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Businessman donates $1M to NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
cmohamed@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
NYC Health + Hospitals/
Queens, a major healthcare provider
in the borough, received a
$1 million donation from a local
businessman that will help fund
new diabetes management services
at the hospital and update
related equipment, including a
wide fi eld camera for ophthalmology
clinic, and upgrades to
existing exam rooms that will be
acquired this summer.
Hari Hariharan, who recently
received his COVID-19 vaccine
at the hospital in February, was
impressed by the kindness, professionalism
and effi ciency of the
staff , which encouraged his decision
to make the donation to the
hospital on Friday, April 23.
“When I recently came to NYC
Health + Hospitals/Queens to
receive services, I was blown
away by what I saw — a caring
organization set amidst a
magnifi cent, multicultural and
multiethnic community,” said
Hariharan, chairman and CEO
of NWI Management LP, an
alternative investment adviser. “I
observed a certain urgency to
get things done, which I found
impressive during a pandemic.
It was an eye-opener for me, a
moment of enlightenment. I am
delighted to be able to contribute
toward the hospital’s success in
providing quality healthcare for
the people of Queens County.”
Neil Moore, CEO of NYC
Health + Hospitals/Queens,
said they’re honored to accept
the generous contribution from
Hariharan on behalf of the central
and southeast Queens communities.
According to Moore,
aft er his experience at the hospital,
Hariharan reached out to
leadership to express his interest
in making a donation that would
help the hospital address a major
health concern impacting their
community.
“Th e fact is that diabetes is a
prevalent health concern in the
communities we serve, which
is why our hospital has designated
a Center of Excellence in
Diabetes Management,” Moore
said. “I am confi dent that this
funding will lead to improved
management of patients and
ultimately the saving of precious
lives.”
Th e hospital has approximately
7,000 diabetic patients in its
registry who come to the hospital’s
Center of Excellence in
Diabetes Management for care.
Th e center off ers a nutritionist,
a diabetes educator to help
patients achieve specifi c goals in
the management of diabetes, and
clinical research involving the
diabetic population.
Hariharan’s donation will help
fund the following upgrades to
the hospital’s diabetes management
services, which includes
the ophthalmology clinic:
Lumera microscope: A device
used to perform vitreo-retinal
surgery in patients with diabetic
retinopathy, a disease of the
retina caused by diabetes that if
left untreated can result in loss
of vision; Wide fi eld camera:
A device utilized in the ophthalmology
clinic to diagnose
diabetic retinopathy, as well as
other ocular conditions, by displaying
images of blood vessel;
Slit-lamp camera: A device
used in the general examination
of the eye and to capture
images and fi ndings digitally;
Laser system: A device used
to manage select ocular conditions,
like cataracts and opacities,
occurring on their own or as
related to diabetes; Visual fi eld
machine: A device used in the
general examination of the eye;
and Upgrades to exam rooms:
Th e nine examination rooms in
the eye clinic will be updated,
including replacing existing furniture
and related computer soft -
ware. Th is upgrade would benefi
t all eye clinic patients, particularly
those with diabetic ocular
complications.
Photo courtesy of NYC Health Hospitals/Queens
(From l. to r.) Nagatheepan Mahalingam, assistant director, Queens Ambulatory Care Services; Tricia Roberts, Queens chief
fi nancial offi cer; Hari Hariharan, Donor; Neil J. Moore, Queens chief executive offi cer; Anthony Andrews, Queens Community
Advisory board chair; New York State Assemblymember David Weprin; Dean Mihaltses, Queens chief operating offi cer.
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