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Search Results: 2026 (10)
Mount Sinai South Nassau Soirée Under the Stars Will Help Bring Open-Heart to the South Shore of Nassau County
Steven Gold, Longtime Board Member and Benefactor, named honoree; Aaron E. Glatt, MD, Chair of Medicine, and Nydia White, RN, Director of Nursing, also to be recognized
Posted: 9/23/2026
Mount Sinai South Nassau’s 2026 “Soirée Under the Stars” will benefit “Bringing Heart Home,” the campaign to support the expansion of the hospital’s advanced cardiovascular services program, including open-heart surgery, for residents of the South Shore of Nassau County. Hospital Advisory Board member, longtime benefactor, and Hewlett Harbor resident Steven Gold has been named the honoree of the gala. The Soirée will be held Saturday, November 7, at The Lannin in Eisenhower Park at 6:30 pm, featuring an ...
“Truth in Medicine” Poll: 25 Years After the 9/11 Attacks, Many New Yorkers Say the Emotional Impact Is “Still Raw”
One-quarter of respondents report trauma or mental health disorders related to 9/11; 66 percent of respondents say 9/11 permanently changed their daily lives; 77 percent of respondents say 9/11 history should be taught in schools nationwide
Posted: 9/8/2026
Twenty-five years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a majority of poll respondents say the emotional impact remains vivid and “still raw,” according to the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau “Truth in Medicine” poll. Among poll respondents in New York City and on Long Island who were 21 or older at the time of the attack, 73 percent say the 9/11 tragedy remains vivid, with 34 percent saying it feels like “it happened just yesterday” and 39 percent agreeing that while it occurred a quarter-century ago, they...
Mount Sinai South Nassau Earns Nine U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals ‘High Performing’ Ratings in 2026
Recognized for Diabetes, Hip Fracture, Kidney Failure, Pneumonia, Colon Surgery, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Pacemaker Implantation; Maintains Maternity ‘High Performing’ Rating
Posted: 8/4/2026
Mount Sinai South Nassau has earned nine U.S. News & World Report “High Performing” ratings for procedures and conditions including: Colon cancer surgery (second consecutive year) Diabetes (second consecutive year) Heart attack (third consecutive year) Heart failure (third consecutive year) Hip fracture (second consecutive year) Kidney failure (third consecutive year) Pacemaker implantation (first year) Pneumonia (third consecutive year) The hospital was also awarded a High Performing rating in the ...
Mount Sinai South Nassau Launches Inpatient Hospice Care with MJHS Health System
Posted: 6/10/2026
Mount Sinai South Nassau is proud to now offer inpatient end-of-life care through a clinical partnership with MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care. The MJHS Hospice team works with hospital clinical staff to manage end-of-life symptoms for patients whose care needs cannot be met at home. “We are grateful to partner with a respected health care provider such as MJHS Health System to provide this most essential, compassionate end-of-life care and support to patients and their families who need it,” said Adhi S...
Leapfrog Awards Mount Sinai South Nassau an ‘A’ for Hospital Patient Safety
Posted: 5/6/2026
Mount Sinai South Nassau has earned an A grade for patient safety in the elite national patient safety ratings system administered by The Leapfrog Group and developed under the guidance of the nation’s leading patient safety experts. Leapfrog assigns an A, B, C, D, or F grade to general hospitals in the nation, using evidence-based measures of patient safety focused exclusively on errors, accidents, injuries, and infections. Mount Sinai South Nassau, along with Mount Sinai Queens, is one of 11 hospitals ...
‘Truth in Medicine’ Poll: Majority of Metro-Area Residents Are Concerned About ‘Aging Well’ But 58 Percent Have Never Talked About It With Their Doctor
Women younger than 70 are more concerned than men; 65 percent worry about memory loss or dementia
Posted: 4/23/2026
Many older New Yorkers are concerned about aging well and living a long, healthy life, but most have never spoken to their physician about their age-related concerns, according to the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau Truth in Medicine Poll, sponsored by FourLeaf. Women, especially those younger than 70, are more concerned than men. And 65 percent of all respondents have some concern about memory loss or dementia, according to the poll of New Yorkers older than 50. In an effort to prevent cogn...
Mount Sinai South Nassau Earns Coveted Patient Safety Excellence Award
Among top 10 percent in nation for patient safety
Posted: 4/6/2026
Mount Sinai South Nassau has earned a 2026 Patient Safety Excellence Award from Healthgrades, ranking it among the nation’s top hospitals for patient safety. Only 10 percent of hospitals across the country achieved the ranking. To determine award recipients, Healthgrades, an independent online platform that aims to help consumers compare health care providers, evaluated risk-adjusted complication and mortality rates from approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide across 13 patient safety indicators, each r...
Be a Part of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Annual Golf Outing and Support Advanced Cardiac Care on the South Shore
L.I. real estate developer, Emergency Department physician leader, and veterans advocate to be honored
Posted: 4/6/2026
Mount Sinai South Nassau has named Justin Breslin, vice president of Breslin Realty Development Corporation, as the honoree of its May 11th Annual Golf Outing, which will raise funds to help advance cardiac care on the South Shore. Jay Itzkowitz, MD, Chair of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai South Nassau, will be presented with the hospital’s Lifesaver Award, and Ralph Esposito, Director of the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency, has been named as the Community Service honoree. The largest annual hos...
Mount Sinai South Nassau Is Designated Pancreatic Cancer Center of Excellence
One of only 60 U.S. hospitals with the designation
Posted: 3/9/2026
Mount Sinai South Nassau has been named a National Pancreas Foundation Pancreatic Cancer Center of Excellence after a rigorous audit and review conducted by the Foundation. It is one of just 13 hospitals or health systems in New York State and 60 in the United States to hold the designation. The designation certifies that the hospital uses a multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of pancreatic cancer—treating the “whole patient” with a focus on the best possible outcomes and an improved quality of l...
Mount Sinai South Nassau Expands On-Campus Parking for Visitors and Employees
New Visitor Parking Fees to Be Implemented
Posted: 1/26/2026
To increase availability of on-campus parking for visitors, patients, and employees, Mount Sinai South Nassau next month will implement a comprehensive on-campus parking system as it opens a new 800-spot parking structure. Effective Monday, February 2, Mount Sinai South Nassau’s 800-plus spaces employee parking structure will officially open, expanding and centralizing parking for hospital staff. The new garage is designed to help employees find parking more efficiently and ease parking pressures on surr...