Update: Lenox Hill Hospital's main number is now 212-434-2000

Dr. Gisele Wolf-Klein led a discussion with several of her patients who had been married for more than 50 years.The group is working on a book called "I Do" that answers the question: How do people stay happily married for a half century?

We would like to congratulate Rosa and Ilya Kichikova on the birth of their daughter Avital. The Kichikovas are the first couple to have a child at the newly opened Katz Women's Hospital at LIJ Medical Center.

We have a tweet chat with Dr. Steinbaum from Lenox Hill Hospital beginning at noon today. Please follow #LHH_H2H

The Katz Women's Hospital at LIJ Medical Center delivered its first baby yesterday! Photos are on their way...

A video recap of our Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration

In the latest issue of our magazine Vitality, there's an article on North Shore-LIJ's use of the da Vinci robotic surgical system to remove cancerous tumors and diseased tissues, reducing the risk to healthy tissue. You can also read the story on line http://webversion.staywellcustom.com/longislandjewish/2012/winter/ To receive a print copy of Vitality magazine, please indicate you'd like to receive a copy and we'll be in touch with you for your mailing address.

New Year, new babies in Queens

Look how our staff transformed the North Shore University Hospital's Rust Auditorium into a magical place, where employees, their families and -- for the first time -- patients and their families enjoyed holiday displays, decorative exhibits and a face-to-face visit with Santa.

Video coverage of our new 10-story inpatient tower at LIJ Medical Center

We're just getting started here on Google+

Katz Women's Hospital at North Shore is proud to earn Platinum LEED -- the first hospital project in the state with the highest certification for a 'green' building. It ensures sustainable design, green building materials and energy efficiency. The facility also provides a healthy and healing space and reduces the impact on the environment.

Are you taking Lamotrigine (Lamictal) or Valproic Acid (Depakote/Depakene)? We may have a clinical trial for you to participate in.

Aortic valve replacement without open heart surgery? We're not first but we're still proud.

In anticipation of Heart Health Month, we will be having a chat on Twitter tomorrow. Dr. Steinbaum (@DrSteinbaum) will be leading the discussion on Women's Heart Health. Just follow the hashtag #LHH_H2H on Twitter tomorrow, Jan 27th from 12 P.M.- 1 P.M.

Watch this video for a preview of what Dr. Steinbaum will be discussing during her Tweet chat.

This is an utterly amazing story

"The recent data suggests there is no increase in sudden cardiac death or any need for cardiac monitoring, provided there is no history of heart disease in the patient and no family history of heart disease," said Dr. Victor Fornari, a professor of psychiatry at Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, in New York.

North Shore-LIJ and Cablevision launched North Shore-LIJ Health TV, an interactive health television channel, which can be found on iO TV channel 616. The new video-on-demand channel offers timely, vital health and wellness information to Cablevision’s nearly three million digital cable customers in NY, NJ, and CT. North Shore-LIJ Health TV provides a varied video library of health/wellness topics. Viewers can request additional information from the health system’s spectrum of services.

Check out our Facebook page - http://faceboo.com/northshorelij - for a preview.

It's a new year right? Why not start with these steps to quit smoking? And if you don't smoke already, maybe pass this along to someone who does.

Holiday Cheer: No Excuse for Drinking and Driving

Did you know that more people die from Hepatitis C than HIV?