For the 13th year in a row, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital ranks in more pediatric specialties than any other New York hospital in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals.” Additionally, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is New York’s No. 1 children’s hospital, according to the New York Daily News’ analysis of the U.S. News & World Report’s rankings. The 2019-20 rankings are published online today.

NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital has been verified as a Level I Children’s Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) Children’s Surgery Verification Committee.

NewYork-Presbyterian Queens has received the Mission: Lifeline® Gold Receiving Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks. NewYork-Presbyterian Queens is the only hospital in Queens to receive this distinction. This marks the second year in a row that the hospital has received this gold level award.

Eight NewYork-Presbyterian leaders have been named to the Crain’s New York Business 2019 list of “Notable Women in Health Care,” the publication’s annual list recognizing healthcare executives, researchers and clinicians who have profoundly impacted New York City through their professional, civic and philanthropic achievements.

The Lung Transplantation Program at NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia University Irving Medical Center – one of the top lung transplant programs in the country – marked a major milestone by performing its 1,000th lung transplant.

It’s becoming well established that maternal stress during pregnancy can affect fetal and child development as well as birth outcomes, and a new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and NewYork-Presbyterian now identifies the types of physical and psychological stress that may matter most.

Dr. Rainu Kaushal, chair of the Department of Healthcare Policy and Research at Weill Cornell Medicine and physician-in-chief of healthcare policy and research at NewYork Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) for her outstanding achievements and exceptional service in medical sciences, healthcare and public health.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is ranked No. 5 in the nation and No. 1 in New York, according to U.S. News and World Report’s annual survey of “Best Hospitals,” published online today. This is the 19th consecutive year NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is the top-ranked hospital in New York.