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NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Vanderbilt today celebrated the grand opening its new Diabetes Center. According to the City’s Health Department’s Community Health Survey, the northern sections of Staten Island have some of the highest diabetes prevalence in the City. Services on-site will include, eye and foot care, virtual nutrition counseling, and the use of innovative technology, like the text-message based MITI (Mobile Insulin Titration Intervention) program to monitor blood sugar. Richmond University Medical Center is partnering with the clinic to provide vascular screenings on site and referrals to the hospital for expedient vascular surgery eval and treatment.

“The new diabetes center will complement primary care, women’s health, and pediatric health services at Gotham Health, Vanderbilt,” said CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health Michelle Lewis.”

“In Northern Staten Island, 15 percent of the population has diabetes, 30 percent higher than the rest of New York City. Our new Diabetes Center is a critical tool in preventing and managing diabetes, to help make Staten Island healthier,” said Senior Vice President for Ambulatory Care at NYC Health + Hospitals Ted Long, MD. “Our public healthcare system prides itself off of meeting New Yorkers where they are with services they need. There’s no better example of that than our new Diabetes Center. We want to thank all of our partners and advocates that have made this possible, including RUMC.”

The Diabetes Center services will include:

• Diabetes individual assessment, evaluation, care and treatment
• Comprehensive diabetes self-management education and training
• Virtual nutrition counseling to assist with individualized meal planning
• Community resources for on-going care and support

The clinic is open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Tuesday, 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM Saturday: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM (every second Saturday). Call 1-844-NYC-4NYC (1-844-692-4692) to make an appointment Public Affairs

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Vanderbilt opened in June 2018. The $28 million 18,000 square foot ambulatory care center offers affordable primary care for children and adults, mental health counseling and referrals, and opioid treatment.

For more information, or to make an appointment, call 844-NYC-4NYC.

Contact: Press Office, 212-788-3339

About NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health is a Federally Qualified Healthcare Provider formed in 2012 to enable individuals and families to address their health care needs in their own neighborhoods. Serving more than 100,000 New Yorkers annually in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island, and Queens, Gotham Health consists of 56 healthcare sites in all five boroughs of New York City. Gotham Health provides easy-to-access, high-quality, affordable health care services with a focus on primary care. It is committed to promoting healthy lifestyles and building healthy communities, with a focus upon providing patients and families convenient access to high-quality preventive care, such as annual check-ups and immunizations. Health care teams are trained to help patients manage ongoing conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma, and heart disease.

About NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the nation serving more than a million New Yorkers annually in more than 70 patient care locations across the city’s five boroughs. A robust network of outpatient, neighborhood-based primary and specialty care centers anchors care coordination with the system’s trauma centers, nursing homes, post-acute care centers, home care agency, and MetroPlus health plan—all supported by 11 essential hospitals. Its diverse workforce of more than 42,000 employees is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers, without exception, to live the healthiest life possible. For more information, visit www.nychealthandhospitals.org and stay connected on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NYCHealthSystem or Twitter at @NYCHealthSystem.