Press Releases

Posted: Apr. 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: Mar. 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: Mar. 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...

Posted: Dec. 19, 2024

Despite their reputation for being grumpy, and headlines often dominated by crime-related news, an overwhelming majority of New Yorkers believe that most of their fellow citizens are “basically good” and less than a quarter expect political divisions to interfere with their holiday gatherings, according to the latest results of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s “Truth in Medicine” poll, sponsored by Bethpage Federal Credit Union. Some 75 percent of respondents to the hospital’s poll said most people are basical...

Posted: Dec. 3, 2024

Expanding on its commitment to enhance medical services on the barrier island, Mount Sinai South Nassau has opened a walk-in primary care center on the Long Beach Boardwalk at the new oceanfront B2K residential development between Long Beach Boulevard and Riverside Boulevard. The hospital’s primary care practice at 325 West Park Avenue, Long Beach, has also relocated to this new and modern space. The walk-in, no-appointment-needed or by appointment full-service primary care practice began officially seei...

Posted: Sep. 20, 2024

Bethpage Federal Credit Union’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Linda Armyn, will headline Mount Sinai South Nassau’s 2024 Soirée Under the Stars as the corporate honoree of the hospital’s annual fundraising gala on Saturday, November 9, at The Lannin in Eisenhower Park. Shahriyour Andaz, MD, Director of Thoracic Oncology, who has led the hospital’s efforts to combat lung cancer, and Shaeda Alloo, a veteran respiratory therapist who served during the COVID-19 pandemic, also will be honored. They w...

Posted: Sep. 17, 2024

Parents in the metro area strongly support a ban on cell phone use in schools and agree that social media companies should do more to limit children’s use of social media apps, according to the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau Truth in Medicine poll. An overwhelming majority—85 percent of parents polled—support state laws limiting social media feeds for minors. Eighty-two percent agree that social media companies should do more to limit children’s use of their apps. Most parents (72 percent) want their ch...

Posted: Aug. 28, 2024

Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory was recently presented the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence for providing exceptional patient care in a healthy work environment. To earn the three-year, three-level award (with gold, silver, or bronze designation), the lab’s staff demonstrated that it is aligned with the six AACN Healthy Work Environment Standards (skilled communication, true collaboration, effective decision-making, a...

Posted: Aug. 15, 2024

The Betty Ajces Trust has donated $1 million to Mount Sinai South Nassau to help the hospital expand access to cancer clinical trials and research on Long Island. This is the second major gift the hospital has received from the Trust, which donated $200,000 last August to establish the Leon and Betty Ajces Memorial Fund at Mount Sinai South Nassau as well as to benefit the hospital’s cancer research and prevention efforts. “This generous gift will help us give patients with a cancer diagnosis the opportu...

Posted: Aug. 8, 2024

In recognition of their service as junior volunteers at Mount Sinai South Nassau, two Oceanside High School 2024 graduates, Alyssa Bagajo and Christian Modzelewski, along with Arunima Roy of Valley Stream North High School and Dylan Yoon of Manhasset High School, have been awarded the hospital’s annual Dorothy M. Sharer Scholarship . The late Dorothy M. Sharer was a devoted and beloved volunteer at Mount Sinai South Nassau for more than 33 years and 30,000 hours of volunteer service. Recipients of the sc...

Posted: Dec. 28, 2023

More than 50 percent of 600 residents surveyed consider the areas they live in environmentally unhealthy with only 38 percent of New York City adults and 46 percent of adults on Long Island satisfied with the environmental health of their areas, according to the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau Truth in Medicine Poll, sponsored by Bethpage Federal Credit Union. This gloomy outlook is sparked by the sentiment that the city and Long Island are concerned about poor air and water quality. The survey found tha...

Posted: Dec. 21, 2023

Mount Sinai South Nassau was one of just 18 medical institutions in the world to be named to the first cohort of the Ehlers-Danlos Society Centers and Networks of Excellence. Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are a group of rare inherited conditions that can make joints loose and the skin thin and easily bruised. They weaken the connective tissues in the body, such as tendons and ligaments that connect and hold parts of the body together, and can weaken blood vessels and organs. The Ehlers-Danlos Society hon...

Posted: Nov. 21, 2023

Mount Sinai Health System announced that Brendan Carr, MD, MA, MS, a nationally recognized leader in academic medicine and health policy, will be its next Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Carr joined Mount Sinai as its head of emergency medicine in February 2020, just before New York City became the initial epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. He played a critical role during the pandemic and led local, regional, and national initiatives focused on improving the Health System’s emergency ...

Posted: Oct. 30, 2023

Only 15 percent of area residents have received the updated COVID-19 vaccine, according to results of the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau “Truth in Medicine Poll,” sponsored by Bethpage Credit Union. Although 70 percent of 600 residents surveyed agreed that vaccines are important to their health, a majority of respondents had not acted yet to receive the updated COVID-19 vaccine that was approved last month for people ages 6 months and older by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the...

Posted: Oct. 10, 2023

To reduce hair loss during chemotherapy for breast cancer and alleviate the negative influence it can have on patients’ emotions and outlook, Mount Sinai South Nassau Breast Health Services is offering the DigniCap System to provide scalp-cooling therapy to eligible patients. Hair loss is one of the most psychologically distressing adverse effects of chemotherapy for patients. Minimizing hair loss helps patients improve their quality of life and self-esteem while undergoing treatment. Cold-cap therapy ha...

Posted: Sep. 28, 2023

Tropical Storm Ophelia could not stop more than 400 eager supporters from attending Mount Sinai South Nassau’s 2023 Soirée Under the Stars gala and grossing over $1 million, making it the most successful fundraiser in the nearly 100-year history of the hospital. Anthony Cancellieri, Co-Chair of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Board of Directors and longtime Rockville Centre resident and civic leader, was the honoree of the gala, which was held Saturday, September 23, at The Lannin, the newly renovated and reo...

Posted: Sep. 5, 2023

For the third time, Mount Sinai South Nassau has earned national recognition for nursing excellence, earning re-designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program® as a Magnet organization. Magnet® designation is the highest and most prestigious international distinction a health care organization can receive for nursing care . Mount Sinai South Nassau is one of only 48 hospitals in the state to be so honored. Mount Sinai South Nassau first earned Magnet status in...

Posted: Dec. 7, 2022

Despite the rising rate of community transmission of flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)—and the reality that all three diseases are spreading in a “tridemic” across New York City, Long Island, and beyond—results from the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau “Truth in Medicine” Poll indicate that the public’s urgency to get vaccinated for flu and COVID-19 is low. Fewer than two-thirds (61 percent) of 600 poll respondents have received a flu vaccine since September 1, 2022, while just 56 perce...

Posted: Nov. 10, 2022

In honor of Veterans Day, Mount Sinai South Nassau has presented the hospital’s Employee Veteran’s Scholarships to four staff members who served in the military and are continuing their education in the health care field. Suheil Genovese, a project manager; Tandilaya Rice, RN; and Kuwary Torrens Negron and Rashawn Michael James, students at the Mount Sinai South Nassau Robert J. Hochstim School of Radiography , each were presented $1,000 scholarships in recognition of their service to our country. The fo...

Posted: Oct. 25, 2022

Mount Sinai South Nassau has kicked off a new “Buy A Brick” fundraising effort that invites the community to support its mission and create a lasting legacy for their family, colleagues and loved ones. Mount Sinai South Nassau is creating a new 10,100 square-foot pedestrian plaza and garden to be located across the street from the hospital’s main entrance in Oceanside at the corner of One Healthy Way and Oswald Court. Residents are being given the opportunity to dedicate and engrave pavers, trees and ben...

Posted: Oct. 18, 2022

More than one-third of Long Islanders who sought mental health services found it challenging to find a provider of care, even though nearly all had health insurance to cover most of the cost, according to the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau “Truth in Medicine” Poll, sponsored by Bethpage Credit Union. According to the poll results, anxiety, depression, social isolation, and fear of contracting COVID-19 are the prevalent issues among those who have accessed professional mental health care services since t...

Posted: Oct. 17, 2022

Starting Sunday, January 1, 2023, all Mount Sinai Health System hospitals and certain clinics affiliated with Mount Sinai hospitals will no longer be participating with UnitedHealthcare’s (United) Dual Complete plans.

Posted: Aug. 22, 2022

Supporters of Mount Sinai South Nassau are set to gather once again at The Seawane Club on Saturday, September 17, following a two-year hiatus, to help raise funds for the hospital’s ambitious projects that will expand services along the South Shore. Axis Construction Corp. Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Peter Cannuscio, PE, is the corporate honoree of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s 2022 “Soirée Under the Stars” gala. The entire event will be held outdoors in a tented area and guests wi...

Posted: Jul. 26, 2022

Patients who test positive for COVID-19 will now be able to obtain the antiviral oral medication Paxlovid via the Vaxmobile, the successful mobile vaccination partnership between Mount Sinai South Nassau and the Town of Hempstead. The mobile “test and treat” option is the first of its kind on Long Island. “We are now in the sixth wave of the pandemic. While vaccination continues to provide the best protection against COVID-19, now more than ever, treatment that is easily accessible is an important next s...

Posted: Nov. 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 ...

Posted: Nov. 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...

Posted: Nov. 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...

Posted: Sep. 8, 2021

Metro area residents are ready to roll up their sleeves to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster when one becomes widely available for the general population, with 75 percent indicating they would get one, according to results of the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau Truth in Medicine public health poll, sponsored by Bethpage. Twenty-three percent of the metro area residents recently polled who are unvaccinated say they are more likely to get a vaccine now that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given...

Posted: Aug. 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 ...

Posted: Jul. 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’...

Posted: Jun. 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...

Posted: Nov. 30, 2020

Update: As of Wednesday, March 17, rapid testing is no longer being offered at our Washington Avenue drive-thru site. We have tested over 1,700 community members since partnering with the Town of Hempstead on this important no-cost initiative in early December 2020. For more information on where to find COVID-19 testing in your area, please visit https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/find-test-site-near-you . Please also continue to check Mount Sinai South Nassau’s website at www.southnassau.org for more inf...

Posted: Nov. 10, 2020

Joined by community and civic leaders, Mount Sinai South Nassau leaders marked the beginning of construction on a multi-specialty $35 million Medical Arts Pavilion in Long Beach that will bring specialty medical care back to the barrier island. Projected to open in the spring of 2022, the 15,400-square-foot, one-story Long Beach Medical Arts Pavilion will offer access to a wide variety of medical specialists and services, including: Primary Care Geriatrics Obstetrics and gynecology Gastroenterology &...

Posted: Oct. 27, 2020

Nine months into a worldwide pandemic, less than half of metro area residents plan to get a COVID vaccine when it becomes available, according to the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau public health poll, sponsored by Bethpage. The poll’s findings underscore concerns about the vaccine’s development and lack of trust in the FDA’s regulatory process to ensure its safety and effectiveness. On a positive note, most area residents believe the reopening of local schools has gone well, the poll showed. Forty-one p...

Posted: Oct. 16, 2020

The New York Chapter of the American College of Physicians recently announced that Aaron E. Glatt, MD, Chair of the Department of Medicine and Chief of Infectious Diseases at Mount Sinai South Nassau, is the 2020 recipient of its prestigious Laureate Award. Dr. Glatt has also been designated a Master of the American College of Physicians (MACP) by the American College of Physicians Awards Committee. The Laureate Award honors Fellows and Masters of the College who have demonstrated, by their example and c...

Posted: Sep. 4, 2020

The 2020 edition of the US News & World Report’s Annual Hospital Rankings has recognized Mount Sinai South Nassau as “High Performing” in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes & endocrinology, heart failure, orthopedics and urology. “Our ranking is a direct result of our ongoing commitment to excellence in patient-centered care and  acknowledges our dedicated team of physicians, nurses and support staff, all of whom worked so tirelessly this year during the COVID-19 pandemic...

Posted: Sep. 3, 2020

Mount Sinai South Nassau announced that it is has been named a 2020 5-Star Recipient for all four Women’s Care cohorts as well as the Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award™ by Healthgrades. This is the 8th consecutive year that Mount Sinai South Nassau has received the Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award. Mount Sinai South Nassau earned awards in the following women’s care service lines: Five Star for Gynecologic Procedures (8 years in a row) Five-Star for Hysterectomy (6 years in a row) Five Star for C-...

Posted: Aug. 12, 2020

Mount Sinai South Nassau, in partnership with Mount Sinai Doctors, will completely refurbish a 60,000-square-foot building it owns in Wantagh and open a state-of-the-art medical facility that will provide multi-specialty health care services and advanced medical diagnostics to better serve the South Shore of Long Island—all in one convenient location. The new facility, located in a former Verizon building, will provide critically needed medical care for residents of Long Island—including the nearby commu...

Posted: Nov. 26, 2019

Women under 50 are the most stressed out as the holidays approach, with 61 percent saying their stress level is high or very high, according to the latest ‘Truth in Medicine’ poll of New York metro area residents. Stress increases across the board during the holidays, with 46 percent of those polled reporting high or very high levels of holiday-induced anxiety. During non-holiday periods, 31 percent overall rate their stress as very high (5 percent) or high (26 percent). As for specific factors that caus...

Posted: Nov. 21, 2019

Beginning Monday, November 25, the main entrance to Mount Sinai South Nassau Emergency Department (ED) on Nassau Parkway will be relocated to Oceanside Road during a four-month period of construction. The road to the current entrance on Nassau Parkway will be closed to ambulances and self-transported patients. All Emergency Room vehicular traffic will be directed to the new temporary entrance located on the east side of Oceanside Road south of Oswald Court and north of Nassau Parkway. The construction wo...

Posted: Sep. 25, 2019

A new name for a 90-year-old community institution critical to 900,000 residents of the South Shore has been approved. South Nassau Communities Hospital will now operate as Mount Sinai South Nassau to reflect the 455-bed hospital’s new partnership with the world-renowned Mount Sinai Health System. The new name was approved by the trustees of both hospitals and by the New York State Department of Health and New York Secretary of State. The change becomes effective immediately. The Mount Sinai South Nassau...

Posted: Aug. 7, 2019

Signature Bank co-founder and vice chairman John Tamberlane will be the honoree of South Nassau's 2019 Soirée Under the Stars’ gala to be held Saturday, September 28th at The Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor, NY. The hospital also will honor Ricardo (Eric) Cruz, MD, director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Tracy Thorn, RN, nurse manager, Emergency Department, who will be presented with the hospital’s Mary Pearson and the Cupola awards, respectively. The Mary Pearson Award, named in honor of th...

Posted: Aug. 1, 2019

South Nassau is ranked No. 20 among the 170 hospitals in the state of New York, as well as No. 20 among the 118 hospitals in the New York metropolitan area in the U.S. News & World Report's latest Best Hospitals rankings. The hospital’s Division of Urology was ranked 35th nationally. Several other specialties ranked “high performing,” including diabetes & endocrinology, gastroenterology & GI surgery, and orthopedics, and South Nassau also was ranked “high performing” for two procedures and co...

Posted: Jun. 25, 2019

Eighty percent of parents think vaping is addictive, and 63 percent think that it is unsafe. And, when asked whether or not they support vape shops in their community, 56 percent of parents said they oppose them, and 32% support allowing them to open, according to the latest South Nassau ‘Truth in Medicine’ Poll , sponsored by Bethpage Federal Credit Union. Twelve percent answered they are not sure. Eighty-five percent of metro area parents are concerned that kids under 18 are curious about vaping, which...

Posted: Jun. 14, 2019

South Nassau’s Center for Breast Health has been granted a three-year, full re-accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC). The Center earned its initial NAPBC accreditation in 2013 and was re-accredited in 2016. To achieve the re-accreditation, South Nassau demonstrated its compliance with standards established by the NAPBC to provide the best possible care to patients with diseases of the breast. The standards include proficiency in the areas of center lea...

Posted: Dec. 4, 2018

South Nassau Communities Hospital and the Mount Sinai Health System have finalized a partnership, making South Nassau Mount Sinai’s flagship hospital on Long Island in a move designed to bring advanced-level health care to the South Shore of Nassau County and to Long Island. South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside becomes part of the Mount Sinai Health System, one of the largest academic health systems in the nation. Mount Sinai and South Nassau are positioned to expand access to innovative approa...

Posted: Nov. 13, 2018

Chief, Division of Geriatric Medicine within the Department of Medicine effective August 2018. Dr. Feiner is Assistant Professor in the Departments of Geriatrics/Palliative Care and Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount. Sinai. He served as founding chief of the Division of Geriatric Medicine at Queens Hospital Center (QHC). “Dr. Feiner is a proven visionary and innovator in his field, serving as the catalyst and providing the direction for enhanced geriatric services to meet the healthcare n...

Posted: Nov. 8, 2018

Healthgrades has announced that South Nassau Communities Hospital is a recipient of its 2019 Coronary Intervention Excellence Award™ and 5 stars for its performance in Coronary Interventional Procedures. The awards place South Nassau in the top 10% in the US for Coronary Interventional Procedures in 2019. The awards are based on Healthgrades’ evaluation of nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide for 33 of the most common inpatient procedures and conditions, including cardiovascular disease, and identified the ...

Posted: Oct. 17, 2018

For the second time, South Nassau Communities Hospital has earned national recognition for nursing excellence, earning re-designation as an American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet® organization. The Magnet designation is the highest and most prestigious international distinction a healthcare organization can receive for nursing care. South Nassau is one of only 26 hospitals in New York State (and one of 477 healthcare organizations nationally) to be so honored. South Nassau first earned Magn...

Posted: Sep. 20, 2018

Fifty-percent of metro area New York residents support legalizing recreational marijuana, but 74% of respondents expressed concern about people driving under the influence of marijuana and 57% are unaware that currently no field sobriety test exists to test for marijuana use among drivers, according to the latest South Nassau 'Truth in Medicine' Poll , sponsored by Bethpage Federal Credit Union. Respondents were split as to whether or not they believe marijuana is addictive with 54% saying they believe i...

Posted: Sep. 6, 2018

In honor of their leadership and vision that led to the affiliation between South Nassau Communities Hospital and the Mount Sinai Health System, Joseph J. Fennessy, chair of South Nassau’s board of directors, and Arthur Klein, MD, president of the Mount Sinai Health Network, have been named co-honorees of South Nassau’s ‘Soirée Under the Stars’ gala. The hospital also will honor Jason Freeman, MD, director of interventional cardiology, and Willie Wright, transporter, who will be presented with the hospit...

Posted: Aug. 16, 2018

Dr. Lee Weitzman, a Long Beach-based physician who has been practicing cardiology and internal medicine for more than 34 years on the barrier island, has joined South Nassau Communities Hospital to improve and expand cardiovascular health and primary care services for residents of the city and surrounding communities. This partnership is part of South Nassau’s commitment to help enhance health care services and revitalize the network of community-based physicians available for the residents. “Dr. Weitzma...

Posted: Dec. 13, 2017

One of South Nassau’s most revered general and vascular surgeons, Luke K. LiCalzi, MD, has passed away.  He was 68 years old. While his achievements were many during his illustrious 45-year career in medicine, Dr. LiCalzi will be remembered for his clinical leadership; surgical skill; commitment to excellence; and passion for the medical profession. “Dr. LiCalzi was an exemplary gentleman and physician,” said Dr. Rajiv Datta, Chairman of the Department of Surgery and Medical Director of the Cancer P...

Posted: Dec. 4, 2017

South Nassau Communities Hospital is the only hospital on Long Island to achieve Healthgrades® America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery™, Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™, and 5-star ratings for Total Knee Replacement, Total Hip Replacement and Hip Fracture Treatment in 2018. According to Healthgrades, orthopedic surgery at South Nassau is among the top 10% in the nation— in terms of favorable patient outcomes as measured by data reported to the federal government and compared to some 4,50...

Posted: Nov. 1, 2017

Two new, larger operating rooms designed to accommodate leading-edge medical technology recently opened at South Nassau Communities Hospital, representing another phase in the hospital’s ongoing expansion project. The $7 million project converted storage space into two new, state-of-the-art operating rooms that can accommodate larger surgical teams, frees up floor space and lines of sight that will enhance communication among surgeons, nurses and support staff. Each new operating room features new equipm...

Posted: Oct. 24, 2017

South Nassau Communities Hospital is pleased to announce that Ray Sultan, MD has joined the full-time faculty of South Nassau Physicians, PC and Jason Esses, MD, FACC has joined the full-time faculty of the Center for Cardiovascular Health at South Nassau. Our existing faculty, the Chairman of Surgery, Dr. Rajiv Datta, and Aaron E. Glatt, MD, Department Chair of Medicine, welcome Dr. Sultan and Dr. Esses to South Nassau Communities Hospital. Dr. Sultan is board-certified in urology. He obtained his medic...

Posted: Oct. 24, 2017

Men are less likely to receive potentially life-saving screenings for cancer, according to the latest South Nassau Truth in Medicine Poll of metro area residents. Women have a greater understanding and follow through on mammogram screenings than there is among men about prostate cancer screenings or among both genders about colon cancer screenings, the poll results show. Some 74 percent of women age 40 and older reported having a mammogram screening for breast cancer during the past year, the poll found....

Posted: Oct. 10, 2017

South Nassau Communities Hospital will host a fun-filled fall festival that will include a 5K Walk, Health Fair, games, food and entertainment on Sunday, October 22 to raise funds to support cancer patients at the hospital’s Gertrude & Louis Feil Cancer Center . The 5K Walk traverses the neighborhoods surrounding the hospital from 9 -10AM, and the Health Fair and Fall Festival will be held outside in the hospital’s parking lot from 10AM – 1PM.  Admission to both events is FREE . Bridgeview Nursi...

Posted: Oct. 3, 2017

A new 10-bed unit designed to reduce wait times in South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Emergency Department is set to open following a $4.5 million renovation, completing the first phase of a multi-year construction effort to expand a critical area of the hospital that serves 65,000 patients a year on the South Shore. The newly renovated Emergency Department annex, which previously was used for storage, will help maintain emergency service to the community as other parts of the Oceanside Emergency Depart...

Posted: Dec. 28, 2016

Home Care, Outpatient Dialysis, Stroke Programs Recognized for High-Performance. South Nassau Communities Hospital (SNCH) received several prestigious national awards in 2016 for its commitment to quality and service excellence in the delivery of home health, dialysis and stroke care services. “These awards underscore our ongoing commitment to quality,” said Richard J. Murphy, president & CEO at South Nassau. “We are constantly looking for ways to improve patient care and patient satisfaction, so it’...

Posted: Nov. 28, 2016

Late summer 2015, while on break for lunch, members of the nursing staff of South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Pediatric Unit, also referred to as “2B” on the hospital’s campus map, delved into a deep discussion about the rising percentage of the nursing workforce nearing retirement age and the declining number of new nurses entering the profession. The discussion was prompted by the results of a 2013 survey conducted by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and The Forum of State Nursing Work...

Posted: Nov. 15, 2016

More than 630 supporters of South Nassau Communities Hospital attended the Hospital’s 2016 Annual Carnation Ball held Saturday, November 5 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Westbury. Participants helped raise a gross total of $707,217 (a net of $587,325), which will support South Nassau’s Emergency Department Expansion Campaign.  The campaign is a five-year, $10 million fundraising initiative to help support a $60 million renovation and expansion of the Oceanside Emergency Department, serving all ...

Posted: Nov. 4, 2016

Prominent surgical oncologist Rajiv Datta, MD, has been named a 2016 “America’s Best Physician” by the National Consumer Advisory Board (NCAB). Physicians who earn the honor are recommended by peer physicians, patients, healthcare professionals or by the NCAB’s selection committee. “Dr. Datta is the epitome of a compassionate, expert, skilled physician,” said Richard J. Murphy, president and CEO of South Nassau.  “His passion for his work and his commitment to providing standard-setting patient-cent...

Posted: Oct. 26, 2016

Approval Paves Way for SNCH to Move Forward with Plans for its Long Beach Medical Arts Pavilion, Southwest Addition to the Hospital. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved South Nassau’s plan to improve medical services for the South Shore of Nassau County by expanding Emergency Services in Long Beach and investing FEMA funds at the hospital’s Oceanside campus to improve care for some 900,000 area residents. The FEMA approval of South Nassau’s plan will allow the hospital to move for...

Posted: Oct. 26, 2016

Trauma nurse Margaret Puya, RN, Wins Cupola Ward; Community Honoree Award Goes To Retired Vascular Surgeon Luke LiCalzi, MD. Paul M. Black, chief executive officer of Allscripts, a global leader in healthcare information technology solutions, has been named the Corporate Honoree of South Nassau Communities Hospital’s 2016 Annual Carnation Ball while former LIRR President Helena E. Williams was named the Mary Pearson Award recipient. Two South Nassau health care leaders, Dr. Luke K. LiCalzi of Rockville C...

Posted: Oct. 14, 2016

South Nassau supporters who participated in the hospital’s 5K Walk last month donated more than $56,000 to the Gertrude & Louis Feil Cancer Center in Valley Stream this week to help patients undergoing cancer treatments and to expand cancer education efforts. More than 250 residents completed a 3.1-mile walk through Baldwin and Oceanside and used Internet-based Crowdrise to raise the funds, which along with event sponsorships, grossed more than $76,000. The staff of the Gertrude & Louis Feil Canc...

Posted: Dec. 1, 2015

Posted: Nov. 30, 2015

Does dyeing your hair increase your risk of cancer? Does a heart attack feel like an elephant is sitting on your chest? Will you be less active after joint replacement surgery? Is having a leaky bladder during exercise normal? Do older adults need less sleep? The answers to those questions, which are posed in a new, multi-faceted South Nassau Communities Hospital advertising campaign called ‘Truth in Medicine’, can be found at wherequalitymatters.org. In addition to addressing those specific questions, ...

Posted: Nov. 17, 2015

Posted: Oct. 31, 2015

South Nassau Communities Hospital is the only Long Island-based hospital to be named to the Becker's Hospital Review 2015 listing of “100 Hospitals and Health Systems With Great Oncology Programs.” Recently awarded the prestigious American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Outstanding Achievement Award, South Nassau was selected for inclusion in the list based on a number of factors, including clinical outcomes, clinical expertise, cancer research and patient care and safety. "South Nassau is a m...

Posted: Oct. 18, 2015

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Posted: Sep. 27, 2015

Emergency Department Chair Dr. Josh Kugler to Receive Hospital’s Mary Pearson Award Bruce C. Ratner, Executive Chairman of Forest City Ratner Companies, has agreed to be the honoree of South Nassau Communities Hospital’s 2015 Annual Carnation Ball to be held Saturday, November 7 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, NY. The hospital also named Joshua Kugler, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, South Nassau’s chair of the department of emergency medicine, as this year’s recipient of the prestigious Mary Pearson Aw...

Posted: Dec. 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 ...

Posted: Dec. 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 ...

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$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...

Posted: Nov. 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...