The separation of children from their families at the U.S. southern border, drafted as policy by the Trump administration, has attracted widespread notoriety in this country and abroad. The political and cultural firestorm that ensued was too often untethered to…
A manager from the hospital’s Environmental Services Department (ESD) uses a wand-like device to swab the door knobs, bed rails, TV remote and other “high touch points” in the patient’s room after it has already been disinfected with bleach or…
Asthma is as indigenous to the Bronx as malaria is to sub-Saharan Africa. The Bronx’s asthma death rates are three times higher than the United States’ average, with hospitalization rates for the borough soaring even higher. Double the number of…
Spring allergy season is here, and allergist Dr. Alyson Smith discusses the prognosis and remedies with News 12 the Bronx.
SBH is now a NICHE-designated hospital. NICHE designation – which stands for Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders – demonstrates a hospital’s commitment and continued progress in improving quality, enhancing the patient and family experience, and supporting the hospital’s efforts to serve its communities. NICHE’s vision is for all patients ages 65 and over to be given sensitive and exemplary care.
