Pediatric Dental Health: More than Just Clean Teeth

Bugsy, a purple puppet used by Jacobi Medical Center's dental team, is just one of the many tools HHC uses to educate children and families about oral hygiene - an integral component to general health.

MetroPlus #1 in Quality

MetroPlus, HHC's 400,000 member Health Plan, ranked #1 in quality by the NY State Department of Health. The award comes with an estimated bonus of more than $34 million.

A Focus on Pediatric Dental Health

HHC works to ensure children and families make oral health an integral part of general health by offering comprehensive, accessible and family-centered dental care.

Exercise as Rx for Health

To help physicians offer fitness advice and monitor a patient's exercise regimen a new training program at Woodhull Medical Center requires doctors to write their own exercise prescription and hit the gym for a taste of their own medicine.

The Year Ahead for HHC

HHC President Aviles is poised to advance a number of major initiatives in 2012. In this Q&A, he discusses the goals and challenges facing the nation's largest municipal healthcare system.

Going the Extra Mile

By challenging herself to complete a second NYC marathon, Elizabeth Guzman put in practice the discipline and tenacity she applies to her job as Chief Financial Officer at Metropolitan Hospital.

Artists Trade Talent for Healthcare

Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda and Hip Hop performer Roxanne Shante were among the artists who turned out to support a Lincoln Hospital program that allows artists to exchange creative talents for healthcare.

Coler-Goldwater Tackles Geriatric Depression

A simple screening test for depression is part of routine care at Coler-Goldwater where symptoms are identified early to help residents receive the right treatment for this increasingly common condition among the elderly.

Mayor Bloomberg greets Lincoln Hospital staff; Medical Director Dr. Melissa Schori (far right).

HHC Helps New Yorkers Live Longer

Mayor Bloomberg was joined by Lincoln Hospital staff to announce that life expectancy in New York City has reached an all-time high. HHC's investments in primary and preventive care, focus on HIV testing and quit help for smokers are making it possible for more and more New Yorkers to stay healthy and live longer.

HHC/MetroPlus a Health Home

State Medicaid program will support care management for patients with chronic conditions to reduce ED visits, hospitalizations and improve health.

HIV Counseling With Compassion

For more than two decades Miguel Maisonave of Woodhull Medical Center has advised thousands of New Yorkers with kindness and respect, and has gone the extra mile, doing home visits and sitting at the bedsides of patients.

Bellevue Celebrates 275 Years of Equity and Excellence

Since its beginning in 1736, Bellevue Hospital has been a center for medical and mental health innovations and interesting milestones in U.S. history.

HHC-CUNY Graduate Medical Interpreters

HHC employees graduate from CUNY Healthcare Interpreter Program to help limited English speakers navigate the complex healthcare system.

Coney Island Hospital Has Steel Topping Off Ceremony for ED Expansion

Coney Island Hospital marked a milestone in the construction phase of the $10 million Emergency Room expansion project with a Steel Topping Off ceremony. The project will expand the ED by 60 percent to provide additional treatment space.

30 Years of Leadership in HIV/AIDS

HHC has been on the front lines of HIV/AIDS with timely responses to community needs, routine testing, innovative treatment, research and ensuring patients are linked to vital care.