| How to Protect Yourself from the Flu |
 This winter, remember to protect yourself and get vaccinated against the flu. St. Vincent's infectious disease physician Dr. Joseph Rahimian explains the importance of getting your flu shot and gives CW11's Dr. Steve Salvatore a flu shot live on the air. (CW11, December 9, 2008) |
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"Villager" Column in Support of a New St. Vincent's
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| A column in The Villager by Arthur Webb, President and CEO of Village Care of New York, explains why the Landmark Preservation Commission's approval of St. Vincent's hardship application was the right decision for the community. (The Villager, November 5, 2008) |
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St. Vincent's Patient Marisa Marchetto Profiled as "New Yorker of the Week"
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 NY1 featured Cancer Vixen author and breast cancer survivor Marisa Marchetto her fundraising efforts through the Cancer Vixen Fund at St. Vincent's, which recently sponsored a day of free mammograms at the cancer center where more than 200 women were screened. Marisa founded the Cancer Vixen Fund to help uninsured and women get access to breast health resources. Dr. Christopher Mills, chairman of surgery at St. Vincent's, was interviewed about the importance of Marisa's work in promoting early detection. (NY1, October 31, 2008) |
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| The Landmark Preservation Commission Votes in Favor of New Hospital Plans |
 The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to allow St. Vincent's Hospital to proceed with plans to build a new, state-of-the-art hospital on the site of the O'Toole Building. St. Vincent's President and CEO Henry Amoroso was interviewed on the decision and explained one of the many reasons why the hospital's current facilities are inadequate. (NY1, October 29, 2008) |
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| St. Vincent's Celebrates National Mammography Day with Free Mammograms |
 CW 11 reported live from St. Vincent's Comprehensive Cancer Center to urge women to take advantage of free mammograms being offered in honor of National Mammography Day. Cancer Vixen author and breast cancer survivor Marisa Marchetto was on hand to have her yearly mammogram as Dr. Steven Sferlazza talked about the importance of being screened. The free screenings were sponsored by the Cancer Vixen Fund at St. Vincent's. (CW 11, October 17, 2008) |
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| Swiss Re Center for Emergency Education Debuts at St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan |
 NBC Channel 4 reported on the grand opening of St. Vincent's Swiss Re Center for Emergency Education. The state-of-the-art center will allow St. Vincent's to carry out high-tech training for the city's first responders, building on the tradition of more than 160 years of emergency medicine at St. Vincent's. (WNBC, September 29, 2008) |
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| St. Vincent's "Angel" in Manhattan |
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 NBC Channel 4 profiled Linda Buckhold, RN, known as the "angel" of St. Vincent's Community Nursing Program, for her selfless work on behalf of elderly patients throughout the city. (WNBC, September 4, 2008)
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| "Cancer Vixen" Named a Hero |
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 NBC Channel 4 interviewed Marisa Acocella Marchetto, author of the graphic memoir Cancer Vixen, about her battle with breast cancer for the "Stand Up to Cancer" campaign. Marisa talked about her experience and how it inspired her fundraising activities in collaboration with St. Vincent's Comprehensive Cancer Center to fund mammograms for women who are uinsured or underinsured. Click the picture at left to play the video. (WNBC, September 4, 2008)
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| Dr. Andrew Sands Talks About "Tennis Toe" |
 Dr. Andrew Sands, chief of orthopaedics foot and ankle surgery, talks to NBC Channel 4 about the sports injury "tennis toe." Dr. Sands explains the causes and treatment for the condition and how to prevent tennis toe during sports activities. Click the picture at left to play the video. (WNBC, September 2, 2008) |
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| Dr. Stephanie Bernik Discusses Breast Cancer in Women under 40 |
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 Dr. Stephanie Bernik, chief of breast surgery at St. Vincent's Comprehensive Cancer Center, talks about the incidence and detection of breast cancer in women under the age of 40 in light of the diagnosis of Christina Applegate with the disease. Click the picture at left to play the video. (WNBC, August 4, 2008)
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| Dr. Gerald Rosen Explains "Malignant Glioma" Brain Tumors |
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 Dr. Gerald Rosen, neuro-oncologist at St. Vincent's Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the type of brain tumor known as a malignant glioma after Senator Ted Kennedy received such a diagnosis. Click the picture at left to play the video. (WNBC, May 20, 2008)
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| Eli Manning Hosts Football Clinic to Benefit St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan |
 New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning hosted a football clinic for 12 lucky school children at the Giants Stadium facilities after he generously donated the time to St. Vincent's as a live auction item for the hospital's annual fundraiser, the Angelus Awards. The winning bidder, St. Vincent's board member T.K. Duggan, donated the clinic back to the hospital for use by local school children. Click the picture at left to play the video. (ABC 7, May 15, 2008) |
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| Dr. Azra Raza Featurd in New York Daily News |
| Dr. Azra Raza, director of the myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) center at St. Vincent's Comprehensive Cancer Center, is featured in a New York Daily News story detailing her efforts to improve cancer treatment. (New York Daily News, April 22, 2008) |
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| St. Vincent's Blesses New Ambulance for Papal Visit |
 Archbishop Celestine Migliore, Papal Nuncio to the U.N., and Bishop Nicolas DiMarzio bless the ambulance and paramedic crew chosen to ride in the papal motorcade during the Pope's visit to New York City in April. Click the picture at left to play. (Fox 5, April 5, 2008) |
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| Dr. Donald Mathews Speaks About Anesthesia Awareness |
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 St. Vincent's Anesthesiologist Dr. Donald Mathews talks to Larry King about anesthia awareness and the equipment St.Vincent's uses to ensure patients do not experience "anesthetic awareness". Click the picture at left to play the video.
(Larry King Live, December 12, 2007)
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