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South Nassau is Top Performer Nationally in Use of Electronic Medical Records and Patient Safety According to Medicare
Posted: 12/21/2014
Requirements of Meaningful Use Stage 2 Enhance Patient Safety, Quality After months of meetings, meticulous planning sessions and detailed test runs, on October 27, South Nassau Communities Hospital became one of the first hospitals on Long Island and one among only 840 hospitals nationwide to complete the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Electronic Health Record Incentive Program attestation requirement for Meaningful Use Stage 2 (MU2). MU2 increases health information exchange between providers ...
Joint Commission Names South Nassau “Top Performer on Key Quality Measures®”
Posted: 12/14/2014
For the second consecutive year, the Joint Commission has named South Nassau Communities Hospital a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® for its exemplary use of evidence-based clinical processes that are shown to improve care for certain conditions. South Nassau was recognized for its achievement on the following measure sets: heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care. "This recognition is a direct result of our commitment to our mission to provide the communities and patients we serve ...
$29,900 Gift Supports Breast and other Women’s Cancer Services for Underserved Women
Posted: 11/12/2014
$29,900 Gift Supports Breast and other Women’s Cancer Services for Underserved Women The LI2Day Walk has awarded South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Gertrude & Louis Feil Cancer Center with a $29,900 gift in support of its screening, early detection and diagnosis services for medically underserved and low income patients with suspected or confirmed cancers. This is the seventh consecutive year that LI2DAY has supported the program for a combined total of $203,400. Celebrating its 11th anniversary, 62...
Physician is More than a Specialist in Pain Management
Posted: 11/11/2014
The Long Island Business News (LIBN) recently awarded its “Health Care Heroes” Physician Hero Award to Neil Kirschen, M.D., chief of pain management at South Nassau Communities Hospital. LIBN’s “Health Care Heroes” awards honor individuals and organizations in the health care industry in Nassau and Suffolk counties for outstanding leadership and commitment. An anesthesiologist and chief of pain management at South Nassau for more than a quarter-century, Dr. Kirschen runs several interventional pain manag...
Assemb. Weisenberg and Wife, Dr. Robert Kramer Honored at 2014 Carnation Ball
Posted: 11/9/2014
Retiring Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg and his wife, Ellen, along with Robert J. Kramer, M.D., were honored at South Nassau Communities Hospital’s 2014 Annual Carnation Ball held Saturday, November 1 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Westbury. The Carnation Ball raised more than $713,000 in support of South Nassau’s $57 million Emergency Department expansion project. Mr. and Mrs. Weisenberg were the Carnation Ball’s co-honorees and Dr. Kramer was the recipient of South Nassau’s prestigious Mary Pearson...
SNCH Finance Officer Named a Long Island Business News CFO of the Year
Posted: 10/22/2014
The Long Island Business News (LIBN) recently named Mark Bogen, chief financial officer and senior vice president of finance at South Nassau Communities Hospital, a recipient of its 2014 CFO of the Year Award. Mr. Bogen is a recipient of the award in the category for “not-for-profit” organizations. The LIBN CFO of the Year program recognizes Long Island’s top financial officers for their outstanding fiscal leadership and asset management, contributions to their company’s performance, their contribution a...
Study Associates Weight-Loss Surgery with Diabetes Remission
Posted: 10/22/2014
A long-term study of type 2 diabetes patients who had weight-loss surgery showed that they were associated with more frequent diabetes remission and fewer complications as compared to patients who received standard care for the disease. The study was conducted by Lars Sjostrom, M.D., Ph.D., University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and is based on the data from the Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) study, which was conducted at 25 surgical departments and 480 primary health care centers in Sweden. SOS is an ongoing p...
Home Health Care Program Earns Elite Ranking Again
Posted: 10/19/2014
For the ninth consecutive year, South Nassau Communities Hospital Home Care has earned a spot in the prestigious HomeCare Elite™ listing of the top 25% of home health care providers in the United States. The listing is based on a collection of performance measures including quality of care, quality improvement, patient experience, process measure implementation, and financial performance. “South Nassau’s consistent ranking as a Top 500 Agency demonstrates the enduring commitment of our staff to work toge...
Senior Nurse Practitioner Awarded Prestigious Fellowship from the AANP
Posted: 10/6/2014
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) recently announced that it has inducted Margaret (Peg) O’Donnell, DNPs, FNP, ANP, B-C, FAANP, as a Fellow of the association. Just 485 of the more than 189,000 nurse practitioners in the US are recognized Fellows of the AANP. Established by the AANP in 2000, the Fellows of the AANP (FAANP) impact national and global health and enhance the mission of the AANP by engaging recognized nurse practitioner (NP) leaders who make outstanding contributions to ...
SNCH Finance Officer Named to Prestigious List of Hospital CFOs to Know
Posted: 9/9/2014
For the second consecutive year, Becker's Hospital Review has named Mark Bogen, chief financial officer and senior vice president of finance at South Nassau Communities Hospital, to its list of “150 Hospital and Health System CFOs to Know” in the United States. According to Becker's Hospital Review editorial team, the hospital senior finance executives named to the list help lead renowned tertiary centers, academic medical centers, community hospitals and health systems in all financial matters while bal...
US News & World Report Ranks South Nassau Highly in its 2014 Best Hospitals Metro Area Rankings
Posted: 8/3/2014
In the recently released U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals Rankings, South Nassau Communities Hospital is ranked 19th among all hospitals in the New York metropolitan area as well as 18th in the state of New York. In addition to New York City, the New York metropolitan area includes hospitals based in Long Island, Westchester County, and northern New Jersey. To be ranked in the Best Hospitals metro area rankings, South Nassau had to score in the top 25 percent among its peers in at least one ...
Nearly $282,000 Raised by Golf Outing in Support of Emergency Services Department
Posted: 7/29/2014
Westbury Resident Sinks Hole-in-One for $20K Towards a Car South Nassau Communities Hospital’s 30th Annual Golf Outing raised nearly $282,000 in support of South Nassau’s “Emergency Department Expansion Campaign.” The Emergency Department Expansion Campaign is a five-year, $10 million fundraising initiative to ensure state-of-the-art emergency care to the residents of the South Shore. The expansion project will increase the Emergency Department’s square footage from 16,000 to 30,000 square feet, increasi...
Hospital Quality Urgent Care Is First Step In Restoring Vital Healthcare Services to Long Beach
Posted: 7/16/2014
When the doors to the new South Nassau Urgent Care Center (SNUCC) at Long Beach opened at 9AM on Tuesday, July 1, it was the first time since the day before SuperStorm Sandy struck on October 28, 2012, that residents of Long Beach could access hospital-grade medical care on the campus of the former Long Beach Medical Center (LBMC). “This is just the first step in building a patient-centered, high-quality healthcare delivery system that restores vital healthcare services to the residents of Long Beach and...
Annual Auction Raises More Than $390,000 in Support of SIBSPlace
Posted: 7/15/2014
The 2014 SIBSPlace (Survivorship in Brothers and Sisters) Annual Auction held recently at The Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor (NY) raised more than $390,000 in support of the program. An essential community service of South Nassau Communities Hospital, SIBSPlace is celebrating its 14th year of free service to families throughout Nassau County. Rajiv Datta, M.D., FACS chair of the Department of Surgery, director of the Division of Surgical Oncology and of Head & Neck Surgery, and medical director of th...
UJA-Federation of New York Recognizes Dr. Linda Efferen for Service to Community
Posted: 7/6/2014
In recognition of her dedication and service to improving the health of the communities, the UJA - Federation of New York’s division of South Shore Healthcare Professionals honored Linda Efferen, MD, chief medical officer at South Nassau Communities Hospital, at its annual dinner reception held May 14 at the Temple Beth El of Cedarhurst. The world's largest local philanthropy, UJA - Federation of New York helps 1.4 million people in New York City, Westchester County and Long Island as well as 3 million p...
Long Island Gamma Knife® Perfexion™ at South Nassau Communities Hospital Can Treat Multiple Brain Metastases in One Session
Posted: 6/24/2014
The Long Island Gamma Knife® at South Nassau Communities Hospital, which has been upgraded to the Perfexion, the latest advancement in Gamma Knife technology, offers significant advantages over whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) for patients whose cancer has metastasized to their brain. The Gamma Knife center at South Nassau is Long Island’s most experienced, and is led by two of the region’s top experts in treating brain tumors and other neurological disorders. Co-Medical Directors are Michael H. Bris...
Radiation Oncology Department Awarded Prestigious Accreditation
Posted: 6/24/2014
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has renewed its three-year term of accreditation of South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Radiation Oncology Department. The ACR seal of accreditation represents the highest level of quality and patient safety in radiation therapy. The prestigious ACR accreditation is awarded only to facilities that prove during a rigorous peer-review evaluation that they meet specific Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards developed by the ACR. Patient care and treatment, patie...