The Montefiore AIDS Center has been chosen by the New York State Department of Health to receive the Commissioners Special Recognition Award for HIV/AIDS services, in recognition of its longstanding commitment to innovative, comprehensive, high quality and compassionate services for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and related complications.
The AIDS Center and its Center for Positive Living/ID Clinic lead the field of multi-specialty, multidisciplinary HIV/AIDS care, serving as a local and national resource for patients living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS, as well as their families and caregivers. The Center receives more patient referrals each year than any other HIV specialty clinic in New York state.
Barry Zingman, MDDr. Barry Zingman, Medical Director, Andy Felder, Administrative Director, and others from the AIDS Center will be presented with the award at the World AIDS Day celebration in Albany, December 1, 2015.
"This has been the culmination of a tremendous team effort over many years, and we are truly grateful to all who have contributed to the AIDS Center's success," Dr. Zingman said.
Posted November 22, 2015