Herbert Pardes, who led the growth of a giant hospital, dies at 89
A psychiatrist, he led New York-Presbyterian after a historic merger, improving patient care and finances and raising funds to expand its presence in the region.< /p>
Dr. Herbert Pardes, psychiatrist and former director of the National Institute of Mental Health who brought order to the merger of two major medical centers that became New York-Presbyterian Hospital and led it for 11 years, died on July 30 April at his home in Manhattan. . He was 89 years old.
His son Steve said the cause was aortic stenosis.
Dr. Pardes (pronounced par-diss) was named the hospital's president and CEO in late 1999, nearly two years after New York Hospital and Presbyterian Hospital merged. For the previous decade, he had served as dean of the medical school at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, the Presbyterian-affiliated medical school.
“It was no secret that as dean of the medical school, I did not always agree with the hospital administration,” he said with his strong Bronx accent on CUNY TV in 2011. “I thought maybe I could create a better collaboration by taking over the hospital. »
The merger created one of the largest health care facilities in the country, with 2,369 hospital beds. hospitals, 13,000 employees and $1.6 billion in annual revenue. With 167 facilities, it has expanded from Manhattan to Rockland and Orange counties in New York. Its hospitals include Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan.
“This was a surprisingly successful merger considering the different cultures of the two institutions,” Kenneth E. Raske, president of the Greater New York Hospital Association, a trade group, said in an interview. “He was the bridge that enabled the smooth and seamless transition of this institution.”
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A psychiatrist, he led New York-Presbyterian after a historic merger, improving patient care and finances and raising funds to expand its presence in the region.< /p>
Dr. Herbert Pardes, psychiatrist and former director of the National Institute of Mental Health who brought order to the merger of two major medical centers that became New York-Presbyterian Hospital and led it for 11 years, died on July 30 April at his home in Manhattan. . He was 89 years old.
His son Steve said the cause was aortic stenosis.
Dr. Pardes (pronounced par-diss) was named the hospital's president and CEO in late 1999, nearly two years after New York Hospital and Presbyterian Hospital merged. For the previous decade, he had served as dean of the medical school at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, the Presbyterian-affiliated medical school.
“It was no secret that as dean of the medical school, I did not always agree with the hospital administration,” he said with his strong Bronx accent on CUNY TV in 2011. “I thought maybe I could create a better collaboration by taking over the hospital. »
The merger created one of the largest health care facilities in the country, with 2,369 hospital beds. hospitals, 13,000 employees and $1.6 billion in annual revenue. With 167 facilities, it has expanded from Manhattan to Rockland and Orange counties in New York. Its hospitals include Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan.
“This was a surprisingly successful merger considering the different cultures of the two institutions,” Kenneth E. Raske, president of the Greater New York Hospital Association, a trade group, said in an interview. “He was the bridge that enabled the smooth and seamless transition of this institution.”
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