SPECIAL REPORT: Inside The Floating Hospital.

The Floating Hospital, Long Island City   Brandon Faulkner demonstrates The SmartBoard in the Kid Zone Health Education Center   Cynthia Davis, Outreach Manager, The Floating Hospital     Full video coverage and follow up Q&A are available in the left column in 9 segments of approximately three to five minutes each. Part 1: Special Report. Inside The Floating Hospital. Full tour and conversation with Cynthia Davis, Director of Outreach. 7/20/2010 Part 2: Special Report. Inside The Floating Hospital. Full tour and conversation with Cynthia Davis, Director of Outreach. 7/20/2010 Part 3: Special Report. Inside The Floating Hospital. Full tour and conversation with Cynthia Davis, Director of Outreach. 7/20/2010 MVI_5893Part 3B: Special Report. Inside The Floating Hospital. Full tour and conversation with Cynthia Davis, Director of Outreach. 7/20/2010 Part 4: Special Report. Inside The Floating Hospital. Full tour and conversation with Cynthia Davis, Director of Outreach. 7/20/2010 Part 5: Special Report. Inside The Floating Hospital. Full tour and conversation with Cynthia Davis, Director of Outreach. 7/20/2010 MVI_5802Part 6: Special Report. Inside The Floating Hospital. Full tour and conversation with Cynthia Davis, Director of Outreach. 7/20/2010 Part 7: Special Report. Inside The Floating Hospital. Full tour and conversation with Cynthia Davis, Director of Outreach. 7/20/2010 Part 9: Special Report. Inside The Floating Hospital. Full tour and conversation with Cynthia Davis, Director of Outreach. 7/20/2010

Long Island City, Queens, New York July 20, 2010 - There are dozens of genuine smiles and happy, caring people awaiting patient, visitors, and employees of employer-partner clients at The Floating Hospital in Long Island City. No longer "floating", and now located conveniently at the foot of the Queens Plaza North subway station, this is a top medical clinic that has a 144 year history of medical care for New York City residents.  Prior to 2005, The Floating Hospital was docked at pier 17 South Street Seaport. It was originally founded n 1866 to provide health care to newspaper boys, immigrants, and others. The Floating Hospital is now serving a variety of health care needs for over 500 patients at their community health center  “It really is our staff that sets The Floating Hospital Community Health Center apart from other medical facilities.  The people in Long Island City are not just patients to us– they are also our neighbors.  Our entire team strives to provide the helpful and considerate service we all want and need when visiting our family doctor,” states Sean T. Granahan, Esq., TFH President and General Counsel.   The Flooating Hospital provides a variety of medical care including:: Basic Medical Exams and Immunization Gynecological Exams Treatment & Medication Management for Chronic Problems Vision, Hearing,, TB, and Lead Screening Substance Abuse Counseling and Referral Services Confidential HIV Testing and Counseling Comprehensive State of the Art Dental Services Extensive Mental Health Services The Floating Hospital helps Employer with Employee healthcare and healthcare management. ""Our medical, mental health and dental providers are dedicated to serving a population that has been historically overlooked in an attempt to give them the highest quality of care possible. I’ve seen them successfully educate and assist patients with taking responsibility for their healthcare which is something that minorities have struggled with for years. Our providers all value the role they’ve been able to play in enhancing our clients’lives, states Dr. Shani Armstrong The Floating Hospital is affiliated with Wycoff Hospitall. After seeing a presentation by Cynthia Davis, Director of Outreach, and meeting Darla Pasteur, VP Development and Communications, at the Annual BID meeting, we decided to visit The Floating Hospital for an OurLIC Special Report.  This follows a recent interview at the Queens Cancer Research Center in Jamica.  The soon to open Gotham Center, which will become headquarters for the New York City Department of Health, is a signal that Queens and Long Island City are heading toward an opportunity of leadership in Patient and Health Care. Our visit is presented here in video and photos includes     A tour of facilities     Demonstration of educaton SmarBoard (equipment and technology generously funded by the Met Life Foundation.)      Interview with Cynthia Davis, Director of Outreach      Meeting with Darla Pasteur, VP of Development and Communications, and her comments      Introductions to all staff and management. Highlights What residents need to know? This is a convenient location for primary health care. The people are compassionate. They handle all insurance. If you do not have insurance, they will help you. It is a one stop shop for healthcare. Pediatric, Dental, Vision, Psychological, Gyn, etc Hours are 9 AM to 7 PM Mon - Fri. Stop in for a tour. What employers need to know? There is a service called Business Express. Employees can come at 8:00 AM. This is a service that helps companies that can not afford the insurance for employees. Call Cynbthia Davis at 718-784-2240 x 273 What employees need to know You can come first thing in the morning and not lose time at work...or at the end of the day. Accept co-pay. Accept all insurance. If you don't feel well, do not miss work. Come early and be helped.  It is convenient for empployees. Additional OurLIC article The Floating Hospital Offers Help with Employee Healthcare Management.  (The Floating Hospital Helps with Employee Healthcare Management; Cynthia Davis, Outreach Manager Presentation at ERDA Annual HR Luncheon. 6/22/2010)   YESTERDAY … Twenty years before the 1886 Statute of Liberty dedication announced to the world, “Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,” The Floating Hospital (“TFH”) was already providing a healthcare safety-net forNYC’s poorest and most vulnerable families. Launched in 1866 as NYC’s first pediatric charity clinic, TFH has provided a healthier and more hopeful future to over 5 million New Yorkers. It began as part of the St. John’s Guild of Trinity Church philanthropic efforts as a way for the City’s poorest orphans, homeless and immigrant children to escape the crushing heat, filth and diseased conditions of a typical 1800’s summer spent in the NYC tenements. Free ferry rides and countryside excursions initially sponsored by the New York Times offered boys and girls working as child laborers (including the Times’ own newsboys) the opportunity to experience “fresh air and healthy food” for the first time in their young lives. TODAY … Our TFH Family Health Network remains dedicated to ensuring that every New Yorker has the opportunity to get top-quality health care at a price they can afford. Now headquartered in Long Island City Queens, TFH continues its legacy as “NYC’s Family Doctor” through two unique programs. Our Homeless Families Program operates at the LIC main clinic and six satellite sites located within the NYC family shelter system, providing 80,000+ patient visits annually to women and children from all five boroughs. Opened in October 2009, Healthy LIC, The Floating Hospital Community Health Center, is a newly renovated 6,200 square foot facility conveniently located near Queensboro Plaza. It offers a fully integrated approach to keeping family members of all ages healthy, providing compassionate and comprehensive primary medical, dental and mental health care to the entire medically underserved Northwest Queens neighborhood. Please see photos below and video segments presented in the left column.   For more information: Please visit www.thefloatinghospital.org to learn more about our history and programs or visit www.healthylic.org for specific information about services at the Community Health Center. Healthy LIC 41-43 Crescent Street LIC, NY 11101 Phone 718.784.2240 Fax 718.784.0240 The Floating Hospital, Long Island City Brandon Faulkner demonstrates The SmartBoard in the Kid Zone Health Education Center Cynthia Davis, Outreach Manager, The Floating Hospital (R) Sreeta Quintan, Supervisor of Medical Assistants Examining Room Dr. Lana Farina; Psychologist; CHild and Adult "I LOVE what I do!" Cynthia Davis Brandon Faulkner, Health Educator, demonstrates “The SmartBoard” in the Kid Zone Health Education Center Al Jankowsky, Director, Billing and Contracts Nilsa Mena, Health Education Assistant Lucy Martins, Payroll Administration Miss Camera Shy Deva Summer Youth Intern from Queensbrdge Samantha LaMont; Medical Scheduler Summer Youth Intern from Queensbrdge (L)Katrina Smith (R)Richard Fanith, Supervisor of Apointments / Logistics Examining Room Wall paintings were donated. Gloria Carney, Director of Finance Amreen Ahmed, Grant Analyst Pediatric Examination Room Summer Youth Intern from Queensbrdge Examining Room Judith McAllister; Clinical Social Worker LT Robinson Jr, RPN Richard Fanith, Supervisor of Appointments Reginald Thompson, Director, Procurement & Payroll Dr. Lana Farina; Psychologist; CHild and Adult Reception Area Brandon Faulkner, Health Educator Cafeteria

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