868-8645
Long Island City
42-57 Hunter St. 3rd floor
Long Island City
(718) 472-9400
Long Island City II
44-61 11th Street
Long Island City
(718) 752-1590
Cancer (Amerian Cancer Society)
112-25 Queens Blvd. Suite 3
Forest Hills
(718) 263-2224
East Elmhurst Medical Practice
96-17 Astoria Blvd.
East Elmhurst
(718) 565-6880
Medex Health Care
111-29 Queens Boulevard
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 275-8900
Allhealth Diagnostic and Treatment Center
68-60 Austin Street
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 997-7100
Boro Medical of New York
164-01 Goethals Avenue
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 820-9365
DENTAL CLINICS
The Jamaica Dental Health Center
163-18 Jamaica Ave., 5th Floor
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 658-8441
City Dental Care
8950 164TH ST
JAMAICA, NY 11432
(718) 658-4050
GERIATRIC
Creedmoor Psychiatric Center
Mobile Geriatric Outreach Team
80-45 Winchester Blvd.
Queens Village
(718) 264-4000
Flushing House Geriatric Clinic
38-20 Bowne Street
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 359-4152
MediSys Senior Health Center
91-20 Atlantic Avenue
Woodhaven, NY 11416
(718) 529-6241
Senior Healthcare Center
27-15 30th Avenue
Astoria, NY 11102
(718) 932-0007
Friendship Geriatric Clinic
145-46 Farmers Boulevard
Jamaica, NY 11434
(718) 657-6656
Selfhelp Clearview Senior Center
Alzheimer’s Day Care Program
208-11 26 Ave.
Bayside
(718) 224-7888
HEART
The Cardiac Health Center
174-03 Horace Harding Exp.
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 670-1695
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
St. Mary’s Immaculate
90-10 150th St.
Jamaica
(718) 658-3404
LUNG DISEASE
American Lung Association of Queens
97-45 Queens Blvd., 11th Fl.
Rego Park
(718) 263-5656
NEUROLOGY
Neuroscience Institute
59-16 174th Street
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 670-2649
PSYCHIATRIC
Creedmoor Psychiatric Center
80-45 Winchester Boulevard
Queens Village, NY 11427
(718) 264-4000
Holliswood Hospital
87-37 Palermo St.
Holliswood
(800)486-3009
(718) 776-8181
PROSTHETIC
Community Prosthetics
151-11 11th Ave
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 747-1000
National Prosthetic Orthotic Association, Inc
28-05 158th St
Flushing, NY 11358
(718) 767-5200
SPECIAL NEEDS
Association for the Help of Retarded Children
32-03 39 Ave.
Long Island City
(718) 729-0076
Special Kids Intervention Program
156-45 84 St.
Howard Beach,
(718) 738-1800
United Cerebral Palsy of Queens
82-25 164th St.
Jamaica NY
(718) 380-3000
Interdisciplinary Center for Child Development
35-55 223 St.
Bayside,
(718) 428-5370
Forest Hills Community House
108-25 62 Dr.
Forest Hills
(718) 592-5757
Lexington Center for the Deaf
30 Ave. and 75 St.
Jackson Heights,
(718) 889-8800
National Institute for People with Disabilities (3 locations)
92-25 Queens Blvd. 8 Floor
Rego Park
(718) 897 4332
Queens Adult Weekend Respite Program
119-47 Union Turnpike
Forest Hills
(718) 793-2182
YAI/NIPD Bayside
211-11 Northern Blvd.
Bayside
(718) 279-4579
New Horizons Counseling Center
108-19 Rockaway Blvd.
Ozone Park,
(718) 845-9380
Queens Development Disabilities Services Office
80-45 Winchester Blvd. Building 12
Queens Village,
(718) 217-4242
Elmcor Multi-Service Center
Alzheimer’s Day Care Program
107-20 Northern Boulevard
Corona, N.Y. 11368
(718) 651-0096
Scheuer Selfhelp House of Flushing Alzheimer’s Day Care Program
138-52 Elder Avenue
Flushing, N.Y. 11355
(718) 359-0860
Pride of Judea Mental Health Center
243-02 Northern Blvd
Douglaston, NY 11362
(718) 423-6200
Woodside Senior Assistance Program
61-20 Woodside Ave.
Woodside, NY 11377
(718) 779-7775
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Narco Freedom at Bridge Plaza
37-18 34th Street
Long Island City, NY 11101
(718) 786-3474
Alcoholics Anonymous
(718) 520-5021
Narcotics Anonymous
(212) 929-6262
Al-Anon/Alteen
200 Park Ave. South
New York
(212) 254-7230
(212) 941-0094
Families Anonymous
(516) 221-0303
VETERANS
St. Albans VA Extended Care Center
179-00 Linden Blvd. (at 179 St.)
St. Albans, NY 11425
(718) 526-1000
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 ensures 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.
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