Jamaica Hospital celebrates opening of new
state-of-the-art orthopedic surgery center
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vices, such as C-arm
fluoroscopy machines,”
said Dr. Sanjit Konda,
orthopedic trauma surgeon
and chairman of
the Department of Orthopedics
at the hospital.
“Our patients will
receive exceptional and
personalized care from
some of the best doctors
in our region.”
The initial conversation
to establish an orthopedics
center at the
hospital began 23 years
ago, Konda said.
According to Konda,
slowly, more physicians
and providers joined
their staff, building an
internationally recognizable
team of musculoskeletal
care providers
at the hospital — a
destination for patients
in Queens to come to
when they’re experiencing
aches and pain in
their joints.
“This has been a
work in progress demonstrating
the growth
of the department over
the last several years,”
Konda said. “Prior to
our group being here,
it was a smaller group
from LIJ and patients
were sent outside of the
hospital system.”
In addition to serving
patients in the community,
the surgical
group is proud to be recognized
as the official
founding medical partner
of Queensboro FC
(QBFC), New York City’s
newest soccer team. The
group exclusively provides
medical services
to QBFC professional
athletes.
The announcement of
the opening of Jamaica
Hospital’s orthopedic
surgery center comes as
great news to many as
plans were halted during
the peak of the pandemic.
During this time,
the hospital’s singular
focus shifted to treating
COVID patients.
All surgical procedures
were suspended, and all
healthcare providers including
orthopedic surgeons
were called upon
to help treat critically
ill patients.
Jamaica Hospital’s
orthopedic surgeons
joined many on the
frontline in the fight
against COVID. Thankfully,
now that COVID
infection rates and hospitalizations
are much
lower in New York City,
the doctors can return
to treating their patients.
Lower rates have
also allowed the hospital
to return its focus on
enhancing the wide variety
of services it offers
the community.
Dr. Nader Paksima,
an orthopedic hand
surgeon, said he’s excited
about the opening
of their new office and
can’t wait to expand
their services and orthopedic
care in the
community.
Dr. Sabiha Raoof,
chief medical officer
of the Medisys Health
Network, highlighted
the exemplary care her
mother received from
Paksima.
“I am really happy
that we have this center
and I’m sure you are
going to do wonderful
things,” Raoof said to the
orthopedic team during
a press conference.
Bruce Flanz, president
and CEO of Jamaica
Hospital, said they’re
thrilled to be able to
provide the orthopedics
team with a space for
the center.
“Some of our patients
suffer these traumatic
injuries and once
they’re healed and finished
with in-patient
stay, they can come
back to see their doctors,
so it will provide
them a really beautiful
ultra-modern setting
for them to get their
care,” said Bruce Flanz,
president and CEO of
Jamaica Hospital Medical
Center. “We always
knew that the care was
of the highest quality,
and now we have the
physical amenities to go
along with high clinical
quality.”
Reach reporter Carlotta
Mohamed by email
at cmohamed@
schnepsmedia.com or by
phone at (718) 260–4526.
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
Jamaica Hospital
Medical Center’s orthopedics
team celebrated
the opening of its new,
ultra-modern orthopedic
surgery center
with a ribbon-cutting
ceremony on Thursday,
Nov. 11.
The 4,800-square-foot
center, located inside
of the hospital’s Axel
Building at 134-20 Jamaica
Ave., was created
to provide a patientcentered
environment
to treat members of the
community living with
a variety of adult and
pediatric orthopedic
conditions, including
fractures, injuries of the
upper extremity (hands,
wrists, fingers, elbows),
arthritis, sports-related
injuries and more.
The center features
eight exam rooms, two
consultation rooms, a
state-of-the-art diagnostic
imaging room and
other amenities, all designed
with the comfort
of patients in mind.
“We’re pleased to
provide our community
with a world-class orthopedic
surgery center
that utilizes the latest
technology in our field.
This includes advanced
medical imaging de-
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