NYP's Mystery Shopper Program

Do you or your loved ones receive medical care at NYP?

• Evaluate Hospital staff on their service
• Receive gifts for returning completed surveys
• Never reveal your identity and all responses kept confidential
• Open to volunteers only
• Must Attend Orientation session (tbd)
• For more information contact Melissa Landanno, Coordinator of Patient Centered Care 212 342-1559

In New York City, Two Versions of End-of-Life Care

In New York City, Two Versions of End-of-Life Care

The New York Times
By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS and FORD FESSENDEN
Published: May 30, 2008

Meditation

Lotus Therapy

By BENEDICT CAREY
Published: May 27, 2008

This article published recently in the New York Times, talks about how mindfulness meditation can help relieve suffering. Please read over and think about how helpful it can be to practice meditation techniques with our patients.

In Hospitals, Simple Reminders Reduce Deadly Infections

In Hospitals, Simple Reminders Reduce Deadly Infections

The New York Times

By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
Published: May 19, 2008

HAND HYGIENE!

Keep up the good work! Our Hand Hygiene numbers continue to rise...although we should be at 100%! Remember that volunteers are included in these numbers - special hand hygiene monitors on each unit keep track of who is washing their hands. Check the units for postings of oncology hand hygiene.

For the Elderly, Being Heard About Life’s End

For the Elderly, Being Heard About Life’s End

The New York Times
By JANE GROSS
Published: May 5, 2008

Grounded in research at the Dartmouth Medical School, slow medicine encourages physicians to put on the brakes when considering care that may have high risks and limited rewards for the elderly, and it educates patients and families how to push back against emergency room trips and hospitalizations designed for those with treatable illnesses, not the inevitable erosion of advanced age.

A Final Farewell

A Final Farewell

How Randy Pausch, a 47-year-old college professor, came to teach his family about love, courage -- and saying goodbye

By JEFFREY ZASLOW May 3, 2008; The Wall Street Journal