Staten Island’s leading hospitals are Staten Island University Hospital and Richmond University Medical Center. South Beach Psychiatric Center offers mental health services and is part of New York’s Office of Mental Health. The children’s hospital nearest to Staten Island is Maimonides Infants and Children’s Hospital of Brooklyn.
Staten Island University Hospital has two campuses with a combined 668 beds. U.S. News rates Staten Island University Hospital as high performing in eight conditions and procedures, including:
Richmond University Medical Center, a 470-bed facility, has a level 1 trauma center and rates as high performing in two conditions and procedures, including:
Pulmonary diseases are conditions that affect the lungs and other parts of the respiratory system. They can develop as a result an infection, air pollution, exposure to allergens or irritants, or tobacco smoking.
What are the most common types of pulmonary disease?
Some of the most common types of pulmonary disease are chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) asthma, and occupational lung diseases, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Occupational asthma is the most common type of occupational lung disease.
What are the signs and symptoms of pulmonary disease?
Signs and symptoms of pulmonary disease may depend on the type, but can include breathlessness, wheezing, coughing, and chest pain.
What is idiopathic pulmonary disease?
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a type of pulmonary fibrosis, which refers to scarring of the lungs. "Idiopathic" means that there is no identifiable cause for this. This condition is progressive, but some medications may help slow it down.