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Bronx Health Care Facilities
Explore the locations of the borough’s hospitals, adult care facilities and public health clinics.
Noted Epidemiologist Dr. William W. Latimer Named Dean of the New School of Health Sciences, Human Services, and Nursing
Dr. William W. Latimer has been named founding dean of Lehman's new the School of Health Sciences, Human Services, and Nursing. Dr. Latimer comes to the Bronx after serving as the Elizabeth Faulk Professor and Chair of the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology in the College of Public Health and Health Professions at the University of Florida. Lehman College's new School of Health Sciences, Human Services, and Nursing consolidates under one academic roof several departments – Health Sciences; Nursing; Social Work; and Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences.
The Department of Health (DOH) inspects about 24,000 restaurants throughout New York City each year to monitor compliance with City and State food safety regulations. Since July 2010, restaurants have been required to post letter grades showing sanitary inspection results. Restaurants with a score between 0 and 13 points earn an “A”, those with 14 to 27 points receive a “B" and those with 28 or more receive a "C". This map shows the location or each Bronx restaurant and it’s most recent DOH inspection result.
Explore historical asthma, obesity and diabetes rates by United Hospital Fund area. This chart is based on the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s 2010 Community Health Survey. Asthma and diabetes data are derived in response to a question, "Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that you had asthma (or diabetes)." Obesity data are based on self-reported height and weight. Please note these rates are based on historical data.
Lehman’s Department of Nursing offers undergraduate and graduate nursing programs to a culturally diverse student body. Our undergraduate nursing program has both a generic program and a registered nurse completion track. Our graduate program offers five tracks: parent child nursing, adult health nursing, nursing care of older adults a pediatric nurse practitioner program and a family nurse practitioner program. We also offer Post-Master’s certificates in the pediatric nurse practitioner and family nurse practitioner programs, and in nursing education and nursing administration.
Review historical data on medical procedures performed in 2011, sorted by the zip code of where the patient resided.