Annual Reviews electronic back volumes

Through the the generosity of Mr. Norman Himelberg the library has purchased electronic back volumes to the entire Annual Reviews list of journals. You should be able to see the volumes on our A-Z Online Journal list. In coming weeks links in the library catalog, PubMed and Ovid Medline will be updated.

We do not have current subscriptions to all of the titles. For those journals you will need to request the article through the interlibrary loan office.

For more information you can contact Florence Schreibstein, x3110 or email

City Public Hospitals Disclose Record of Performance

The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) has released details of its record on certain key performance measures, including mortality and hospital-acquired infection rates. The data is available on the HHC website in a new section, HHC in Focus. Also posted is data on how often NYC public hospitals are following best clinical practices in treating conditions such as heart attacks and pneumonia, and how well public nursing homes are doing in reducing falls, bed sores and managing pain.

HHC in Focus presents the following safety and quality indicators:

• Annual mortality
• Adherence to best practice treatment for heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia;
• 30-day mortality rates for heart attack and heart failure;
• Adherence to best practice treatment for prevention of surgical infection;
• Rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia and central line-associated bloodstream infection for critically ill patients;
• Rates of falls, pressure ulcers and effective pain management for long term care patients.