News from 2023
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital’s Primary Stroke Center has earned The Gold Seal of Approval & Accreditation from The Joint Commission
Mar 13, 2023
The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital achieves national recognition for providing top-notch stroke care, as evidenced by the Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Award.
Get With The Guidelines puts the expertise of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to work for hospitals nationwide, helping ensure patient care is aligned with the latest research- and evidence-based guidelines.
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital Welcomes Ndaba Mandela, Grandson of Nelson Mandela
Mar 10, 2023
Ndaba Mandela, grandson of the late Nelson Mandela. St. John’s was the first hospital that Mr. Mandela visited on his trip to NY.
Episcopal Health Services Inc., (EHS) is pleased to Announce Dr. Stanley Byrd as the Health System’s Chief Diversity Officer for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
Mar 07, 2023
Dr. Byrd comes to EHS from the University of Rochester Medical Center, where he served as the Associate Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and has over twenty years of DEI and Human Resources experience.
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital has earned Re-Accreditation by the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES) to provide Quality Diabetes Self- Management Education and Support
Accreditation represents a high level of quality and service to the community, and the ability to better meet the needs of Medicare recipients and others affected by diabetes in our communities.
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital Receives $3 Million from the Honorable Congressman Gregory Meeks in Support of The Behavioral Health Equity Renovation Project
Feb 27, 2023
St. John’s will use the much needed funds to renovate an 18,000 square foot inpatient Behavioral Health Unit that has not been updated since the 1950’s.
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital ICARE Foundation Hosts Ribbon Cutting for Comfort Carts and Launch of Healing2Music Program
Feb 14, 2023
Valentine’s Day was the perfect day to cut the red ribbon for the St. John’s ICARE Foundation Comfort Carts and Launch of the Healing2Music project at St John’s Episcopal Hospital.
New York Safety Net Hospital Coalition Releases Policy Solutions to Advance Health Equity in New York
Feb 03, 2023
The New York Safety Net Hospital Coalition released a policy proposal to make Medicaid reimbursement more equitable for safety net hospitals by matching government rates to the regional average commercial rate.
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital Pharmacists Present Research Findings at Dubai International Pharmaceuticals & Technology Conference & Exhibition
The presentations by Piao Zhuge, PharmD, BCPS, and Ruby Rajkumar, PharmD, BCGP focused on the St. John’s Pharmaceutical team’s findings on the Impact of a Pharmacist-Driven Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in a Community Teaching Hospital and the Remdesvir Impact on Readmission & Mortality in Acute Care.
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital Receives $150,000 from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation in Support of Maternal Health Program
Jan 23, 2023
Through this program, pre-and postnatal women in the Rockaways will have the opportunity to receive free-of-charge access to a professional doula who will assist them throughout the childbirth process; providing physical, emotional, and informational support to mothers, helping to achieve the healthiest, most satisfying birth experience possible.