The Acute Care for the Elders (ACE) Unit on Greenberg 10 North at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is a special elder-friendly unit that thrives on teamwork. The environment is designed to be warm and healing, with artwork on the walls and a large day area for patients and families to spend time together. Through the Hospital Elder Life Program,volunteers help patients remain active and engaged.

On the unit, the geriatrics attending, house staff team, dietician, social worker, and therapists work with the nursing staff to provide care geared towards the special needs of the geriatric population. Maintaining a holistic perspective, they assess each patient's medical and psychosocial needs to achieve the best possible outcome.


Volunteer Service on the ACE Unit

"Gundy" Russman

"Because good dogs are good medicine."
If you would like to view Gundy's biography please click here.



HELP comes to NYP ACE Unit

As a part of New York Presbyterian Hospital's quality of care initiatives, a new program addressing the special needs of hospitalized older adults is being introduced at NYP Weill Cornell Medical Center's Acute Care for the Elderly unit. The Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP), developed by Dr. Sharon Inouye and colleagues at Yale-New Haven Hospital, provides extra care to vulnerable older patients, in addition to good nursing and medical care.
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