Press Releases

Posted: 4/10/2025

A majority of New Yorkers are considering drinking less alcohol or encouraging others to do so as a result of the surgeon general’s new warning about a strong association between drinking alcohol and increased cancer risk, according to the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau “Truth in Medicine” poll. Among the poll respondents from New York City and Long Island, 57 percent reported having between one and seven drinks per week, while 22 percent said they consumed between 8 and 14 drinks per week. But 51 perce...

Posted: 3/27/2025

In recognition of his more than two decades of volunteer service and leadership as a member of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s advisory board, Peter C. Breitstone, a leading insurance industry executive, has been named honoree of the hospital’s 41st Annual Golf Outing to be held Monday, May 12. Lawrence Kanner, MD, Chair of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Department of Cardiology, will be the Clinical Honoree of the annual outing, while Kevin Klein, Second Assistant Chief, Oceanside Fire Department, will be presen...

Posted: 3/4/2025

Mount Sinai South Nassau, the Long Island flagship of the Mount Sinai Health System, will open its expanded emergency department on March 5, 2025, after a $50 million, five-year renovation that is designed to reduce wait times and improve the patient experience for one of Long Island’s busiest emergency departments. The opening of the Fennessy Family Emergency Department is part of ongoing capital improvements and expansions at the South Shore campus and is the first phase in the rollout of a newly const...