Health Check: Go “Beyond the Table” this National Nutrition Month

By MARY LOU POMPEII

National Nutrition Month is an annual campaign to help people make informed food choices and develop healthy habits. It was created 50 years ago by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), a trusted source of food and nutrition information. This year’s theme is “Beyond the Table,” which aims to promote healthy meals and snacks anywhere you are!

Montefiore Announces Plans for New Pediatric Inpatient Psychiatry Unit

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Montefiore Einstein announced plans on Wednesday, March 6, for a new pediatric inpatient psychiatry unit adding a new care option to address what officials say is the unmet urgent behavioral and mental health needs of children and adolescents in The Bronx.

Wakefield: Montefiore Opens First Pulmonary Rehab Program in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Montefiore has opened the borough’s first pulmonary rehabilitation program in Wakefied. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Monday, Feb. 26 to mark the opening.

Montefiore Einstein Medical Students Receive Free Tuition in Perpetuity

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Medical students at Montefiore’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine learned on Monday morning, Feb. 26, that they will receive free tuition in perpetuity thanks to a gift from Dr. Ruth L. Gottesman, Ed.D., chair of the Einstein Board of Trustees and Montefiore Health System board member.

UnitedHealthcare and Montefiore Health System Reach Agreement on Healthcare Plan

By SÍLE MOLONEY

UnitedHealthcare and Montefiore Health System (Montefiore) have reached an agreement which UnitedHealthcare says ensures its members who are enrolled in New York UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (Medicaid), Medicare Advantage, and Group Retiree plans have access to Montefiore’s providers and hospitals in New York, effective Feb. 1, 2024.

Marta Gavora the ‘Sherlock Holmes’ of Microbiology Retires After 54 Years

By AMY SACKS & SÍLE MOLONEY

When Marta Gavora immigrated to the United States from communist Czechoslovakia with her younger sister in 1969, she was just 23 years old and spoke no English. While helping to organize the Dermatological Symposium held in Bratislava in then-Czechoslovakia, in 1966, she came across a scientific paper presented by a Montefiore physician.

Health Check: Setting Goals for 2024 is as Easy as ABC

By CLAIRE GARON

Happy New Year and best wishes for a healthy, hopeful winter! In my job as a senior health educator at Montefiore outpatient clinics, I help patients make health goals. The new year is a perfect time to try new habits and behaviors. Today, we are going to use a method I call “Goal ABCs” to make a small goal with a big impact. Please grab a paper, or an electronic device, to take notes.