Doctors and technologists at Lincoln, Harlem and Jacobi hospitals have reduced the radiation dose patients are exposed to during computerized tomography - CT scans - to ensure safety without compromising diagnostic image quality.

Katie Walker, RN, the new Director of HHC's Institute for Medical Simulation and Advanced Learning (IMSAL), talks about the growing importance of medical simulation training and her goals to enrich the curriculum and expand facility-based learning.

As a teenager who played tennis in the juniors circuit, Joseph Marcellino of Coney Island Hospital learned early the value of preparation and training, a lesson he applied when Hurricane Irene hit and throughout his 30 years working in emergency preparedness.