About East Side Endoscopy
East Side Endoscopy, LLC is a New York State certified ambulatory surgical center accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care specializing in providing the highest quality gastrointestinal endoscopy services to our patients and surrounding community. The atmosphere at ESE is welcoming, more comfortable and efficient than the traditional settings found in hospital and office environments. At East Side Endoscopy you will receive personalized attention from a caring and highly skilled staff of physicians, nurses and specially trained technicians who strive to meet and maintain the highest standards of safety and infection control. East Side Endoscopy began operations in 2009 and is on the forefront of clinical integration initiatives with ongoing and active programs designed to promote quality, cost containment and community outreach.
Located in the Gramercy Park section of Manhattan, East Side Endoscopy is easily accessible by car and all modes of public transportation. With over 8,500 square feet of space, the facility offers a relaxed atmosphere for patients and their caretakers. There is a separate street level entrance and private elevator as well as a comfortable waiting area with flat screen TV and Wi-Fi access. The facility is totally wheelchair accessible. Our medical records are completely electronic expediting the check-in and registration processing. There is a 14-bed recovery area, a highly trained and multi-lingual staff of nurses and certified technicians; bed-side computerized monitoring and 5 spacious procedure rooms with high-definition equipment for your colonoscopies and endoscopies. For your added safety and comfort, all procedures are performed with assistance from board certified anesthesiologist.
Our goal is to make your visit as pleasant as possible! Patients consistently rate our facility, services and staff as excellent. This website is designed to not only provide specific information about your upcoming visit to East Side Endoscopy and scheduled procedure but general information to improve your understanding of managing your medical care, digestive disease, the healthcare systems and the many resources available to help you and your family and friends.
Charity Care Program
The East Side Endoscopy LLP Charitable Care Program is an important part of the Center’s charter and mission to provide high quality care to the community. We are committed to raising awareness and providing education about the importance of colonoscopy screening to preventing colorectal cancer. East Side Endoscopy provides free screening colonoscopies to uninsured persons and to those with limited means or ability to pay.
If you are a healthy individual age 45 or older, with no insurance and limited means and access to healthcare we can help you get screened for colorectal cancer! Through participation with local community based health centers such as The Ryan-Nena Community Center, the Community Healthcare Network and the Men’s Health Initiative Program or your physician free screening colonoscopies are available and easy to obtain.
Moushumi Sanghavi, MD the Assistant Medical Director of East Side Endoscopy heads this important program.
For more information please contact us at 212-375-1065 or Moushumi.Sanghavi@gmail.com.
Our Hospital Affiliation
East Side Endoscopy is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital System, a broad-based integrated health services system serving the New York metropolitan areas. Mount Sinai Beth Israel is committed to improving healthcare in the communities they serve. As a result of their partnership, East Side Endoscopy is in a unique position to draw upon the strengths and resources of this vital network and provide integrated and quality care to patients. This partnership has enabled the Center to be on the forefront of clinical integration initiatives with ongoing and active programs designed to promote quality, cost containment and community outreach.
Quality Programs
GIQuIC
The GIQuIC – GI Quality Improvement Consortium is a non-profit collaboration of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) to collect and benchmark measures for quality, efficiency, effectiveness and reliability. Data is collected for established quality indicators for gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures on individual physicians.
East Side Endoscopy is proud to be one of the premier participants in the GIQuIC registry contributing data on a variety of quality measures which are used to measure physician and center performance against internal and national benchmarks. This data is then used to improve clinical performance. This participation is above and beyond the required requirements and demonstrates East Side Endoscopy’s commitment to improving quality.
