Some facts about the hospital that saved my life. A rich and deep history of saving lives...
Key Dates:
1771: New York Hospital is chartered as the second public hospital in the 13 colonies.
1868: Founding of Presbyterian Hospital on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
1911: Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons becomes Presbyterian's affiliate.
1912: Cornell University Medical College becomes New York Hospital's affiliate.
1927: Completion of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in upper Manhattan.
1932: New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center opens on the Upper East Side.
1991: Milstein Pavilion replaces the main Columbia-Presbyterian building.
1996: Columbia-Presbyterian and New York-Cornell agree to merge.
1998: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is formed from this merger.
And the good saga continues...
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LVAD... Left Ventricular Assist Device
THIS BLOG POWERED BY THE THORATEC HEARTMATE II LVAD:
PARTIAL HEART PUMP = LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE = LVAD = THE HEARTMATE II
THE LVAD ALLOWED ME to go HOME and conquer my normal and newest tasks once again.
Thank you Columbia-Presbyterian... Dr Naka and his Surgery Team, LVAD Nation, Dr Bijou & Dr Bonoan, Dr Mascitelli and Dr Shulman-Marcus!!!
AND TO THE SCORES OF PHYSICIANS, NURSES, PROFESSIONALS AND PEOPLE THAT PUSHED ME ALONG THE WAY... FORWARD.
Thank You God For I Am Blessed!
PARTIAL HEART PUMP = LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE = LVAD = THE HEARTMATE II
THE LVAD ALLOWED ME to go HOME and conquer my normal and newest tasks once again.
Thank you Columbia-Presbyterian... Dr Naka and his Surgery Team, LVAD Nation, Dr Bijou & Dr Bonoan, Dr Mascitelli and Dr Shulman-Marcus!!!
AND TO THE SCORES OF PHYSICIANS, NURSES, PROFESSIONALS AND PEOPLE THAT PUSHED ME ALONG THE WAY... FORWARD.
Thank You God For I Am Blessed!