At Woodhull Hospital, Agnieszka Riley wears several hats. Riley, 50, was hired about 15 years ago to help Polish patients navigate the public hospital system, a landscape… Read more “HEALING GOTHAM: Interpreting for the Polish Community”
HEALING GOTHAM: It’s All About Mommy and Baby
Sandra Busutil, 52, is the nutritionist, certified lactation counselor and breastfeeding coordinator of the Women, Infants and Children program (WIC) at NYC Health + Hospitals/Gouverneur. As a… Read more “HEALING GOTHAM: It’s All About Mommy and Baby”
HEALING GOTHAM: Missionary Work Meets Health Care
Kurt Gonzales, 36, is a nurse from the Philippines who moved to New York City in 2011. Gonzales is a member of the New York Filipino Seventh-day… Read more “HEALING GOTHAM: Missionary Work Meets Health Care”
HEALING GOTHAM: Saving Lives in the Back of the Bus
Naomi Rodriguez, 38, is an emergency medical service technician for a private EMS company, caring for patients during transport to emergency rooms or between hospitals. She also… Read more “HEALING GOTHAM: Saving Lives in the Back of the Bus”
HEALING GOTHAM: Helping People Move Past Addiction
Gail Lewis-Williams, 65, has been an addiction counselor for most of her 32-year career. She began as a case manager at Women in Need, a nonprofit helping… Read more “HEALING GOTHAM: Helping People Move Past Addiction”
HEALING GOTHAM: Running a Hospital’s Cardiology Department
Hal. L Chadow, 55, is the chief of the cardiology division at Brookdale Hospital in Brooklyn, where he runs a department with nine doctors and a staff… Read more “HEALING GOTHAM: Running a Hospital’s Cardiology Department”
HEALING GOTHAM: Finding Wellness Through Art Therapy
As the director of the Wellness and Recovery Division at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, Carlos Rodriguez, 49, uses theater, music, dance and art to help his… Read more “HEALING GOTHAM: Finding Wellness Through Art Therapy”
HEALING GOTHAM: Practicing Acupuncture in Manhattan
Xiaohong Zhao, 48, relieves patients’ pain with acupuncture. She also creates herbal medicine formulas. Zhao earned a master program in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) from the… Read more “HEALING GOTHAM: Practicing Acupuncture in Manhattan”
HEALING GOTHAM: Mapping out the Bronx
Bethany Hogan doesn’t consider her work to be a regular 9-5 job. On an average day, she balances paperwork and hosts neighborhood meetings with the goal… Read more “HEALING GOTHAM: Mapping out the Bronx”
HEALING GOTHAM: Biomedical Engineer Helps Doctors Apply Research
After Mark Gacki, 27, finished his graduate education in biomedical engineering at the University of Southern California he began working in a lab studying and analyzing the… Read more “HEALING GOTHAM: Biomedical Engineer Helps Doctors Apply Research”