Sleep Center

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center’s state-of-the-art sleep lab in Queens is a 4-bed unit that features comfortable, home-like rooms with soundproof walls for total privacy. Furnished with a queen-size bed and flat-screen television, each room provides patients with a comfortable testing environment.

Jamaica Hospital in New York works with sleep specialists to address various sleep disorders. Some of the conditions we diagnose and treat at our New York sleep center include:

Several testing options are available at our sleep lab in Queens. Patients will participate in at least one of the following sleep studies:

This is a general test that monitors several aspects of sleep, like the amount of non-rapid eye movement and rapid eye movement sleep, and the number of arousals, as well as the following body functions during sleep:

• Heart rhythms
• Limb movements
• Breathing patterns

If sleep apnea is diagnosed during the diagnostic PSG, a second PSG with titration is then conducted at our New York sleep clinic during a second overnight stay. Continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP), a common treatment for sleep apnea, will be given at this time.

During the first half of the night, this test at our New York sleep center is used to determine whether a person has sleep apnea, as well as the severity of the condition. During the second half of the night, continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) will be applied, and titration will begin.

This test is used at our Queens sleep lab to diagnose narcolepsy and to measure the degree of daytime sleepiness. To ensure accurate results, it is performed on the morning following a diagnostic overnight PSG.

A MWT is used to evaluate a person’s ability to stay awake during the day. There are four trials given two hours apart.

All of the patients at our sleep lab in Queens are assigned to a private room. Each room is equipped with a camera, microphone, and testing equipment. These devices allow our technicians to monitor our patients’ sleep throughout the night.

The test begins once a patient is hooked up to electrodes. The electrodes do not hurt and will be placed on the face, chest, and scalp. In addition, an electrocardiogram is used to record the heart rate, and an electromyogram is used to identify abnormal movements made during the sleep study.

Information is recorded and sent to the technician’s workspace in the sleep lab, where it is analyzed, and a report is created.

Patients who participate in the overnight study at our New York sleep center can expect to be finished at 6:00 a.m., the morning after their arrival. All patients will be offered snacks in the morning before their discharge.

A parent or legal guardian must stay overnight with their child at our sleep clinic in New York during the study. Each patient room is equipped with a bed with side rails for children and a pullout chair for each adult to sleep in. Only one adult can stay overnight at our sleep lab with their child.

Jamaica Hospital now offers accurate home sleep studies to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea. To conduct a home sleep study, patients simply come to Jamaica Hospital’s New York sleep center and receive a portable, easy-to-use take-home sleep kit, which includes a monitor, two bands, a pulse oximeter, and a nasal cannula.

Before taking the kit home, our staff provides a detailed orientation on how to operate the device.

After conducting your sleep test in the comfort of your own home, you return the kit the next day. The information gathered from the home kit is downloaded, and the results are available within days, as opposed to the longer waiting time typically associated with sleep lab studies, which is a benefit to those who need immediate results.

Our New York sleep clinic staff consists of board-certified sleep specialists and respiratory therapists who are highly skilled in evaluating and treating sleep disorders. We also boast an impressive 2:1 technician-to-patient ratio, which provides our patients with the optimal attention they need during their sleep study. Our compassionate staff will ensure your stay is pleasant and helpful to your health.

Our New York sleep center is open from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. For additional information or to make an appointment, please call 718-206-5916.