Articles from Northwell Health

The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, a sister organization of the World Economic Forum, has bestowed its prestigious 2025 Corporate Social Innovator of the Year award to Eric Cioè-Peña, MD, MPH, vice president of Northwell Health’s Center for Global Health (CGH) for his outstanding contributions to social innovation within the corporate setting. The award serves to spotlight pioneering social innovators who help improve the livelihoods of millions of people across the world and will be given to Dr. Cioè-Peña during a special event at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 22.

The U.S. population is older today than it has ever been before, with a projected 82 million Americans to be aged 65+ by the year 2050. As lifespans increase, so do the complexities of caring for an aging population. To address these pressing issues and chart a course for age-friendly care, Northwell Health is proud to announce its inaugural Aging Revolution Summit taking place both virtually and in-person in New York City on December 3. To register, go to www.agingrevolution.com.

Northwell Health announced recipients of several endowments, including a new deanship and 10 professorships and chairs that represent diverse specialty areas across the health system at its sixth annual Celebration of Excellence. The event, held recently at the New-York Historical Society in New York City, brought together philanthropists, physician-scientists and clinical leaders who are shaping the future of health care through excellence in academic medicine.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes painful inflammation throughout the body. To study the therapeutic potential of non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) to curb lupus-related pain and fatigue, Cynthia Aranow, MD, professor in the Institute of Molecular Medicine at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, has been awarded the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) inaugural Translational Bridge Award for $450,000 over two years. This new project builds upon her previous clinical trial, which showed promising results for using transcutaneous, through the ear, VNS to reduce pain and fatigue in lupus patients.

Gun violence is a leading cause of death for American children, surpassing even car accidents. While health care systems are urged to implement violence prevention strategies, a concrete plan to educate frontline workers has been lacking. Northwell Health's firearm injury prevention program for health care professionals, detailed in a study published in Injury Prevention, addresses this gap. Researchers from the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research and Northwell’s Center for Gun Violence Prevention have provided a blueprint for implementing effective universal screening for firearm injury and mortality prevention strategies in emergency care settings, emphasizing the critical need for educating health professionals on how to approach and navigate this public health crisis.

Each year, TIME recognizes 200 groundbreaking inventions that are changing “how we live, work, play, and think about what’s possible.” Northwell Health is proud to announce that two inventions from its Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research were named to TIME’s Best Inventions list in the medical care category. The first invention recognized, iNav, is an artificial intelligence (AI) powered cancer detection tool, and the second, “Double Neural Bypass,” is a brain computer interface technology that is restoring movement and the sense of touch in a clinical trial for people living with paralysis. See the full list here: time.com/best-inventions-2024.

The future of health care is being rewritten right now. Artificial intelligence (AI), digital therapeutics and game-changing innovations such as bioelectronic medicine and vagus nerve stimulation are ushering in a new era of transformative possibilities. Northwell Health’s Constellation Forum returns for its seventh year, exploring the rapidly evolving health care landscape. This leading innovation summit brings together health care visionaries, investors and disruptors for a day of discussion and collaboration. Join us virtually or in-person in New York City on October 17, 2024, starting at 9 a.m. ET. Register at www.ConstellationForum.com.

Northwell Health and the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, in partnership with Broadridge Financial Solutions, have announced the establishment of an endowed deanship supporting medical student scholarships, funded by a generous $3 million gift from Broadridge Financial Solutions. The newly named Deborah and Lawrence Smith Dean of the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell position honors the institution's founding dean and his late wife, who both played pivotal roles in the school’s creation in 2008. David L. Battinelli, MD, dean of the Zucker School of Medicine and executive vice president and physician-in-chief of Northwell Health, has been named the inaugural recipient of the endowment, which will enable more students to graduate debt-free from a top-ranked medical school, fully prepared to provide exceptional care to their patients and communities.

More than a third of the global population is impacted by obesity, fatty liver diseases, Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) and Metabolic-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH), which can lead to cancer if untreated. Researchers at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research have discovered a promising new therapeutic target for these conditions.

The Northwell Transplant Institute at North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) has been rated the nation’s No. 1 adult kidney transplant program in two key survival metrics, according to new data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR).

Northwell Health, New York State’s largest health system, today announced the launch of Northwell Studios, a dedicated entity focused on harnessing the power of storytelling and entertainment to humanize health care and spark meaningful social conversations.

Northwell Health, New York’s largest health system, and Instacart (NASDAQCART), the leading grocery technology company in North America, today announced a partnership through the Instacart Health initiative that leverages Instacart’s platform and products to expand access to nutritious food, inspire sustainable healthy choices, and scale food as health programs to reach diverse Northwell communities.

The American Heart Association (AHA), the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, has named Northwell Health’s Stacey E. Rosen, MD, senior vice president of women’s health and executive director of the Katz Institute for Women’s Health (KIWH) as its 2024-2025 volunteer President-elect.

Offering never-before-seen access to a unique college-age inpatient psychiatric unit, HBO will premiere a two-part documentary titled One South: Portrait of a Psych Unit, featuring Northwell Health, New York’s largest health system, on HBO’s streaming platform Max starting Tuesday, June 25 at 9 p.m. EDT.

Northwell Health’s Stacey E. Rosen, senior vice president of women’s health and executive director of the Katz Institute for Women’s Health (KIWH), is recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives. Dr. Rosen’s profile and other honorees are featured in the June 10, 2024, issue of Modern Healthcare magazine and online at ModernHealthcare.com/50Most.

On the eve of National Gun Violence Awareness Day, Northwell Health committed to expanding its efforts to tackle firearm injury and mortality during a White House meeting today that included representatives from the National Health Care CEO Council on Gun Violence Prevention & Safety and other health care leaders from across the country.

Northwell Health and New York Attorney General Letitia James announced today that they have entered into a Best Practices Agreement covering financial assistance and medical debt collection policies. The policies outlined in the Best Practices Agreement are aimed at making health care more affordable and accessible by easing the financial burdens faced by thousands of New Yorkers struggling to pay their medical bills.

A half-century after renowned gerontologist, psychiatrist and author Dr. Robert Butler ridiculed the nation’s medical establishment for ignoring the suffering of older Americans, Northwell Health today announced the publication of The Aging Revolution: The History of Geriatric Health Care and What Really Matters to Older Adults, which chronicles the significant advancements made in improving the physical and emotional health of the nation’s rapidly aging population.

Northwell Health and The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research physicians have been recognized with Conquer Cancer awards by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Foundation. Stephanie Boisclair, MD, Daniel King, MD, PhD, and incoming Northwell physician-researcher Nicholas Hornstein, MD, PhD, will be recognized during the ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL (May 31 – June 4).

A star-studded and powerful room of women’s health advocates, experts, and leaders came together at Hearst Tower in New York City on May 15 for the inaugural Women’s Health Health Lab in partnership with the Northwell Health’s Katz Institute for Women’s Health (KIWH). The event delved into a spectrum of health issues crucial to women's well-being.

Seven Northwell Health hospitals, earned a top ‘A’ rating for patient safety according to a report released today by the Leapfrog Group for Spring 2024. The national distinction recognizes the health system’s commitment to patient safety and achievements in promoting best outcomes.

Leaders from two of New York’s preeminent bioscience and healthcare institutions came together at Carnegie Hall to acknowledge the signing of an update to their affiliation agreement initiated in 2015. The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory-Northwell Health affiliation aims to bring cutting-edge biology research to the bedside of tens of thousands of cancer patients in diverse communities across the state. The agreement ensures continued collaboration and support for ongoing clinical trials, among other advanced biotechnology initiatives.

Approximately 352,000 Americans under the age of 20 have type 1 diabetes, and every year 64,000 Americans more are diagnosed. To help children and young people navigate type 1 diabetes, new research from Cohen Children’s Medical Center and The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health shows that taking vitamin D could help improve the function of insulin-producing cells.

Northwell Health and Nuvance Health, two nonprofit, mission-driven health care organizations, today announced they have entered into a strategic agreement to form a new integrated regional health system serving communities across two states. The proposed agreement will allow the organizations to come together formally upon receipt of necessary regulatory approval.

Northwell Health and New York City Public Schools announced today an unprecedented partnership to design a career-focused high school that will help prepare students for well-paying careers in healthcare and address local education and healthcare talent needs. The Northwell School of Health Sciences will fully integrate healthcare career knowledge and job training with a high-quality, well-rounded high school experience for students in New York, graduating students directly into high-demand healthcare jobs with family-sustaining wages. The school in Woodside, Queens which will open in the fall of 2025 and serve approximately 900 students at capacity, is part of a first-of-its-kind $250 million initiative led by Bloomberg Philanthropies that is connecting healthcare and education systems to create new career-connected learning high schools in 10 urban and rural communities across the country in locations including: Boston, MA; Charlotte, NC; Dallas, TX; Durham, NC; Houston, TX; Nashville, TN; Philadelphia, PA; Demopolis, AL and Northeast TN (six locations) The schools will collectively serve nearly 6,000 students at full capacity.

Gun violence death and injuries declined across the country in 2023, with more than an 8 percent decrease compared to the previous year. To continue that momentum and implement lasting change across our communities, Northwell Health, New York’s largest health system, is once again convening healthcare, government, business and community leaders for its fifth annual Gun Violence Prevention Forum on February 27 starting at 9 a.m. E.T. The hybrid event will welcome 150 leaders in person in New York City, while others can register to attend the Forum virtually at www.PreventGunViolence.com.

Northwell Health's Chethan Sathya, MD, MSc, director of Northwell's Center for Gun Violence Prevention (CGVP) and pediatric trauma surgeon at Cohen Children's Medical Center, has been recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of its 40 Under 40 for 2024 honorees. This honor acknowledges the health care industry's rising stars aged 40 and under who contribute to a culture of innovation and help their organizations achieve their goals. Dr. Sathya's profile and the other featured honorees can be read here.

Northwell Health, New York’s largest health system, and Press Ganey, the leader in helping health care providers and health plans transform the Human Experience (HX), today announced that Sven Gierlinger, senior vice president and chief experience offer at Northwell, has been recognized by Press Ganey as its HX24 CXO of the Year. The award was presented to him in person on February 5th at Press Ganey’s HX24 conference in Orlando, Florida.

Seventy years after North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) first opened its doors, the Level I trauma center and quaternary care teaching hospital today announced the completion of the Petrocelli Surgical Pavilion, a landmark decades-long project that will transform health care in the region. The $560 million, 288,000-square-foot tower will complement nationally recognized cardiac, neurosurgery and transplant programs.

Northwell Health, New York State's largest health care provider and private employer, and Envetec Sustainable Technologies Limited ("Envetec"), a pioneering cleantech company dedicated to eradicating the current unsustainable practices of treating regulated medical waste (also referred to as biohazardous or infectious waste), today announced the installation of GENERATIONS. This groundbreaking technology is designed for the safe and effective on-site treatment of regulated medical waste including single-use laboratory plastics, glass, PPE and sharps containers.

Northwell Health and the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research’s Christina Brennan, MD, senior vice president of clinical research, has received the Clinical Trial Europe’s Christine Pierre Clinical Trials Lifetime Achievement Award for her dedication to leading innovative, equitable and clinically meaningful clinical trials throughout her career and particularly her leadership in rolling out some of the first national COVID-19 clinical trials in 2020. Dr. Brennan received news of her honor and accepted the award during a ceremony at the Clinical Trials Europe conference on Nov. 30 in Barcelona, Spain.

This holiday season, Northwell Health, New York’s largest health system, will unveil a new inspirational ad campaign featuring a cast of Northwell patients and other New Yorkers who have reached the remarkable milestone of having lived 100 years or more. The campaign debuted today and will run through mid-January 2024 in New York.

Northwell Health, New York State’s largest health system, the New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), the Center for Fair Futures and three foster agencies serving Queens – Forestdale, SCO Family of Services and MercyFirst – today launched a new pilot program that aims to improve health care services for young adults transitioning out of foster care. Through this first-of-its-kind, public-private partnership, the pilot program coordinates the Fair Futures life and skills coaching with Northwell’s patient navigation services to increase and streamline access to health services for those in foster care. This single point of entry process aims to aid transition-age young adults to gain access to care and start their independent health and wellness routine off on the right foot.

A hallmark of fatal SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) is cytokine storm – an increase of inflammatory proteins within the body – that can lead to respiratory distress and organ failure. A new study published today in the Journal of Internal Medicine (JIM) by researchers at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research and the Karolinska Institutet discuss the relationship between COVID-19, the vagus nerve, the body’s inflammatory reflex and the therapeutic potentials to treat the disease and long-COVID.

Northwell Health today announced the opening of a transformative suite of medical practices meant to cover a host of conditions and deliver complex, coordinated health care in the heart of Queens, a $52 million, 70,000-square-foot facility easily reachable by car, subway or bus line and anchored by the largest outpatient cancer center in the borough.

In gratitude for a significant gift from Victoria and Lloyd Goldman — the largest single gift in Northwell’s history — Northwell Health will name its new medical pavilion under construction on the Upper East Side of Manhattan the Victoria and Lloyd Goldman Medical Pavilion. The gift was announced at Northwell’s annual Constellation Gala held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on November 14th and includes an endowment to establish the Victoria and Lloyd Goldman Professorship.

As the number of children and adolescents in need of mental health support continues to increase at alarming rates, Northwell Health is investing $350 million over the next five years and launching a $150 million fundraising campaign to expand pediatric behavioral health services across its footprint including creating a new model of care and building a preeminent center of mental health excellence that will bridge the gap between physical and mental health services for children.

Northwell Health’s Jennifer H. Mieres, MD, senior vice president and chief diversity and inclusion officer, has been recognized as one of Modern Healthcare’s Top Diversity Leaders in Healthcare. This prestigious recognition highlights Dr. Mieres' exceptional contributions to promoting diversity and inclusion as foundational to advancing equity in care within the healthcare industry. The profiles of all the winners are featured in the October 16, 2023 print issue of Modern Healthcare and here.

To enhance the delivery of patient-centered cardiovascular care across its 21-hospital network, Northwell Health announced the creation of the Northwell Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) with a special focus on streamlining patient care, standardizing care delivery, research, and medical education across the health system.

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has elected Karina Davidson, PhD, Northwell Health’s senior vice president of research, and Said Ibrahim, MD, MPH, MBA, senior vice president of Northwell’s Medicine Service Line, in recognition of their breakthrough achievements in research and internal medicine respectively. The new members were announced publicly on October 9, during NAM’s annual meeting which included the election of 90 regular members and 10 international members.

HLTH 2023 is the well-known annual event for health care and wellness innovation, bringing together executives, decision-makers and clinicians that will help drive change within the industry and beyond. Joining this year’s October 8-11 Las Vegas, NV, conference will be three clinicians from Northwell Health, New York State’s largest health system, to share their expertise and thought leadership insights.

Northwell Health’s Zenobia Brown, MD, MPH, senior vice president, associate chief medical officer and executive director of Northwell Health Solutions, is recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the Top Innovators 2023. The prestigious honor spotlights leaders solving health care’s biggest challenges through out-of-the-box and often unconventional solutions. Dr. Brown's profile and the other featured nominees can be read at ModernHealthcare.com/Top-Innovators.

Health care is approaching a scientific and technological tipping point, poised to cross into an age of artificial intelligence (AI) and supercomputing. To explore how science, technology, culture and society are converging in medicine, Northwell Health, New York State's largest health system, will host its annual Constellation Forum.

The first American to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in 2020 repeated the feat again today as part of a public health awareness event. Sandra Lindsay, RN, became a global phenomenon on December 14, 2020, when the Northwell Health critical care nurse director received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

Northwell Health and ProHEALTH Dental today announced a strategic agreement to provide oral health services across Long Island, New York City and Westchester County. Northwell is New York State’s largest health care provider with more than 900 locations while ProHEALTH Dental has a network of 16 state-of-the-art dental offices throughout the region.

In a first for the health system, Northwell Health today announced the opening of a multispecialty physician practice in New Jersey. Northwell Health Physician Partners (NHPP) has begun offering primary care, specialty services and a focus on the full array of liver diseases in Edgewater, N.J.

In 2020, firearm injuries overtook traffic accidents as the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States. New research, led by Northwell Health and the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, found a 41.6 percent increase in the firearm death rate among children and adolescents between 2018-2021. The research, published in the journal Pediatrics, broke down the demographics, geography and poverty levels of gun deaths. The drastic spike solidifies the need to implement prevention strategies and policies among high-risk communities.

Music superstar and renowned dancer, choreographer and TV personality Paula Abdul performed at Northwell Health’s fifth annual Summer Hamptons Evening (SHE) on August 12, which raised $1 million for the Katz Institute for Women’s Health. The event was held in Water Mill, NY, at the residence of Victoria Moran-Furman, who hosted alongside presenting sponsors Iris and Saul Katz, the benefactors of Northwell’s Katz Institute, Eric Moran, and celebrity event planner Larry Scott of Lawrence Scott Events.

Northwell’s North Shore University Hospital was ranked No. 1 in the state and in the top 20 hospitals in the nation in the 2023-24 Best Hospital rankings by U.S. News & World Report. Two other Northwell hospitals also placed in the top 10 in state rankings, and dozens of programs across the health system were also ranked incredibly well.

Seven Northwell Health hospitals have received four-star or better ratings from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) – led by three five-star hospitals on Long Island – as part of its 2023 Five-Star Quality Rating System, which were announced today.

For his dedication to clinical research, leadership and advancing the field of nephrology, Kenar D. Jhaveri, MD, will be honored with the American Society of Nephrology Distinguished Leader Award. The award will be presented to the Northwell Health nephrologist and researcher at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research in November 2023 during the ASN Kidney Week Conference in Philadelphia, PA. His recognition is the first for a Northwell physician.

As part of its ongoing efforts to bring complex care and to increase the flow of international patients to the UAE, Burjeel Holdings (“Burjeel” or “the Group”), one of the largest healthcare services providers in the MENA, has joined hands with Northwell Health, the largest healthcare provider in New York State, to launch a highly advanced Neuroscience Institute in Abu Dhabi. The Neuroscience Institute will be located at Burjeel Medical City (BMC), the flagship facility of Burjeel Holdings, and will provide state-of-the-art care for adult and pediatric patients with neurological disorders, including autoimmune brain disorders, epilepsy, Parkinson’s and movement disorders, pediatric neurology, and multiple sclerosis. The collaboration between Burjeel Holdings and Northwell Health will enable the transfer of knowledge and expertise between the two organizations to deliver the best possible patient care.

The Northwell Health Board of Trustees on June 1, 2023, elected Margaret Crotty of New York as its new chair. She is the first woman to serve as Chair and succeeds Michael Epstein, who served for four years as chair of the 37-member board.

Northwell Direct today announced that it has been selected as the subcontractor on a U.S. Department of State (DOS) contract to provide telehealth consult services to DOS medical providers serving U.S. Government (USG) employees and family members posted overseas.

The latest development in cataract surgery is now available at several Northwell locations including Peconic Bay Medical Center, Syosset Surgical center and Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital. The cutting-edge Light Adjustable Lens (LAL) enables patients and their doctor to design, trial and customize vision after cataract surgery, more often giving patients their very best possible vision without eyeglasses after surgery.

Northwell Health’s Kevin Tracey, MD, president and CEO of The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, the home of research at the health system, Kevin Reiter, PA, MD, deputy medical director of Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care and Maureen White, RN, senior vice president and chief nurse executive, have been named Crain’s New York Business’s Notable Leaders in Health Care. The annual list recognizes executives who have made significant contributions to the health care industry in the New York City area.

Northwell Health has awarded $1 million toward the research and development of two employee-driven projects that drive the goal of transforming the future of health care with new ideas during the health system’s 2023 Innovation Challenge. Winners of the competition included team leads hailing from the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, the home of research at Northwell Health. Each project will receive up to $500,000 in funding to advance their innovations in care delivery and science.

Northwell Health’s Senior Vice President for the Katz Institute of Women’s Health, Stacey E. Rosen, MD, has been awarded the prestigious Wenger Award for Excellence in Medical Advocacy from WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease. The award recognizes Dr. Rosen’s significant contributions to the field of women’s heart health and patient advocacy.

It was a day of celebration and reflection as cardiac doctors, surgeons, nurses and therapists gathered at Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital (SABHH) at North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) on April 26 to celebrate a medial milestone for the health system and region – more than 100 heart transplants have been performed since Northwell’s first life-saving surgery in 2018.

Indie sister duo Aly & AJ continue to use their touring as a platform to drive awareness to causes that are important to them. Today they announce a deeply personal collaboration with Northwell Health, New York’s largest health system, to raise awareness and help prevent gun violence. While kicking off their national “With Love From” tour, the sisters will ask their fans and followers to agree to ask, “Is there an unlocked gun in the home you are living in or visiting?”

Two newly released New York State (NYS) Department of Health (DOH) reports rank four Northwell Health hospitals as among the state’s best for cardiac surgery and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), a non-surgical procedure used to treat narrowing of the heart’s coronary arteries, and cited several of its physicians for superior outcomes from 2017-2019.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Northwell Health’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center and The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, the homes of pediatric research at Northwell, two grants totaling $4.73 million to study nephrotic syndrome – a kidney disorder that causes the body to pass too much protein into the urine – specifically in children. Investigators will kickstart two different research studies, with the funding over the course of five years.

Northwell Health today announced an agreement with health care software leader Epic to implement the health system’s next generation electronic health record (EHR) as part of its ongoing digital transformation to ensure a more seamless patient and team member experience.

Northwell Health has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for 2023 by Ethisphere, one of six health systems in the nation to be recognized and the only one from New York State. It’s the eighth time on the list for Northwell, joining 135 other honorees from 19 countries and 46 industries.

Standing with medical providers of Turkish and Syrian descent, Michael J. Dowling, Northwell Health’s president and CEO, today announced that the heath system is sending 22 palettes of needed medical and disaster relief supplies to the devastated regions after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on February 6 that claimed more than 48,000 lives and left millions displaced.

Since the start of the year, there have been over 70 mass shootings – more than one a day – and thousands of other firearm deaths. To mobilize efforts and prevent more senseless acts of gun violence, business executives, clinicians, researchers, policymakers and those affected by gun deaths are coming together to take part in Northwell Health’s fourth annual Gun Violence Prevention Forum on February 28 starting at 9 a.m. E.T. The hybrid event will welcome 100 leaders in person in New York City and others can register to attend the Forum virtually at www.PreventGunViolence.com.

Northwell Health President and CEO Michael Dowling, who championed innovation to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and was just as aggressive toward health equity and gun violence as a public health crisis, has been selected as America’s most influential leader in health care by Modern Healthcare.

The International Society for Autonomic Neuroscience (ISAN) has elected The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research's Valentin Pavlov, PhD, as president in recognition of his dedication and research of the brain and autonomic nervous system, particularly in the regulation of inflammation and metabolism. Dr. Pavlov was presented this honor during the ISAN's 12th Congress session in Australia.

Like early pioneers tasked with creating the first geographic maps of the American frontier, scientists at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, supported by a $6.7 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will create a detailed map of the anatomy of the human vagus nerve – one of the largest and most critical nerves controlling organ functions like heart rate, breathing, digestion, metabolism and immunological responses.

Geopolitical conflict, novel technology, widening social disparities; the world continues to evolve at break-neck speed and health care needs to adapt. To better understand our progress and current challenges preventing innovation, Northwell Health, New York State’s largest health system, will host its fifth annual Constellation Forum virtually on October 20 at 11 a.m. ET. To register to attend, visit www.ConstellationForum.com.

Guns are the leading cause of death for kids and 13 children die from guns every day nationwide. To encourage parents to take action and become part of the solution by asking about gun safety, Northwell Health, New York State’s largest health system, created a print, broadcast and digital public awareness campaign and has encouraged other health systems to share the campaign’s message with their communities across America. More than one thousand hospitals and health associations, including the American Hospital Association, Children’s Hospital Association and The Catholic Health Association of the United States, have joined this gun safety movement.

Northwell Health, New York State’s largest non-profit healthcare provider and private employer, today announced it surpassed the $1 billion goal in its first system-wide comprehensive fundraising campaign. Funds raised have accelerated innovation and advanced the quality of health care in the New York region and elsewhere.

Northwell Health has implemented new comprehensive detection systems that screen for weapons and contraband at the entrances of Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore and Lenox Health Greenwich Village in Manhattan as part of an effort to bring the technology to all hospitals in the health system.

Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning songwriter and performing artist Cyndi Lauper performed at Northwell Health’s fourth annual Summer Hamptons Evening (SHE) on August 13, which raised $925,000 for the Katz Institute for Women’s Health.

Cohen Children’s Medical Center today announced the opening of the Pediatric Surgical Operating Complex, a $110 million, 24,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art home for pediatric surgery that greatly enhances the capabilities of New York State’s No. 1 provider of pediatric health services and largest Level 1 pediatric trauma center.