LIJ Forest Hills To Host Coronavirus Vaccine Information Session

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — Long Island Jewish Forest Hills hospital will host an information session Thursday with the Forest Hills Asian Association to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines and the recent spate of anti-Asian attacks during the pandemic.

The Q&A session will feature Dr. Isabella Park, director of palliative care and associate medical director at LIJ Forest Hills; Dr. Miriam Smith, the hospital's chief of infectious disease; Dr. Rishi Malhan, director of hospital medicine at LIJ Forest Hills; and LIJ Forest Hills pharmacy manager Jason Li.

Edwin Wong, president emeritus of the Forest Hills Asian Association, will moderate the discussion.

Spearheading the event is Northwell Health's Bridges Asian Business Employee Resource Group, an employee collective within the hospital system.

Click here to RSVP for the virtual event.