The Brooklyn Hospital Center and Mount Sinai Heart Collaborate to Provide Comprehensive Cardiac Care in Downtown Brooklyn

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Nov. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) and Mount Sinai Heart hosted a breakfast reception on November 16, to celebrate a clinical collaboration that provides access to comprehensive cardiac care in Downtown Brooklyn. The alliance makes it possible for TBHC to offer sophisticated preventive, diagnostic, interventional and treatment services such as electrophysiology (EP) studies and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI).

"Now patients can receive this care from top physicians at a first-rate facility right in their own neighborhood without having to cross a bridge," said Gary G. Terrinoni, President and CEO of TBHC. "The expansion of TBHC's cardiology services means increased access to high-quality care for nearly one million Downtown Brooklyn residents, both in incidents of emergency and preventive care, allowing us to better continue Keeping Brooklyn Healthy."

"Downtown and North Central Brooklyn has a significant community need for PCI and EP services as evidenced by a disproportionately higher percentage of premature deaths related to heart disease, low utilization of PCI services due to lack of access, and high rates of transport out of the borough for such services," said Samin Sharma, MD, Director of Clinical and Interventional Cardiology at The Mount Sinai Hospital. "Mount Sinai has a 19-year track record of offering the highest level of patient safety in New York State, and we pleased to provide our clinical expertise in PCI to TBHC."

Arthur Klein, MD, President of The Mount Sinai Health Network added, "This alliance demonstrates the high value we place on delivering quality cardiac care to the Downtown and North Central Brooklyn communities. Mount Sinai is proud to collaborate with The Brooklyn Hospital Center as part of our expanding network."

Srinivas Kesankurthy, MD, director of TBHC's newly enhanced program said, "With the expansion of these services and the building of our full-service cardiac catheterization lab, thanks to Mount Sinai Heart, our heart experts are able to offer a full spectrum of high-quality cardiac care. When every second counts, our community can count on TBHC before, during and after a cardiac event. We are very grateful to Mount Sinai to make this clinical partnership possible."

Distinguished guests included New York State Assemblyman Walter Mosley, New York State Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon, New York State Assemblyman Joe Lentol, Deputy Brooklyn Borough President Diana Reyna, and Drew Gabriel from the Office of the Governor.

A ribbon-cutting took place to acknowledge the gift of the Family Education and Intake Area in TBHC's Cardiac Catheterization Lab by long-time TBHC physician Chennareddy Swaminathan, MD, and his wife, D. Pramila, MD, in memory of their beloved parents. Their son, Sarath Reddy, MD, is Chief of Cardiology at TBHC.

ABOUT THE BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER
Since 1845, The Brooklyn Hospital Center has been dedicated to providing outstanding health services, education, and research to keep the people of Brooklyn and greater New York healthy. TBHC's focus is ensuring optimal patient care through the use of advanced technology, innovative medical and surgical treatments, and staff expertise. Located in the heart of Downtown Brooklyn, TBHC is a clinical affiliate of The Mount Sinai Hospital and an academic affiliate of The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. As Brooklyn's first hospital, TBHC is proud to be a part of this incredibly diverse community and is committed to Keeping Brooklyn Healthy.

For more information, visit www.tbh.org or call 718.250.8000. For more information about comprehensive cardiac care at TBHC, call 718.250.8265 or visit tbh.org/brooklynheart.

About the Mount Sinai Health System
The Mount Sinai Health System is New York City's largest integrated delivery system encompassing seven hospital campuses, a leading medical school, and a vast network of ambulatory practices throughout the greater New York region. Mount Sinai's vision is to produce the safest care, the highest quality, the highest satisfaction, the best access and the best value of any health system in the nation. The System includes approximately 7,100 primary and specialty care physicians; 10 joint-venture ambulatory surgery centers; more than 140 ambulatory practices throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and 31 affiliated community health centers. Physicians are affiliated with the renowned Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, which is ranked among the highest in the nation in National Institutes of Health funding per investigator. The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked No. 18 on U.S. News & World Report's "Honor Roll" of top U.S. hospitals; it is one of the nation's top 20 hospitals in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Geriatrics, Nephrology, and Neurology/Neurosurgery, and in the top 50 in four other specialties in the 2017-2018 "Best Hospitals" issue. Mount Sinai's Kravis Children's Hospital also is ranked in six out of ten pediatric specialties by U.S. News & World Report. The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked 12th nationally for Ophthalmology and 50th for Ear, Nose, and Throat, while Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Mount Sinai West are ranked regionally.

For more information, visit http://www.mountsinai.org/, or find Mount Sinai on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Contact: Kim C. Flodin | The Brooklyn Hospital Center | 718.250.8271 | [email protected]
Contact: Wendi Chason / Mount Sinai/ 646-872-8872 / [email protected]

SOURCE The Brooklyn Hospital Center