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Search Results: 2024 (16)
Mount Sinai South Nassau ‘Truth in Medicine’ Poll: An Overwhelming Majority of New Yorkers Believe Their Fellow Citizens Are ‘Basically Good’
Running Out of Money and Time Are Concerns; Only a Quarter Expect Politics to Impact Holiday Gatherings
Posted: 12/19/2024
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...
Mount Sinai South Nassau Opens Primary Care Walk-In Center on Long Beach Boardwalk
No appointment needed; Primary care site on 325 West Park Avenue moves to new, modern space
Posted: 12/3/2024
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...
Bethpage President and Chief Executive Officer Is Honoree of Hospital’s Annual Gala
Funds raised will support Comprehensive Cancer Program; cancer surgeon, respiratory therapist also to be honored
Posted: 9/20/2024
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...
Mount Sinai South Nassau ‘Truth in Medicine’ Poll: Parents Strongly Support School Ban on Cell Phone Use and a Crackdown on Social Media Companies
85 percent support state laws limiting social media feeds for minors; Children average 3.41 hours on social media apps on their phones
Posted: 9/17/2024
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...
Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Cardiac Catheterization Lab Is a Beacon of Excellence
American Association of Critical Care Nurses National Beacon Award recognizes exceptional patient care, healthy work environment
Posted: 8/28/2024
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...
Mount Sinai South Nassau Receives $1 Million Donation To Expand Cancer Patient Clinical Trials and Research on Long Island
Posted: 8/15/2024
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...
Nassau County High School Seniors Earn Dorothy M. Sharer Scholarship for Exemplary Volunteer Service at Mount Sinai South Nassau
Posted: 8/8/2024
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...
Light Shines on Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Emergency Nurses
Department earns Emergency Nurses Association’s prestigious Lantern Award; One of only 94 in the country to receive the honor
Posted: 7/30/2024
Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Emergency Department has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Lantern Award by the Emergency Nurses Association for reducing wait times and for demonstrating commitment to exceptional and innovative performance in leadership, practice, education, advocacy, and research. Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Fennessy Family Emergency Department, which handles some 70,000 patient visits annually, along with the emergency departments at Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West, are three of...
Mount Sinai South Nassau ‘Truth in Medicine’ Poll: More than One-Third Support Legalizing Medical Aid in Dying
Most residents surveyed feel good about their health; Blacks, Men least engaged on health care
Posted: 7/18/2024
More than one-third of metro area residents support legalized medical aid in dying (MAID, also referred to as physician-assisted death), with 37 percent saying they supported legislation that would allow MAID in New York, while 21 percent opposed it, and 43 percent were not sure. The latest results of the Mount Sinai South Nassau Truth in Medicine public health poll of Long Island and New York City residents sought feedback from the public on a wide range of health-related topics: 60 percent of responden...
Mount Sinai South Nassau Dedicates Maidenbaum Health Care Heroes Plaza
Iris and Shalom Maidenbaum, Nassau property tax reduction experts, make significant gift to honor health care workers
Posted: 7/1/2024
Shalom and Iris Maidenbaum, founders of Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group and prominent Long Island philanthropists, have generously made a significant gift donated to Mount Sinai South Nassau to honor healthcare workers. A newly constructed park in front of the Oceanside hospital will serve as a space to commemorate the selfless efforts of nurses, doctors, and support staff who bravely cared for thousands of critically ill patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mount Sinai South Nassau will dedica...
Supporters Raise a Mount Sinai South Nassau Golf Outing Record of More Than $800K
Posted: 5/20/2024
Mount Sinai South Nassau’s 40th Annual Golf Outing held recently established a new funds raised record for the event, raising a gross of more than $800,000. The record-setting funds raised will benefit Mount Sinai South Nassau’s ongoing expansion and mission to meet the healthcare needs of the South Shore of Nassau County as well as its cancer patients, with a portion of the funds supporting the hospital’s no-cost “Cold Cap” program to help patients prevent hair loss during chemotherapy and free transpor...
Mount Sinai South Nassau Launches New Service to Treat Epilepsy
Posted: 5/17/2024
Mount Sinai South Nassau’s comprehensive neurosciences program has expanded to include a new, $2 million Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU). The two-bed EMU will provide specialized diagnostic and monitoring care for people with epilepsy. “As we developed the plan to expand our neurosciences program and assessed the needs of the community, we recognized a gap in care for people with epilepsy,” said Adhi Sharma, MD, President at Mount Sinai South Nassau. “We made it a priority to open this unit and establish ...
Lynbrook Insurance Executive and Former FDNY Commissioner Named as Honorees of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s 40th Annual Golf Outing
Posted: 3/28/2024
Jeffrey H. Greenfield, a prominent Long Island business leader, longtime supporter of Mount Sinai South Nassau, Vice Chair of the Nassau County Planning Commission, and member of the Rockville Centre Fire Department, has been named honoree of the Mount Sinai South Nassau’s 40th Annual Golf Outing to be held Monday, May 13. Former New York City Fire Department (FDNY) Commissioner Tom Von Essen, of Rockville Centre, will be presented the hospital’s Community Service Award for his service as a first respond...
Mount Sinai South Nassau ED Physician Is Honored as an “Unsung Hero”
Posted: 2/7/2024
The New York American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) recently named Mount Sinai South Nassau Emergency Department night staff physician Brittney Di Bella, DO, a recipient of its 2023 Emergency Medicine Unsung Hero Award. According to New York ACEP, the Emergency Medicine Unsung Hero Award is given to emergency medicine physicians who are deeply committed to the mission of the Emergency Department , their colleagues, coworkers, and patients. “Dr. Di Bella will assist any patient or staff member an...
Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Frank Gress, MD, Is Recognized by Gastroenterology Peers
Cited for leadership in digestive health and patient care
Posted: 1/24/2024
The prestigious award Master of the American College of Gastroenterology was recently awarded to Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Chief of Gastroenterology and Director of Interventional Endoscopy, Frank Gress, MD, at the 2023 American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Annual Scientific Meeting in Vancouver, Canada. The title of “Master” is an honorary designation granted by the ACG, recognizing significant career achievements in clinical practice, research, education, and service to the field of gastroenterol...