NEW YORK (Sept. 21, 2021)— Weill Cornell Medicine today celebrated the opening of a new, multidisciplinary medical practice in Long Island City. The comprehensive practice, in partnership with NewYork-Presbyterian, expands access to the institutions’ leading physicians in Queens and offers a one-stop destination for some of the most in-demand specialties for adults and children.
The new 50,000-square-foot facility, located in The JACX at 28-25 Jackson Ave., will initially include seven physicians offering exemplary patient care in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology. Additional Weill Cornell Medicine specialists will provide services at the practice based on community need. A team of orthopedic surgeons from NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Queens will provide top-notch musculoskeletal care at the new location. Radiology provided by Weill Cornell Imaging at NewYork-Presbyterian will be joining the practice in early 2022 and will provide a full range of imaging services, such as X-rays, MRIs and mammograms.
“Not only will the new Long Island City practice offer comprehensive primary care services for the whole family in a rapidly growing community, it will also have other Weill Cornell Medicine specialists, expansive imaging services, orthopedic surgeons and sports specialists on site,” said Dr. Adam R. Stracher, chief medical officer and director of the Primary Care Division of the Weill Cornell Medicine Physician Organization and an internist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. “The practice will provide exceptional primary and specialty care to patients in Queens in a location that’s convenient to them.”
A waiting room at Weill Cornell Medicine's new Long Island City medical practice. The new location is in partnership with NewYork-Presbyterian.
The new site is a major expansion from the original 50th Avenue location in Long Island City, which featured one pediatrician and one family medicine physician when the practice joined Weill Cornell Medicine in 2018. With the goal of creating a “one-stop shop” for the community that is close to public transportation and a short ride to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Weill Cornell Medicine, in partnership with NewYork-Presbyterian, began construction on the new facility about two years ago.
With high ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows, the office is bright, welcoming and soothing, and features murals in the exam rooms.
“It is a stunning, beautiful space,” said Dr. Stracher. “It’s state of the art. It has fantastic light and is an uplifting place for patients.”
Patients will also enjoy the convenience of several options to check in for appointments. They can use a smartphone or tablet device to check in electronically on an app before they arrive, use a kiosk on site or speak directly to a staff member.
The new medical practice in Long Island City features wallpaper murals and artwork to create a welcoming, soothing space.
To meet a huge demand for orthopedic care, it was essential that orthopedic surgeons were added to the new practice from NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Queens, said Dr. Jeffrey E. Rosen, chairman of the Department of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens.
“Musculoskeletal complaints are one of the most common reasons for visits to doctors, urgent care services and emergency rooms,” Dr. Rosen said. “We intend to provide full-service orthopedic care for the community and work collaboratively with the pediatric and adult primary care providers seeing patients at the site. We want to make it convenient for patients so they can have the ease of walking across the hall for all of their care.”
In addition to the Long Island City location, Weill Cornell Medicine recently opened a new medical practice in Southampton, Long Island, exemplifying the institution’s goal of reaching patients when and where it’s convenient for them. Weill Cornell Medicine now has nearly 70 locations throughout metropolitan New York.
To make an appointment or learn more about services offered at the new Long Island City practice, visit https://weillcornell.org/weill-cornell-medicine-long-island-city or call 646-962-9921.
NewYork-Presbyterian
NewYork-Presbyterian is one of the nation’s most comprehensive, integrated academic healthcare systems, encompassing 10 hospitals across the Greater New York area, more than 200 primary and specialty care clinics and medical groups, and an array of telemedicine services.
A leader in medical education, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is the only academic medical center in the nation affiliated with two world-class medical schools, Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. This collaboration means patients have access to the country’s leading physicians, the full range of medical specialties, latest innovations in care, and research that is developing cures and saving lives.
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Weill Cornell Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine is committed to excellence in patient care, scientific discovery and the education of future physicians in New York City and around the world. The doctors and scientists of Weill Cornell Medicine — faculty from Weill Cornell Medical College, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and Weill Cornell Physician Organization — are engaged in world-class clinical care and cutting-edge research that connect patients to the latest treatment innovations and prevention strategies. Located in the heart of the Upper East Side’s scientific corridor, Weill Cornell Medicine’s powerful network of collaborators extends to its parent university Cornell University; to Qatar, where Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar offers a Cornell University medical degree; and to programs in Tanzania, Haiti, Brazil, Austria and Turkey. Weill Cornell Medicine faculty provide exemplary patient care at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens and NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. Weill Cornell Medicine is also affiliated with Houston Methodist. For more information, visit weill.cornell.edu.