Bringing the same high level of ambulatory care services it established in Nassau County to the borough of Queens, the North Shore-LIJ Health System has launched a new initiative that offers a fully integrated roster of outpatient services to its already impressive inpatient presence in the nation’s most ethnically diverse community.

The opening of the Specialty Medical Center at Forest Hills, 68-60 Austin Street, provides Queens residents with high-quality, disease-centered outpatient services from a single location. Michael Dowling, the health system’s president and CEO, explained that the new center -- easily accessible from major road ways, subway and bus lines -- has been designed to emulate its sister facility, the Center for Advanced Medicine in Lake Success.

North Shore-LIJ Health System Specialty Medical Center at Forest Hills Opens on Austin Street: Pictured at the grand opening of North Shore-LIJ's Specialty Medical Center at Forest Hills are (left to right): Robert Dubicki, senior vice president, ambulatory care, Steven Yang, MD, gastroenterology, Ernesto Molmenti, MD, transplant surgeon, TS Ravikumar, MD, chief of surgery, Mark Solazzo, chief operating officer, North Shore-LIJ Health System.

The Queens ambulatory team is staffed by multilingual professionals representative of the Queens community; it includes 24 doctors in 15 specialties. With a two-phased implementation program centered on disease-focused subspecialty care; the first phase of implementation encompasses the following services:

• The Institute for Orthopedic Science
  
• The Harvey Cushing Institutes of Neuroscience
  
• Cancer Care
  
• Kidney Transplant
  
• Vascular Center
  
• Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Urology, Cardiology
  
• North Shore-LIJ Laboratories Patient Service Center
  
• STARS – Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Services

The second phase of expansion is in development and will likely include services such as diagnostic imaging, Schneider Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Subspecialty services, walk-in urgent care and additional medical office space.

“We pride ourselves on delivering high quality care and paying attention to the details that make for a superior patient experience,” Mr. Dowling said. “We’re confident that both physicians and patients alike will come to view the Specialty Medical Center as one of the most vital healthcare resources available in the Queens community.”

For more information, call the center at 718-925-6200.

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