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Governor Hochul Announces Plan to Reopen Mount Sinai South Nassau Long Beach Emergency Department
Administration Quickly Responded to Initial Closure Announcement Earlier This Week and Worked with Hospital and Community Officials to Reopen the Emergency Department to 24/7 Services - Department of Health Will Continue to Monitor the Situation
Posted: 11/25/2021
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that Mount Sinai South Nassau will reopen the Long Beach Emergency Department on Friday. Following Mount Sinai's announced plans for temporary closure earlier this week, the New York State Department of Health quickly responded and worked closely with hospital officials and local community leaders to reopen the Emergency Department to 24/7 services at 7 a.m. on Friday, November 26. "As your Governor, I will ensure the state does everything we can to alleviate ...
Mount Sinai South Nassau Temporarily Closes Long Beach Emergency Department Due to Nursing Staff Shortages
Posted: 11/22/2021
The Emergency Department in Long Beach operated by Mount Sinai South Nassau will be closed temporarily as of 3 PM today due to nursing staff shortages occurring as a result of the state vaccine mandate. The decision to temporarily close the facility was made after all other options were exhausted. Patients from the barrier island in need of emergency care will be directed to the hospital’s main campus in Oceanside. An ambulance will be stationed around the clock at the closed Long Beach Emergency Departm...
National Cancer Institute Approves Mount Sinai South Nassau as Clinical Trial Site for Breast and Lung Cancer
Posted: 11/11/2021
Cancer patients on Long Island now will be able to participate in two clinical trials for breast and lung cancer at Mount Sinai South Nassau. The hospital has received approval from The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Central Institutional Review Board to serve as a National Clinical Trial Network Affiliate (NCTNA) within the Mount Sinai Health System. Mount Sinai South Nassau is now a part of a prestigious collection of organizations and clinicians in the United States, Canada and internationally that...
Mount Sinai South Nassau Names Next President
Adhi Sharma, MD, to Be First Physician-Leader in Hospital’s 93-Year History
Posted: 8/17/2021
Adhi Sharma, MD, an experienced Emergency Medicine physician-leader who helped steer Mount Sinai South Nassau’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic as Chief Medical Officer, will become the hospital’s new President starting Wednesday, September 1, the hospital’s Board of Directors announced. Dr. Sharma, who is also currently Executive Vice President for Clinical and Professional Affairs, will succeed Richard J. Murphy, who is retiring at the end of 2021 after serving nine years as the hospital’s President ...
Mount Sinai South Nassau Named Among Best Regional Hospitals
Eight Services Rated “High Performing” in Latest U.S. News & World Report Rankings
Posted: 7/27/2021
Mount Sinai South Nassau ranked among the Best Regional Hospitals in the metro area and earned eight “high performing” badges for specific service areas, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report 2021-22 “Best Hospital” rankings. The eight areas rated “high performing” at Mount Sinai South Nassau are: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, orthopedics, stroke, and urology. The U.S. News rankings are independently conducted by the magazine’...
Mount Sinai South Nassau Breaks Ground on Four-Story Expansion to Better Serve the South Shore
New building will double size of the Emergency Department, add 40-bed critical care unit and nine, modern surgical suites
Posted: 6/22/2021
Mount Sinai South Nassau today broke ground on a $130 million, four-story addition that will double the size of its Emergency Department, add 40 critical care beds, and nine new operating suites to better serve the South Shore of Long Island. Mount Sinai leaders joined with local elected officials and civic leaders to mark the start of construction of the 100,000-square-foot J Wing, one of the largest building projects in Nassau County and the cornerstone of the hospital’s ongoing $400 million capital ex...
“We Find a Way”: Mount Sinai Launches National Brand and Advertising Campaign
Campaign showcases the people and innovators who are relentlessly advancing medicine and health
Posted: 6/14/2021
Mount Sinai Health System, one of New York’s preeminent academic medical centers providing excellence in clinical care, research, teaching, and community engagement, today unveiled a new brand identity and advertising campaign, “We Find a Way”—presenting a bold, unfiltered, and emotional view of what it takes to overcome the most challenging and complex health and scientific problems. The campaign is meant to inspire and remind New Yorkers and those beyond that Mount Sinai, which developed new protocols,...
Business Leader and Mount Sinai South Nassau Orthopedic Spine Surgeon Are Co-Honorees of 37th Annual Golf Outing
Socially Distant Golf Event to Be Held at Three Prestigious Courses to Support Hospital
Posted: 4/15/2021
Parking Systems President Mark Baron and the Chief of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Orthopedic Surgery Department, Stelios Koutsoumbelis, MD, have been named the co-honorees of the 37th Annual Mount Sinai South Nassau Golf Outing to be held Monday, May 17. The socially distanced outing will adhere to all COVID-19-related safety precautions and will be held at three of Long Island’s most prestigious and challenging venues: The Seawane Club, Hewlett Harbor; Rockaway Hunting Club, Lawrence; and The Rockville L...
Mount Sinai South Nassau and Town of Hempstead Launch Region’s First COVID-19 Vaccination Mobile Unit
Posted: 3/31/2021
Mount Sinai South Nassau and the Town of Hempstead officially launched the region’s first COVID-19 Vaccination Mobile Unit with a visit to the Uniondale-Hempstead Senior Center, where hospital staff were scheduled to vaccinate 100 residents with the Johnson & Johnson, single-dose COVID-19 vaccine. Known as the “Vaxmobile,” the bus was funded with $695,042 from the $133 million federal CARES Act legislation to provide economic relief to Town of Hempstead businesses, organizations and residents impacte...
Mount Sinai South Nassau and Nassau County Launch Vaccination Pilot Program for Teachers and School Staff
300 Local Teachers, Staff Get First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine
Posted: 3/5/2021
In an effort to help schools reopen, Mount Sinai South Nassau and Nassau County have launched a pilot program to vaccinate area teachers and school staff members from the Island Park, Long Beach, Oceanside, and Rockville Centre School Districts. A joint initiative of Mount Sinai South Nassau, based in Oceanside, New York, and the Nassau County Department of Health, the Teacher’s Vaccination Pilot Program initially planned to vaccinate up to 300 teachers and staff this week, and more in the weeks ahead de...
NFL Invites Four Mount Sinai South Nassau Vaccinated Health Care Workers to Super Bowl LV
Posted: 2/3/2021
In recognition of their tireless efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, the NFL is sending four Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital employees to participate in the NFL’s Super Bowl experience for front-line workers. The four hospital employees – two physicians, an emergency department nurse and a respiratory therapist – are among the 7,500 vaccinated health care workers who will receive free tickets from the NFL to the Super Bowl in Tampa as part of the NFL’s salute. A Rockville Centre resident and gr...