Our purpose is to provide medical and consumer health information for the New York University Medical Center Community, to support informed health care decisions, and to promote wellness. 

Services 

• Assistance in finding information on patient health topics
  
• Internet access to consumer health information
  
• An organized collection of consumer health information books
  
• An extensive pamphlet and article file
  
• A frequently updated web site with selected, organized links to reliable consumer health information 

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Link Selection Policy

The Patient&Family Resource Center has created and maintains a web page of selected, organized links to web sites that reflects and responds to the information needs of past, present and potential patients of NYU Medical Center, their family members and caregivers.

The goal for this web page is not to be comprehensive source for general health information, rather it will remain specific to the information needs of NYU Medical Center patients. Links are chosen to reflect the diseases and conditions leading people to need treatment at NYU Medical Center , along with links to related basic, consumer-friendly reference tools as well as related health care issues such as support groups, caregiving and health insurance.

Link selection will be driven both by the resources and specialties of NYU Medical Center and the high-volume information requests of the Patient&Family Resource Center 's users.

The Patient & Family Resource Center will choose web sites based on the following selection criteria:

• Reliability: Content is provided or selected by established, reputable sources who are clearly identified.
• Currency: Site has easily identifiable “last updated” indications, and /or content has clearly visible “created on / reviewed / updated” dates.
•   Purpose: Site is intended to be educational or informational.
• Audience: Site is aimed at consumers, or has portions of its content aimed at consumers.
• Lack of Bias: Any advertisements appearing on the site are clearly labeled as such. Any relationships to recommended entities are disclosed.
• Content: For topic-specific sites, the content of the site should relate to the conditions, diseases and treatments related to NYU Medical Center.

Learn more about evaluating the quality of online health information from MedlinePlus.

Privacy
The Patient and Family Resource Center does not give out, vend, sell, exchange, barter, peddle, auction, trade, rent or market e-mail addresses or personal information to third parties. No records are kept. Our services are confidential.

Our staff
One librarian and two trained volunteers 

Directions

Train:
The nearest subway line is the 6 train which stops at Lexington and 33rd St. From there, go east on 33rd St to First Ave.
Bus: 
The M15 local bus heading uptown on First Ave. stops directly in front of NYU Medical Center.  The M15 express bus stops at 34th St. (from there you will need to walk back to the front entrance of the Medical Center).
From within the Medical Center:
Use the west set of elevators in the Schwartz Building to the 14th floor, Co-Op Care. 

How to contact us
Feel welcome to contact us by any of the following methods with your comments or questions:
Phone: (212) 263-7438
Web: Ask A Librarian
US Postal Mail:

NYU Medical Center
Patient and Family Resource Center
530 First Avenue
Schwartz Building, 14th floor
New York, NY, 10016
 

DISCLAIMER: The medical information provided is for educational purposes only. It is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult your physician or health care provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.