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November 9, 2020
There are many forms of birth control available at Choices Women’s Medical Center. However, if you are looking for the longest acting, lowest maintenance, and most effective birth control options, then the Intrauterine Device (IUD) may be the right choice for you. What is an IUD? The IUD is a tiny t-shaped device made of plastic (hormonal IUD) or copper (Paragard copper IUD) that gets inserted into your uterus to prevent pregnancy. Once inserted, the IUD can last for […]
July 2, 2020
How racism in healthcare is putting the lives of black women at risk. In recent weeks in every state, in major cities and smaller towns, people of many different backgrounds, ethnicities, races, and genders came together in unprecedented outpourings to express their anger and anguish at the murder of George Floyd and so many other Black people over the years. White supremacy and racism have been righteously challenged on many fronts. Standing […]
June 6, 2020
Ten years ago Dr. Evans Crevecoeur, Choices Director of Anesthesia, was interviewed by OnTheIssuesMagazine.com on his experiences in Haiti after the devastating earthquake there on Jan. 12, 2010. This year, Dr. Crevecoeur (Dr. Crev, as colleagues call him) has been in another frontline battle, this time at Jamaica Hospital, Queens, during the peak of the COVID-19 Pandemic in NYC.
May 5, 2020
You need access to the best medical care possible while protecting yourself and your family from COVID-19. Choices offers the care you need in the safest possible setting. As an essential healthcare provider, Choices remains open during the pandemic.
March 31, 2020
We know everyone is concerned and stressed about the COVID-19 pandemic: How to stay safe and how to get the medical care you need right now! Choices has been a safe haven for women and their families for almost 50 years.
March 25, 2020
We are all warriors now… This Covid-19 virus is a dire threat to the health and well being of the entire country. Each day, each hour there is a new body count and New York City is now the epi-center of the virus. Here, in New York, we are struggling to receive much needed ventilators and PPE (personal protective equipment) from the Federal Government to go to our Hospitals. Over 30,000 retired doctors and nurses have volunteered to go in […]
July 16, 2019
When some members of the New York City Council heard about all the abortion restrictions being passed by other states, they wanted to do something. One Councilmember, Carlina Rivera, told the NY Times that many in NY felt “helpless.”
July 16, 2019
hoices Founder/President Merle Hoffman joined over 100 women leaders in writing and circulating a powerful letter to NY Governor Cuomo urging him to stop supporting a bill legalizing commercial surrogacy.
July 16, 2019
Choices Women’s Medical Center participated in a TelAbortion study organized by Gynuity Health Project. Esther Prigue, LCSW, and Administrator and Head of Counseling at Choices was part of the Project Team. Contraception Magazine will feature results of the study in their upcoming issue.
July 16, 2019
The Guardian, a British daily newspaper with international circulation and a U.S. edition, featured Choices’ Out-of-Town Program in its July 4 article about women traveling across state lines for abortions in New York.
