In Cancer Therapy, There Is a Time to Treat and a Time to Let Go

In Cancer Therapy, There Is a Time to Treat and a Time to Let Go

By JANE E. BRODY
Published: August 18, 2008
The New York Times

Having Cancer, and Finding a Personality

Having Cancer, and Finding a Personality

The New York Times
By RUTH PENNEBAKER
Published: August 11, 2008

Best Hospitals Honor Roll

Congratulations! For the eighth straight year, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has been ranked by U.S.News as the #1 hospital in New York, and for the third year, as the #6 hospital in the nation!

New York Hospitals Create Outcry in Foreign Deal

New York Hospitals Create Outcry in Foreign Deal

The New York Times
By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
Published: August 5, 2008

New York City’s Health and Hospitals Corporation has signed a 10-year, $100 million contract with a profit-making medical school in the Caribbean to provide clinical training for hundreds of students at the city’s 11 public hospitals.

Pens!!

I would like to thank the Nancy Klauber Forest Foundation for their generous donation of pens. Please pick one up in the 10 South filing cabinet. They conveniently have a rope so you can wear it around your neck during your shift.

Doctor and Patient, Now at Odds

Doctor and Patient, Now at Odds

By TARA PARKER-POPE
Published: July 29, 2008
The New York Times

A growing chorus of discontent suggests that the once-revered doctor-patient relationship is on the rocks.

Appreciation Day 7/23

Appreciation Day

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Afternoon: 12:30-1:15pm

Evening: 8:30pm-9:15pm

10 Central Lounge

Refreshments will be served and we will be making paper flowers to give to patients and to decorate the unit. Please come to show your support for the program and to meet members of the Foundation that make this program possible.