26 The QUEE NS Courier • business • april 25, 2013 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com business Queens Hospital Center opens Geriatric Center Queens Hospital Center (QHC), a member of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, celebrated the opening of its newly-enlarged Geriatric Center on the ground floor of The Pavilion to help meet the growing needs of healthcare services caused by recent hospital closures in the borough. Queens Health Network senior vice president Ann M. Sullivan, MD; Queens Hospital Center executive director Julius Wool; QHC chief, Division of Geriatrics Dr. Clifford Feiner; QHC director of medicine Lambert King, MD; QHC deputy executive director Robert Rossdale; and a former member of QHC’s Community Advisory Board (CAB), Audrey Orr, all participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the expansion. “With every new project and refurbishment, Queens Hospital Center validates its status as a major community hospital serving neighborhoods across the borough,” said Sullivan. “We are serving a borough that is growing rapidly, along with an elderly population that is living longer and in need of comprehensive healthcare services. The new Geriatric Clinic is staffed with several board-certified physicians and other professionals who can address their individual concerns in order to optimize their quality of life and functional ability.” The $4 million Geriatric Clinic was funded through a portion of a HEAL grant and incorporates 4,500-squarefeet of space, which is nearly double in size of the existing clinic; an activity room for patients; six oversized exam rooms; physician consult rooms; and additional space for nurses, social workers, and patient care associates. Queens Hospital Center’s Senior Care Program is available Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. QHC also has two geriatric off site facilities that serve its patient population: The South Queens Multi-Service Center at 114-02 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard in Jamaica, and The Robert Couche Senior Center at 137-57 Farmers Boulevard in Springfield Gardens. Photo Courtesy QHC Business networking mixer Flushing Bank hosted a business networking mixer on April 17 at its Hollis Court Boulevard branch. Pictured are Ram Mohan, branch manager; Rana Heeralall, Liberty Mutual Insurance; Frank Singh, Marine Funding; Richard Calixte, Queens Economic Development Corp. THE COURIER/Photo by Mike DiBartolomeo MORE GREEN IN BROAD CHANNEL There’s still plenty of time to plant for spring, and luckily, a new garden center/home design center in Broad Channel has everything you need. Designer Gardens and Nurseries, at 125 Cross Bay Boulevard in Broad Channel, just opened this past weekend, and, according to owner Sal Bacarella, they are “looking to serve the lower portion of Queens with plant materials, flowers and more.” Bacarella, who began his company Garden Works in 2001, and his team offer services that include landscape design, construction and installation, landscape management, pond and water features such as low maintenance water gardens, irrigation, street trees and even green roofs. Designer Gardens and Nurseries is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. To learn more, call 855-543-6877. Pictured at the ribbon cutting ceremony are Dana Kettenring, Kevin McCabe, Joe Vaccaro, Karen Kettenring, Sal Bacarella, Christie Lauren, Jorge S., Pete Bongiorno, Ali Bongiorno, (front) Graziella & Luca Vaccaro. ▶
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