2013 Guide To Family Healthcare In NYC

No matter where you live, nothing is more important than your family’s health and wellness. Thankfully, NYC has some of the best resources when it comes to healthcare. From the country’s top hospitals and doctors, to nutritionists and pediatric dentists using cutting-edge techniques, the health experts in our city are always on call.

Plus: Don’t miss our story on how to choose the right pediatrician for your family.

 

HOSPITALS

Beth Israel Medical Center
First Avenue at 16th Street
wehealny.org

Lenox Hill
100 East 77th Street
lenoxhillhospital.org

Maimonides Medical Center
4802 Tenth Avenue
maimonidesmed.org

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC)
1275 York Avenue
mskcc.org

Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
montefiore.org

Mount Sinai Hospital
One Gustave L. Levy Place
mountsinai.org

New York Downtown Hospital
170 William Street
downtownhospital.org

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
310 East 14th Street
nyee.edu

New York Methodist
506 6th Street
nym.org

NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
3959 Broadway
childrensnyp.org/mschony

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
525 East 68th Street
med.cornell.edu

NYU Langone Medical Center
333 East 29th Street
med.nyu.edu

St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center
1111 Amsterdam Avenue (St. Luke’s Hospital)
1000 Tenth Avenue (Roosevelt Hospital)
wehealny.org 

NUTRITIONISTS

Elisa Zied
A one-stop shop for all things food-related! This is a great site that focuses on explaining exactly what is in the foods we eat. Elisa Zied, M.S., R.D., C.D.N., has written three books on family nutrition and healthy-eating. nutritionatyourfingertips.com

Food Trainers
Food Trainers, created by Lauren Slayton, M.S., R.D., aims to provide inspiration and motivation for families to actually start eating healthy. The website also offers resources and tools for recipes, calorie counting and fitness. foodtrainers.net

Tanya Zuckerbrot of F-Factor
The goal of F-Factor is to educate and promote the benefits of a high-fiber diet. Tanya Zuckerbrot, M.S., R.D., created this unique diet in 1999 and offers high-fiber menu picks for dining out. ffactor.com

Tracy Gary of Intuition Nutrition
Gary provides quick and easy recipes and advice, focusing on all-natural fare. Her goal is to “de-junk” the pantries of American households, much in the same way that she transformed her very own home into a healthy and unprocessed food household. intuition-nutrition.com

 

PEDIATRIC DENTISTS

Gramercy Pediatric Dentistry
195 Third Avenue
gramercykidsdental.com

Manhattan Pediatric Dental Group
192 East 75th Street
smiles4kids.com

New York Pediatric Dentistry
5 West 71st Street
citykidsdentist.com

Open Sesame Dentistry
315 West 70th Street, #1J
opensesamekids.com

Park View Pediatric Dentistry
800A Fifth Avenue, #303
parkavepd.com

Pediatric Dentistry
305 East 55th Street
pediatricdentistnyc.com

Pediatric Dentistry & Westside Orthodontics
327 Central Park West, Suite 1C
robertperacchia.com

PEDIATRIC OFFICES

Beth Israel Pediatric Associates
10 Union Square East (Suites 2J and 2H)
bethisraelpediatrics.yourmd.com

Big Apple Pediatrics
315 West 70th Street, #1K
bigapplepediatrics.com

Downtown Pediatrics
36 North Moore Street
downtown-pediatrics.com

Carnegie Hill Pediatrics
1125 Park Avenue
carnegiehillpediatrics.com

Global Pediatrics
1559 York Avenue
globalpediatrics.com

LaGuardia Place Pediatrics
505 Laguardia Place
laguardiaplacepediatrics.com

Manhattan Pediatrics
217 Grand Street, 5th floor
manhattan-pediatrics.com

Manhattan Physicians Group
Various Locations
mpgcares.com

Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine
390 West End Avenue, #1E
pedsny.com

Pediatric Associates of NYC
317 East 34th Street
pediatricassociatesnyc.com 

Pediatrics of New York
11 East 86th Street, #1B
pediatricsofny.com

Premier Pediatrics
51 East 25th Street, #301
premierpediatricsny.com

Tribeca Pediatrics
Locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens
tribecapediatrics.com

Village Pediatrics
24 East 12th Street, Suite 403
villagepediatric.com

Weill Cornell Medical Associates
Various Locations (Upper East Side, Upper West Side, Tribeca)
weillcornell.org/wcma

West Eleventh St Pediatric Associates
46 West 11th Street
west11thstreetpediatrics.com

West End Pediatrics
450 West End Avenue, #1E
2 Fifth Avenue, #8
westendpedsnyc.com

 

PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY ROOMS

Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian
childrensnyp.org

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center for Emergency Medicine
nypemergency.org

 

URGENT CARE CENTERS

Urgent Care Manhattan
199Amsterdam Avenue
urgentcaremanhattan.com

CityMD
Various locations
citymd.net

MedRite Urgent Care
919 Second Avenue
medriteurgentcare.com

New York Hotel Urgent Medical Services
travelmd.com

Manhattan Physician Group
Various locations
mpgcares.com

DR Walk-in
Various locations
drwalkin.com

The Urgent Care Center of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
mskcc.org

Mount Sinai Urgent Care Upper West Side
638 Columbus Avenue
mountsinaifpa.org

One Medical Group
Various locations
onemedical.com/nyc/doctors

New York Doctors Urgent Care
Various locations
nydoctorsurgentcare.com

Emergency Dentist NYC
8 Gramercy Park South
emergencydentistnyc.com

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Extended Home Care

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal;" data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">Extended Home Care is specially licensed to serve cognitively and neurologically impaired individuals across the age spectrum in all five boroughs. We offer in-home support to meet your family member's health, developmental and safety needs by providing Skilled Nursing, Home Health Aides, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, and Social Work.</span></p>