NEW YORK DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL CELEBRATES CHINESE NEW YEAR

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	NEW YORK DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL CELEBRATES CHINESE NEW YEAR The celebration of the arrival of the Chinese Lunar Year 4706 – the Year of the Rat – begins on Chinese New Year's Eve, Wednesday, February 6 at New York Downtown Hospital. A special gourmet meal featuring traditional Chinese New Year dishes with auspicious names will be available for inpatients. There will also be another special meal on Chinese New Year's Day available for patients and staff. The special meal is the expression of the Hospital's commitment to the highest quality service for our patients. New York Downtown Hospital also celebrates the arrival of the first Chinese New Year Baby. Hospital administration and staff will visit the parents and offer their congratulations. The official celebration of Chinese New Year at Downtown Hospital will be held on Friday, February 15, the ninth day of the Chinese New Year, at 3:30 pm in the Hospital Cafeteria. Leadership from Chinese community organizations, friends of the Hospital and staff will gather together to enjoy the Lion Dance performance by Wan Chi Ming Hung Gar Institute and singing and dancing by the children from the Brooklyn-Chinese American Association Head Start Program. The festivities also include a performance by the City Hall Senior Center choir group, a demonstration of Chinese calligraphy, the ancient Chinese art of face mask changing and the roast pig cutting ceremony. The New Year is a celebration of change and an opportunity to renew Downtown Hospital's commitment to serve the Chinese community. It has become a tradition of New York Downtown Hospital to celebrate the Chinese New Year with the community. Breakthrough Project Enhances Care, Improves Patient Satisfaction Downtown Hospital Appoints Jeffrey Menkes As New President and Chief Executive Officer Downtown Hospital Celebrates 150 Years of Quality Health Care Downtown Hospital Residents Recognized by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Downtown Hospital Rings Opening Bell at New York Stock Exchange Downtown Hospital Wins Patient Safety Award Expanded Visiting Hours Jeffrey Menkes, President and CEO, Announces Joint Commission Accreditation Ms. Lai appointed Director of Patient Advocacy New Centers and Services at Downtown Hospital A Message from Jeffrey Menkes President and CEO of New York Downtown Hospital Downtown Hospital Presents the International Emergency Preparedness Symposium Fourteenth Annual Gala Dinner Dance Grand Opening of New Emergency Center Nursing Awards THE 14TH ANNUAL GALA DINNER DANCE NEW YORK DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL 14th ANNUAL GALA Wall Street Journal: Hospitals Step Up Disaster-Preparedness - 9/06/06 Advance For Nurses: A New Era: Life after 9/11 - 9/04/06 The Lehman Brothers Emergency Center NY Sun: City Releases Guidelines for Treating Trade Center-Related Illnesses - 9/1/06 NY1 News: NY Downtown Hospital Restructures With Lessons Learned On 9/11 - 8/28/06 LA Times: At N.Y. Downtown Hospital, 9/11 Is Still Raw - 8/28/06 Breakthrough Project Enhances Care, Improves Patient Satisfaction

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