The History of the Bellevue Hospital Chest Service (1903–2015)

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• Personal Author:
  Reibman J ; Rom, William N.
• Description:
  For more than 100 years, the Bellevue Hospital Chest Service in New York City has contributed major advances in our understanding of pulmonary disease. Research from the cardiopulmonary laboratory of the Chest Service by Drs. Cournand and Richards resulted in the shared Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1956 for the development of human cardiac catheterization. In more recent years, continuing its mission to serve the underserved and respond to health crises, the Bellevue Chest Service has served as a leader in the management of HIV infections, multiple drug-resistant tuberculosis epidemics, early detection of lung cancer, and management of urban asthma. Members of the Chest Service founded the World Trade Center Environmental Health Center shortly after collapse of the towers in 2001. The Chest Service became New York's infectious isolation unit caring for the first patient in New York infected with Ebola virus. Recent research has focused on disease management, with the first in-house Directly Observed Therapy Clinic for treatment of tuberculosis, clinical trials of aerosolized IFN-g, and translational research on host defense against tuberculosis infection. Studies of the airway mucosa have revealed mechanisms by which ambient pollutants promote asthma. Studies on the World Trade Center firefighters and community populations have promoted understanding of systemic inflammation and small airways function. Today, the partnership between a public hospital and an academic institution promotes the synergy that leads to cost-effective and state-of-the art care for an underserved population as well as cutting-edge training and research. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma Communicable Diseases Firefighters Hospitals Lung Lung Diseases Neoplasms Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety September 11 Terrorist Attacks Staff Development Tuberculosis

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• Keywords:
  AIDS Author Keywords: Twentieth-century Medical History Bronchial Asthma Diseases Environmental Medicine Fire Fighters Hospitals Infectious Diseases Lung Cancer Pollutants Pulmonary Disorders Pulmonary Function Pulmonary System Pulmonary System Disorders Respiratory Function Respiratory System Disorders TB Training World Trade Center WTC

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• ISSN:
  2329-6933
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050807
• Citation:
  Ann Am Thorac Soc 2015 Oct; 12(10):1438-1446
• Contact Point Address:
  William N. Rom, M.D., M.P.H., Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, and the Bellevue Chest Service, NYU School of Medicine, 550 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10016
• Email:
  william.rom@med.nyu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  NYC Health + Hospitals Corporation (HHC)
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110929
• Source Full Name:
  Annals of the American Thoracic Society
• End Date:
  20170331
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:80887fa3bf678441199574ff58b99bc1b25e11f80aa81e854dd578dc9a66546665fa3c3f2baf9472054b9e4ff63f0c306e1b1901d8c48ec9a6e13ee445fc7378
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211019/cdc_211019_DS1.pdf
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