Dr. Stanley Chang Receives Castle Connolly “Physician of the Year” Award

Dr. Stephen Trokel elected to The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Hall of Fame

Nurses at Harkness Institute win highest awards from Press Ganey for third year in a row.

Gloria and Louis Flanzer Vision Care Center

The Department of Ophthalmology at Columbia University Medical Center is proud to announce the opening of The Gloria and Louis Flanzer Vision Care Center.

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*shining star* program from their patients who have recognized them for going above and beyond the call of duty in providing care.

Their first award was presented in 2006 and they continue to live up to the expectations in 2008.

The O.R nurses designed and implemented the* EASY READ id badge*. This was created to help their visually challenged patients recognize the name and role of all their care givers.

The team continues to receive increase nominations into the

The staff had received other important recognitions, including:

Congratulated as best practice for medication reconciliation.
The entire nursing dept received *Falcon Awards* for Outstanding Performance in the evacuation of all patients and staff.
The nursing staff recently submitted a proposal for a grant to fund radio headsets for their patients while they wait for surgery.

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