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Jamaica Hospital opens new orthopedic surgery center
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
cmohamed@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
Jamaica Hospital Medical
Center’s orthopedics team celebrated
the opening of its new,
ultra-modern orthopedic surgery
center with a ribbon-cutting
ceremony on Th ursday, Nov.
11.
Th e 4,800-square-foot center,
located inside of the hospital’s
Axel Building at 134-20 Jamaica
Ave., was created to provide a
patient-centered 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, fi ngers, elbows),
arthritis, sports-related injuries
and more.
Th e 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 fi eld. Th is includes advanced
medical imaging devices, such
as C-arm fl uoroscopy 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
(From l. to r.) Dr. Sabiha Raoof, chief medical offi cer and chair of the Radiology Department, Dr. Sanjit Konda, orthopedic
trauma surgeon, and chair of the Orthopedics Department, Dr. Nader Paksaima, orthopedic surgeon, Jamaica Hospital
president and CEO Bruce Flanz, Mounir Doss, chief fi nancial offi cer, and Manzar Sassani, vice president of Finance,cut the
red ribbon at the opening of the new orthopedics surgery center at Jamaica Hospital on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021.
doctors in our region.”
Th e 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.
“Th is 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 offi cial founding medical
partner of Queensboro FC
(QBFC), New York City’s newest
soccer team. Th e group exclusively
provides medical services
to QBFC professional athletes.
Th e announcement of the
opening of Jamaica Hospital’s
Photo by Carlotta Mohamed/QNS
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 shift ed 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 fi ght against
COVID. Th ankfully, 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 off ers the community.
Dr. Nader Paksima, an orthopedic
hand surgeon, said he’s
excited about the opening of
their new offi ce and can’t wait to
expand their services and orthopedic
care in the community.
Dr. Sabiha Raoof, chief medical
offi cer 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 fi nished
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.”
New Regal movie theater opens in Flushing
BY KAYLA WONG
editorial@qns.com
@QNS
As cinemas across the nation welcome
movie-lovers back, Regal’s new 4DX theater
at Tangram will open its doors for the
fi rst time on Friday, Nov. 12.
Downtown Flushing has been without
a movie theater for over 35 years, following
the closure of the historic RKO Keith
Th eater. Regal Tangram, located at 133-
36 37th Ave., is the fi rst movie theater to
open in Flushing since then and will be
the borough’s fi rst 4DX movie theater.
“When the historic RKO Keith Th eater
closed in 1986, Downtown Flushing was,
and has been, at a loss without a movie theater,”
said Helen Lee, executive vice president
of F&T Group. “It was a high priority
for us to bring a state-of-the-art cinematic
experience back to the community.”
Tangram’s 36,000-square-foot Regal
theatre has seven screens and will feature
a 4DX auditorium with groundbreaking
cinema technology, allowing the audience
to connect with movies through motionsynchronized
seats, wind, fog, rain, lightning,
snow, bubbles, vibration and scents.
Th e theater will feature a full-service bar
and signature concession stand favorites
including Pepsi soft drinks, fresh popcorn
and candy, along with a kitchen serving
hot food including chicken tenders, beerbattered
fries, Angus cheeseburgers and
mozzarella sticks.
In celebration of opening the new stateof
the-art theater, moviegoers will be able to
enjoy all movies for only $3 starting Friday,
Nov. 12, through Wednesday, Nov. 17.
“As we open our brand-new Tangram
theater, we are showcasing the latest innovations
to the theatrical experience,” said
Richard Grover, vice president of communications
at Regal. “Th is theater represents
the future of moviegoing with topof
line technology and amenities including
a 4DX auditorium.”
Guests enter into a state-of-the-art
lobby, complete with LED and digital signage
designed as a modern and inviting
setting to experience the latest Hollywood
blockbusters.
Th e theatre is part of the Tangram
project, a mixed-use development project
located in the heart of Downtown
Flushing. In addition to the new movie
theater, Tangram encompasses 324 luxury
residences, 48 offi ce condos, a four-star
branded lifestyle hotel, a 27,000-squarefoot
food court, beer garden and an array
of international and domestic shops and
brands.
For a complete list of movies and showtimes,
visit regmovies.com or download
the Regal mobile app.
Photo courtesy of Tangram
Regal’s new 4DX theater at Tangram in Flushing will open its doors for the fi rst time on Friday,
Nov. 12.
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