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NYP Lawrence Hospital Unveils New Endoscopy Services And Ambulatory Surgical Unit Suites NYP Lawrence Hospital Unveils New Endoscopy Services And Ambulatory Surgical Unit Suites
NYP Lawrence Hospital Unveils New Endoscopy Services And Ambulatory Surgical Unit Suites On December 15, NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital unveiled its new state of the art endoscopy services and ambulatory surgical unit suites at a socially distanced ribbon cutting ceremony. The 15,000 square foot space is located on the second floor of the hospital in Bronxville, complete with thirteen private rooms for patient prep and recovery. Each room offers a seamless patient experience in a warm and comfortable environment for pre and post operative procedures. The space also offers two new state of the art endoscopy procedure rooms and one outpatient procedure room for minor surge…

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Say Goodbye To Chronic Hip Pain At NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital Say Goodbye To Chronic Hip Pain At NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital
Say Goodbye To Chronic Hip Pain At NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital Annette Douglas, 71, proudly trekked up and down the hills of her Riverdale neighborhood every day until about three years ago, when annoying hip pain first slowed her down. The annoyance progressed into debilitating pain that kept her from the things she enjoys most—climbing her hills and, even worse, playing with her grandchildren. “I had no quality of life because of the pain,” Douglas said. Not one to be deterred by her age, she asked her friends for recommendations for an orthopedic surgeon and multiple people suggested Jakub Tatka, M.D., a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon at NewYo…

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Monitoring Epilepsy Saves Lives Monitoring Epilepsy Saves Lives
Monitoring Epilepsy Saves Lives As the number of epilepsy cases rise, the Epilepsy Monitoring Program at NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital has expanded to serve patients of all ages. More Americans have epilepsy now than ever before, and the number is only increasing. At least 3.4 million people in the United States have epilepsy, and New York State has the fourth-highest number of people with active epilepsy in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Epilepsy, a disorder of the central nervous system, is often portrayed on screen as causing dramatic, violent seizures. But the …

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Superior Care Close To Home At NYP Lawrence Cardiac Catheterization Lab Superior Care Close To Home At NYP Lawrence Cardiac Catheterization Lab
Superior Care Close To Home At NYP Lawrence Cardiac Catheterization Lab WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Residents living in Westchester are receiving superior heart care close to home at the NewYork-Presbyterian Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital. “In this day and age, the majority of the procedures we do in the Cath Lab are extremely safe, quick and useful,” said Mark A. Apfelbaum, MD, Director of the NewYork-Presbyterian System Cardiac Catheterization Labs at the Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center as well as Director of the Cath Lab at NewYork-Pres…

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