NEW YORK (March 12, 2013) — Weill Cornell Medical College and its faculty practice, the Weill Cornell Physician Organization, today celebrated the opening of a new medical practice at 2315 Broadway at West 84th Street. The comprehensive practice expands access to Weill Cornell's world-class physicians on Manhattan's West Side and offers imaging, primary care and the most in-demand specialty services to children and adults — all under one roof.
The Weill Cornell Physician Organization is comprised of faculty members of Weill Cornell Medical College, one of the top-ranked clinical and medical research centers in the country. Consistent leaders in patient care, these physicians are experts in primary care and numerous specialty areas, including cardiology, neurology and reproductive medicine.
The new three-floor, 30,000 square-foot multi-specialty practice provides patients with one-stop shopping for all their health care needs and provides a bridge to Weill Cornell's physicians and academic medical center on the East Side.
"At Weill Cornell Medical College, it is our goal to promote an integrated, multi-disciplinary team approach to patient care that encourages our patients to remain healthy and vital throughout their lives," says Dr. Laurie H. Glimcher, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medical College. "Our outstanding Weill Cornell Physicians practice on Broadway will not only further this principle, but will also expand our patients' access to it. For as much as one-stop shopping is convenient, it is just as vital for maintaining good health."
"The new Weill Cornell Physicians practice is a prime example of what can happen with steadfast leadership and visionary thinking," says Sanford I. Weill, chairman of the Board of Overseers of Weill Cornell Medical College. "With a focus on comprehensive, integrated care, this practice will provide patients on the West Side with the same superb clinical care we administer daily at our home on York Avenue."
With a focus on wellness and prevention, primary care accounts for a third of the Broadway practice's services and includes internal medicine, gynecology and nearly an entire floor dedicated to pediatrics. The Broadway office's primary care services, which include nine full-time physicians, forecasts 30,000 patient visits a year and will serve as an extension of the existing Weill Cornell Physicians primary care practice at West 72nd Street.
In addition to primary care, the Broadway practice offers the most in-demand specialty services, including dermatology, endocrinology, neurology, nutrition services, otolaryngology, pain management, reproductive medicine, a vein treatment center and pediatric subspecialties. The practice uses the same integrated electronic health record system as the other Weill Cornell Physician Organization practices and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, ensuring streamlined communication between patients and specialists.
"As some of the most premier health care providers in the world, Weill Cornell doctors are in overwhelming demand," says Dr. Daniel Knowles, Weill Cornell Physician Organization's chief medical officer and the David D. Thompson Professor and chairman of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Weill Cornell and pathologist-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian. "Not only do we aim to deliver unparalleled care to our patients, but we are also striving to be leaders in health care as it evolves."
An entire floor of the practice is dedicated to imaging through Weill Cornell Imaging at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Patients will have access to the highest quality diagnostic equipment, including MRI, a dual-energy and low-dose radiation CT scanner, ultrasonography, X-ray and bone density scanner. Academic radiologists are on-site to read the results, and images, if needed, can be electronically transmitted in real-time for review by any of the 80 available radiology experts at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell. This service has been made possible through a partnership between Weill Cornell and NewYork-Presbyterian dedicated to providing the most advanced imaging technology to patients.
"As part of its comprehensive primary and specialty service offerings, the Weill Cornell Physicians practice on Broadway will provide patients with the full array of diagnostic radiology services in a warm, patient-friendly setting that is easily accessible," says Dr. Steven J. Corwin, CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. "In addition, physicians will be able to refer their patients to a premier, state-of-the-art facility that offers the highest quality care and service and the resources of a world-class academic medical center. Congratulations to the Weill Cornell Physician Organization for successfully opening this new medical practice."
With floor- to-ceiling windows overlooking Broadway, flooding waiting rooms with natural light, the newly renovated Broadway office is designed to be warm, inviting and convenient for patients. The practice, easily accessible by foot, car and mass transit, provides early and late appointments and offers coordinated appointments for those seeing multiple specialists. Discounted parking is available.
To make an appointment or learn more about services offered at the new Weill Cornell Physicians practice at 2315 Broadway, call 646-962-2315 or visit www.weillcornell.org/2315broadway.
Weill Cornell Physicians Organization
Weill Cornell Physicians are faculty members of Weill Cornell Medical College, one of the top-ranked clinical and medical research centers in the country. They are also attending physicians at one of the most comprehensive care facilities in the world — NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Weill Cornell physicians have consistently been leaders in patient care, in primary care as well as in many specialty areas as diverse as in-vitro fertilization, neurology, oncology, and HIV/AIDS care. Weill Cornell Physicians play a proud part of Weill Cornell's 100 year old tradition of excellence in academic medicine as academic leaders responsible for many health-restoring medical breakthroughs and advances, as well as scientists active in nationally recognized medical research, on the leading edge of beneficial new procedures and technologies. Committed to delivering outstanding patient care with compassion and concern for each patient, Weill Cornell Physicians are providers of primary and specialty care to people from all five New York City boroughs, the metropolitan area, from across the United States, and from around the world.
Weill Cornell Medical College
Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University's medical school located in New York City, is committed to excellence in research, teaching, patient care and the advancement of the art and science of medicine, locally, nationally and globally. Physicians and scientists of Weill Cornell Medical College are engaged in cutting-edge research from bench to bedside, aimed at unlocking mysteries of the human body in health and sickness and toward developing new treatments and prevention strategies. In its commitment to global health and education, Weill Cornell has a strong presence in places such as Qatar, Tanzania, Haiti, Brazil, Austria and Turkey. Through the historic Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Cornell University is the first in the U.S. to offer a M.D. degree overseas. Weill Cornell is the birthplace of many medical advances — including the development of the Pap test for cervical cancer, the synthesis of penicillin, the first successful embryo-biopsy pregnancy and birth in the U.S., the first clinical trial of gene therapy for Parkinson's disease, and most recently, the world's first successful use of deep brain stimulation to treat a minimally conscious brain-injured patient. Weill Cornell Medical College is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, where its faculty provides comprehensive patient care at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. The Medical College is also affiliated with the Methodist Hospital in Houston. For more information, visit weill.cornell.edu.