Gramercy Park Digestive Disease Center (GPDDC) is a state-of-the-art ambulatory surgical center dedicated to comprehensive outpatient endoscopic health care for adults. Accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), GPDDC is committed to providing high quality, cost-effective and efficient care. Our mission is to serve as a community resource for patients and their families.
Gramercy Park Digestive Disease Center is recognized by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc. (AAAHC), the leading organization in developing safety and quality standards for ambulatory health care.
Gramercy Park Digestive Disease Center participates in the Gastrointestinal Quality Improvement Consortium (GIQuIC), which is a national healthcare database used to measure and improve the quality of endoscopic performance.
Your doctor might prescribe an upper GI endoscopy as routine screening. Or to take a look at your upper GI tract following specific triggers or symptoms. The endoscopy procedure provides the doctor with a real-time visual image of your upper digestive system to confirm diagnoses or treat upper GI conditions. The procedure is conducted in […]
Generally, patients who need to have an endoscopic procedure tend to feel a little nervous. Even with a doctor’s reasoning and explanation of a procedure, one cannot know what to expect if they’ve never had endoscopy before. Also, endoscopy doesn’t describe one procedure for all screenings, there are different types of endoscopic procedures that a […]
There are a number of potentially serious medical conditions that are not well-known to the average person. It’s safe to say that esophageal varices can be included in this list. In our specialty, we are well aware of the signs of this condition and the treatments that can help preserve a patient’s well-being. Here, we […]