Hospital Happenings

The New Parkway Hospital, located at 70-35 113th Street, Forest Hills, hosted events recently to improve their quality of service and emergency preparedness. The New Parkway Hospital, in conjunction with units from the New York City EMS, held a mandated disaster drill to determine the hospital’s readiness in the event of a healthcare emergency.
Volunteers were told that they had just been exposed to an unidentified nerve agent, in the local subway. They were then informed as to what symptoms and injuries they were to exhibit to emergency services personnel, at the scene, and at The New Parkway Hospital. Upon arriving at the hospital, victims were immediately triaged by hospital personnel wearing protective gowns and masks.
The New Parkway Hospital Emergency Department has consistently received excellent grades from EMS, and in November, was again ranked by EMS as having the best turnaround time in Queens. Dr. Tinsay indicated that she was “very proud” of her staff, and the fact that The New Parkway Hospital was a “Designated Stroke Center” and an “official 911 Receiving Hospital”.