The Reporter: Oct 1994, Vol.5, No.3
Changing Scenes Notes on relocations and other changes of interest Columbia- Presbyterian/Eastside

The relocation of Columbia-Presbyterian/Eastside more than doubles the space for the comprehensive faculty private practice group that covers 20 specialty areas and services.

Columbia-Presbyterian/Eastside opened more than a decade ago on East 61st Street in midtown Manhattan, with additional facilities on Madison Avenue. The practice group relocated around the corner to 16 E. 60th St. earlier this year.

"Ten years ago, when the facility opened, it was anticipated that the Eastside site would provide quality care for 25,000 to 35,000 patients a year. Remarkably, the practice has grown to such an extent that it has been averaging nearly 100,000 patient visits annually for the past few years, and it is still growing," says Dr. Philip Alderson, the James Picker Professor and Chairman of Radiology and chairman of the Eastside Doctors Practice Committee.

The new facility, which occupies 93,000 square feet on four floors, combines all medical specialties under one roof and offers new services in ophthalmology, pediatrics, women's health, corporate health, magnetic resonance imaging, and radiation oncology and chemotherapy.