Press Releases
Mount Sinai South Nassau ‘Soiree Under the Stars’ Gala to Raise Funds for Expanded Cardiac Care for the South Shore
Whiting Turner Construction Management Executive Named Corporate Honoree; Cardiovascular nurse, cardiac rehabilitation specialist also to be honored; Jeffrey Feil receives ‘Heart of the Hospital’ special award
Posted: 8/5/2025
Philip Shuman, Vice President of The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, will headline Mount Sinai South Nassau’s 2025 “Soirée Under the Stars” as the corporate honoree of the hospital’s annual fund-raising gala, which will raise funds to support the hospital’s growing cardiac program. The gala will be held Saturday, October 4, at The Lannin in Eisenhower Park starting at 6:30 pm. Jeffrey J. Feil, a longtime benefactor of the hospital and a Rockville Centre resident, will be recognized with a spec...
Mount Sinai South Nassau Earns 10 U.S. News & World Report High Performing Ratings in 2025
Recognized for Diabetes, Hip Fracture, Kidney Failure, Pneumonia, COPD, Colon Surgery, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Maternity, and Leukemia Care
Posted: 7/29/2025
Mount Sinai South Nassau has earned ten U.S. News & World Report “High Performing” ratings for procedures and conditions including: COPD Colon surgery Diabetes Heart attack Heart failure Hip fracture Kidney failure Leukemia and lymphoma Pneumonia Maternity care Colon surgery, diabetes, hip fracture, and leukemia and lymphoma are new recognition's for 2025-2026. Mount Sinai South Nassau was also awarded a High Performing rating in the 2024-2025 U.S. News &World Report® “Best Hospitals for Maternit...
Multispecialty Mount Sinai Medical Care Facility to Open in Wantagh
$70 million, 63,000-square-foot location offers specialty services, including cardiology, women’s health, oncology/infusion, digestive health, orthopedics
Posted: 7/10/2025
A four-story multispecialty Mount Sinai ambulatory center is set to open in Wantagh next month, bringing an array of top-tier medical services to southeastern Nassau County under one roof. Mount Sinai-Wantagh, located at 2020 Wantagh Avenue, just off Sunrise Highway, is set to begin a phased opening in mid-July. The new center represents a $70 million investment by Mount Sinai South Nassau, part of the Mount Sinai Health System, and will bring jobs and economic activity to Nassau County along with world-...
Long Time Volunteer and Hospital Advisory Board Member Named Honoree of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s 41st Annual Golf Outing
Hospital Cardiology Chair, Oceanside firefighter also to be honored
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...
Mount Sinai South Nassau Opens New, Expanded Fennessy Family Emergency Department
$50 Million Renovation Designed to Reduce Wait Times and Improve Patient Experience; includes 54 private exam rooms
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...