NYC Health+Hospitals/Bellevue. Caring for NYers since 1736 & helping them live their
#HealthiestLife
. Not monitored 24/7 - 212.562.4141 or emergency: 911
Truly inspiring: Emergency Room Janitor Jhonelly Gil gets on his hands and knees seven days a week to clean the floors of
#COVID19
patient rooms in order to keep our staff safe. Thanks so much Jhonelly for your dedicated work!
@BellevueHosp
@celinegounder
, Infectious Diseases & Biden COVID Adv Brd Member, on Why
#IGotTheShot
:
"I'm getting the vaccine because this is a new & deadly disease & I don't want to get sick or transmit to others."
Danielle Ford RN administered the shot.
#NYCVaxChamp
There was not a dry eye in the house as our Nursing Dept. helped discharge Coordinating Manager Derek Josey from the ICU after battling
#COVID19
. The married father of two sons has been part of our family for 15 years, and we look forward to his return to work.
#BellevueProud
Bellevue is 287 years old. They may take our blue check mark, but we'll still be here helping New Yorkers live their healthiest lives!
#BellevueStrong
#BlueCheckMark
#TBT
In 2019
@RonaldKlain
joined us for a conference marking the 5-year anniversary of the Ebola crisis. After decades in public service, including Ebola czar in the Obama administration, Ron said goodbye to the
@WhiteHouse
this week.
@Craig_A_Spencer
@syramadad
In honor of
#NursesWeek
, our staff showed their appreciation by recognizing the service and commitment of our nurses to patients, staff and community. We’re so grateful to
@jockosims
of
@NBCNewAmsterdam
for donating pizzas to the evening tour nurses as part of the celebration.
Gun violence is an epidemic that we must confront. We
#WearOrange
to spread
#GunViolenceAwareness
.
Today, our
@NYCHealthSystem
staff shared a moment of silence in honor of victims and all those impacted by gun violence.
Bellevue is 287 years old. They may take our blue check mark, but we'll still be here helping New Yorkers live their healthiest lives!
#BellevueStrong
#BlueCheckMark
Huge thanks to
@WeWork
and
@gofooda
for donating lunches to our frontline Operating Room staff. We greatly appreciate you keeping us fed so that we can continue keeping New Yorkers safe from
#COVID19
.
Gun violence is an epidemic that we must confront. We
#WearOrange
to spread
#GunViolenceAwareness
.
Today, our
@NYCHealthSystem
staff shared a moment of silence in honor of victims and all those impacted by gun violence.
We’re so grateful to Patrizia’s Pizza and Pasta for donating dozens of pizza pies to our hardworking staff. Thank you so much for keeping our
#HealthCareHeroes
nourished so that they can provide expert care to the community.
In 1893, Bellevue was at the forefront of controlling NYC’s tuberculosis outbreak.
In 2020, Bellevue was the epicenter of the
#COVID
-19 pandemic, providing innovative care to unprecedented numbers of critically ill patients.
#BellevueProud
#HappyBirthdayBellevue
#FlashbackFriday
Pt. Freddy V is on the road to
#reCOVery
! He was hospitalized for 74 days w/
#COVID19
& had to be put on an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) machine, which pumps & oxygenates a patient's blood outside the body, allowing them to heal.
@NYCHealthSystem
#HealthcareHeroes
The COVID-19 vaccine does not contain the virus. It teaches your body’s immune system how to fight the virus if you are exposed to it later. Get more vaccine facts from
@nycHealthy
:
#NYCVaccineforAll
Thanks to the Bellevue Association Auxiliary and the
@wscah
for donating boxed groceries that will be distributed to
#COVID19
patients upon discharge. The food will help patients maintain a healthy level of nutrition and keep them in their homes as they continue their recovery.
Bellevue is the only public hospital in the U.S. with an ECMO treatment program. The program was fast tracked & launched during the height of the COVID pandemic. “What if we could save just one life? That’s what drove us.” - Dr. Norma Keller, Dir of Cardiology
Opened in 1736, Bellevue is the oldest public hospital in the United States.
Follow us as we commemorate our historic firsts and recent innovations and celebrate 287 years of helping New Yorkers live their healthiest lives!
#BellevueProud
On March 31, we closed our walk-in COVID testing tent. Thank you to our
#HealthcareHeroes
who spent the last 3 years helping New Yorkers feel safer by providing on-site
#COVID
-19 tests.
#BellevueStrong
#HappyBirthday
to us!
Today we celebrate 288 years of innovation in public health. Our history of "firsts" spans the fields of research and science, education and medical training, and programs and services that have transformed the health of NYers!
#BellevueAnniversary
Dr. Amit Uppal is
@BellevueHosp
's 2019 Physician of the Year! His leadership has been instrumental in several clinical initiatives that have revolutionized care delivery. Congratulations and thank you for making us
#BellevueProud
!
@NYChealthsystem
@infamousamit
At Bellevue, all our nurses are heroes, but Ana Rodriguez is courageous even when not at work. Ana recently saved the life of a father & child after witnessing a terrible accident on the FDR. We thank Ana for her bravery & her compassion.
#HealthcareHeroes
Coordinating Manager Derek Josey was discharged from the ICU after battling
#COVID19
.He spoke to
@NBCNews
about the support he received from his colleagues.
“When I couldn’t fight for myself anymore, my Bellevue family fought for me.”
#BellevueProud
Congratulations to our Pre-K students at Bellevue Day Care Center! They are departing...and will be starting...in Kindergarten!
@BellevueHosp
@NYCHealthSystem
WATCH: We welcomed back 13 patients who benefited from our Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Program, one of the few available in a public hospital. Their stories inspired us, especially Danyelle's, who went on ECMO after being resuscitated following a cardiac arrest.
Dr. Celine Gounder, who provides part-time clinical care at NYC Health + Hospitals
@BellevueHosp
as a hospitalist, has been named to the Biden Coronavirus Transition Task Force, along with several other high-profile physicians.
#BidenCOVIDTaskForce
#ThrowbackThursday
to that time in 1880 when
@TiffanyAndCo
designed & made the first ever nursing school graduate pin in collaboration with the Bellevue Hospital School of Nursing. The crane represents vigilance & the poppy wreath represents a nurse’s role in easing suffering.
#Thankyou
@RedCross
&
@Aramark
for delivering Grab-n-Go bags to
@BellevueHosp
#FRONTLINE
& essential staff. The bags included everyday emergency items, toiletries, healthy snacks & fresh coffee beans. Jonathan Jones, Medical Records Director, helped facilitate the donations. 🙌🛍️
After getting a kidney transplant, Dr. Albert Ahn, internist at
@nyulangone
Trinity Center who did his primary care residency at Bellevue, donated over 50 unused boxes of dialysis solution to our patients. “I have fond memories of Bellevue. I spent a lot of time there,” he said.
Bellevue is the 1st hospital in the NYC public health system certified by the
@AmCollSurgeons
to treat pediatric trauma patients under age 15 & the only Level I Adult Trauma Center & Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in Manhattan south of 68th Street. Congrats to our Trauma Team!
There are a million reasons why we’re
#BellevueProud
. An anonymous donor gifted us 1 million dollars in recognition of the excellent care experienced by a trauma patient. The funds are earmarked for various departments where the patient received care.
Today we unveiled our ion robot making Bellevue the only public hospital in the NE to offer robotic-assisted bronchoscopy. This important screening tool makes lung biopsy easier, more precise and more accessible to the community we serve.
.
#Thanks
to the help of
@BellevueHosp
Dr.
@KerryHena
& Facilities Mgmt. team, there are now 3 new Step-Down Units that were designed to meet the needs of Intermediate ICU Patients! The rooms are equipped w/ negative pressure isolation & the latest tech. to help
#COVID19
patients!
We are delighted to announce that one of our own – Department of Environmental Services Housekeeping Aide Jhonelly Gil – has been named the 2021
@NYCHealthSystem
Employee of the Year. Congrats Jhonelly! Read his amazing story: