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Advanced Screening Exams for Bone Strength and Osteoporosis At Mount Sinai South Nassau, a test called bone densitometry is the gold standard for measuring the density of your bones. This quick, painless exam is also called a DEXA scan. And it’s an extremely important part of helping prevent and treat thinning bones caused by osteoporosis, as well as the sometimes debilitating pain and broken bones related to it. At the Mount Sinai South Nassau Center for Women's Imaging, the areas screened du...
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- 11/25/2015
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- 6/30/2015
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- 4/29/2016
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Mount Sinai Doctors - Bellmore, Primary Care and Cardiology At Mount Sinai Doctors - Bellmore, Primary Care and Cardiology, we use a caring and supportive approach for all of our patients. For adolescent and adult men and women, we offer a broad range of health and wellness care, including prevention and management of heart disease, stroke, cancer, osteoporosis, substance abuse, diabetes mellitus, sexually transmitted diseases and mental health disorders. From our beautiful examination rooms to our warm...
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- 8/19/2015
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Advanced Orthopedic Spine Treatment At Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Spine Care, our board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedists focus on relieving chronic neck and back pain. Our physicians have extensive experience treating complex conditions as well as common ones, for spinal disorders including: degenerative disc disease herniated discs severe lower back (lumbar) and neck (cervical) pain osteoporosis scoliosis sciatica A Minimally Invasive Approach to Orthopedic Care Whenever possible, our doctors...
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- 3/30/2017
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- 8/19/2015
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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...
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- 7/26/2022
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Gynecologic Surgery When medication and non-invasive procedures are unable to relieve symptoms, surgery remains the accepted and most effective treatment for a range of gynecologic conditions. These include, but are not limited to, cervical and uterine cancer, uterine fibroids, endometriosis, uterine prolapse and menorrhagia or excessive bleeding. Traditional open gynecologic surgery, using a large incision for access to the uterus and surrounding anatomy, has for many years been the standard approach t...
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- 2/13/2017
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Diabetes Education Program is proud to present this series on Diabetes Health Tips with Lucille Hughes, MSN/Ed, BC-ADM, FAADE, Director of Mount Sinai South Nassau's Diabetes Education Program. Diabetes and Monitoring Diabetes and Low Blood Sugar Diabetes and Exercise Diabetes and Dining Out Diabetes and Medication Diabetes Complications Diabetes and Fruit More information: Diabetes Education Program at Mount Sinai South Nassau 2277 Grand Avenue, 2nd Floor Parent/Child Education Classroom Baldwin, NY 11...
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- 11/3/2017
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- 4/2/2015
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Compassionate, Safe, and Personalized Pain Relief Options At Mount Sinai South Nassau, our Obstetric Anesthesiology team partners closely with your obstetrician, midwife, and nurses to support your birth preferences—whether you plan an unmedicated delivery, want the option of an epidural, or require anesthesia for a cesarean birth. Our goal is simple: to keep you and your baby safe, comfortable, and empowered throughout your delivery experience. Understanding Labor Epidurals An epidural is the most effe...
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- 12/5/2025
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For patients who need intensive treatment for psychiatric illness but do not need the 24-hour care of an overnight hospital stay, Mount Sinai South Nassau Mental Health Counseling Center offers an alternative: the Partial Hospitalization Program. “Partial” refers to the fact that we provide treatment in a highly structured environment, but only during the day. This short-term program, based in Baldwin, N.Y., can help people shorten or even avoid an inpatient hospital stay. Experts here offer ongoing int...
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- 9/16/2015
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Specialized Monitoring To Diagnose and Treat Your Epilepsy Epilepsy, seizures and seizure-like disorders can be challenging to treat. Every person with seizures is different, and the best treatment may include medication, stimulation techniques, diets or surgical procedures. Identifying the most appropriate treatment plan for you or your family member starts with a thorough evaluation and diagnosis. Equipped with computer-based monitoring equipment expressly designed for the evaluation of seizure disord...
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- 5/20/2024
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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...
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- 9/3/2019
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Some area residents say they pressure their doctors for antibiotics they don’t need, fail to finish antibiotics as they are prescribed and improperly dispose of leftover antibiotics, posing a potential threat to local water supplies, according to a new poll of New York City and Long Island residents. Use and misuse of antibiotics also varied significantly by age, gender and racial lines, the South Nassau Truth in Medicine poll of 600 metro area residents found. “The South Nassau poll results reinforce wh...
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Urologic Surgery When medication and other non-surgical treatments are either unavailable or cannot relieve symptoms, surgery is the accepted treatment for a broad range of conditions that affect the male reproductive organs and the organs of the urinary tract. These conditions include, but are not limited to, prostate cancer, ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction, bladder and kidney cancer and vesicoureteral reflux. Facing any kind of urologic surgery creates a great deal of anxiety for most men. Am...
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- 2/13/2017
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Peripheral Artery Disease, commonly referred to as PAD, is a chronic condition of the arteries of the arms and legs. In PAD, the arteries in the arms and legs develop blockages, reducing blood flow to the limbs. They are caused by arterial plaque buildup on the wall of the artery that causes narrowing of the artery. This can result in leg pain, wounds and skin discoloration. Risk Factors Age greater than 70 (50 if you have diabetes or smoke) Diabetes Smoking Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) High chole...
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- 5/18/2021
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Giant cell arteritis is inflammation of the walls of the arteries, most commonly in the arteries in the head. Patients with suspected giant cell arteritis require a biopsy of their temporal arteries. Before getting a biopsy, patients should be put on high-dose steroid medication. Symptoms Headache Vision changes Jaw pain with chewing Diagnosis Once temporal arteritis is suspected, high dose steroids should be initiated. The sample of artery that is removed by your vascular surgeon will be examined by a ...
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- 5/18/2021
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- 12/6/2021
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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 ...
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For the ninth consecutive year, South Nassau Communities Hospital Home Care has earned a spot in the prestigious HomeCare Elite™ listing of the top 25% of home health care providers in the United States. The listing is based on a collection of performance measures including quality of care, quality improvement, patient experience, process measure implementation, and financial performance. “South Nassau’s consistent ranking as a Top 500 Agency demonstrates the enduring commitment of our staff to work toge...
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South Nassau Communities Hospital is the first hospital in New York to earn End Stage Renal Disease Certification from the Joint Commission (JC). The certification was awarded to South Nassau for its compliance and continuous dedication to the national standards for health care quality and safety as recommended by the commission’s Disease-Specific Care Certification Program. Certification and accreditation by the JC is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects a hospital’s commitment to ...
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The gastroenterology team at Mount Sinai South Nassau provides innovative and leading-edge endoscopic techniques to address a variety of gastrointestinal disorders. Frank G. Gress, MD Dr. Frank Gress is the Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology and Chief of Interventional Endoscopy at Mount Sinai South Nassau. He also serves as the lead for therapeutic endoscopy for Mount Sinai on Long Island, and holds an appointment as Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at t...
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- 3/15/2024
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a recurring and long-term (chronic) condition that affects your digestive tract. IBD causes inflammation of the stomach, small intestine, and colon. IBD is not to be confused with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) which may have some similar symptoms, but does not cause damage to the digestive tract. IBD is a progressive disease that can become worse over time and cause other damage if not properly diagnosed and treated. There are two types of IBD: Crohn’s disease and ul...
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- 3/13/2024
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Perinatal Education for Birth & Beyond Your Baby Your Place Your Pace Besides In-Person Prepared Childbirth classes on the weekends, Mount Sinai South Nassau offers an e-Class option to all expectant parents and their family members in English and in Spanish. This valuable resource is available on demand 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in the privacy and comfort of your home, office, backyard or at the beach! Preview our courses before you purchase by clicking on the links below or click he...
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At Mount Sinai Doctors on Long Island, we offer the latest personalized treatment options to address a variety of male sexual health issues. We have two locations in Nassau County. Conditions We Treat We treat a wide range of male sexual issues, including: Erectile dysfunction (ED): When you have difficulty getting or keeping an erection. ED is also called impotence. Low Libido: Decreased sex drive Ejaculation/sexual dysfunction: These are the major types: Premature ejaculation is when you regula...
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Getting vaccinated—including getting a booster shot—is the best way to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your community from COVID-19. The Food and Drug Administration has granted full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people ages 12 and older, and to the Moderna vaccine for those 18 and older. Children younger than that may receive the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines under emergency use authorization (EUA) if they are at least six months old. Also under EUA, the Johnson &...
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- 11/20/2020
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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 ...
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The board-certified radiologists at Mount Sinai Doctors - Rockville Centre, PET/CT Radiology are a robust group of subspecialists and expert diagnosticians you can depend on for timely top-quality reads and diagnoses. We know there are many choices in diagnostic radiology, and we truly appreciate your trust. We will work diligently to reward that trust with the highest-quality radiologic service coupled with the personal attention and accuracy you and your patients deserve. PET Scans A positron emi...
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Please call the Diabetes Education Center at (516) 497-7500 for more information. Summer Tips and Planning Kick off this summer safely with tips to best manage your blood sugar all season long. Learn how to navigate the barbecue, stay safe in the heat, and plan for travel. Healthy summer recipes included! In-Person: June 7, 2023, 2:00-2:30pm at the Diabetes Education Center, 2nd Floor Classroom Virtual: June 7, 2023, 6:00-6:30pm via Zoom link Meal Planning: Restaurant Edition Struggling to find healthy ...
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Cardiologist Sherry Megalla, MD and grateful patient Beverly Gilchrist-Hobson Proclaiming that “heart health is not to be taken for granted,” Beverly Gilchrist-Hobson, 55, of Freeport, urges women to schedule an annual check-up with a cardiologist. This is a life lesson that Ms. Gilchrist-Hobson learned the hard way. For months, Ms. Gilchrist-Hobson had been experiencing mysterious periods of fatigue and shortness of breath. Although concerned, the high-energy, fitness-conscious crime victim advocate ch...
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- 2/23/2023
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South Nassau Center for Maternal Fetal Medicine The Maternal Fetal Medicine program for high-risk pregnancies at Mount Sinai South Nassau includes some of the area’s leading high-risk pregnancy specialists. From counseling before conception, to monitoring of your entire pregnancy, the staff at South Nassau Center for Maternal Fetal Medicine offers experience and expertise to ensure the best possible health for you and your baby. Every day, our high-risk pregnancy specialists helps patients who have: Any...
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- 11/25/2015
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Mount Sinai South Nassau’s comprehensive cardiac wellness program delivers trusted, advanced heart care for patients with heart failure, in your neighborhood, backed by the research and physician talent of one of the nation’s leaders in heart care – Mount Sinai Heart. Heart failure can often be caused by, or intensified by, other conditions that you may not be aware put you at risk. Conditions like diabetes, chronic kidney disease, cerebrovascular disease, high blood pressure, peripheral arterial diseas...
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- 10/21/2019
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Proclaiming that “heart health is not to be taken for granted,” Beverly Gilchrist-Hobson, 55, of Freeport, urged women in attendance at Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Annual Go Red for Women Day celebration held Friday, February 3, to schedule an annual check-up with a cardiologist. This is a life lesson that Ms. Gilchrist-Hobson learned the hard way. For months, Ms. Gilchrist-Hobson had been experiencing mysterious periods of fatigue and shortness of breath. Although concerned, the high-energy, fitness-cons...
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A Day for Free Screenings, Music, Food, Games & Family Fun. In agreement with Hippocrates, who said, “Walking is man’s best medicine,” South Nassau Communities Hospital will host its new 5K Walk for Cancer Care & Health Fair on Sunday, September 25th to raise funds for the cancer center Supported by Hewlett House and the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce, the 5K Walk will be occur in the peaceful and pleasant neighborhood surrounding the hospital from 9 -10AM and the free Health Fair and Fall festiva...
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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...
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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...
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A Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot that forms in the deep veins in the body. This can occlude blood flow and cause swelling and pain in the extremities. DVTs have the potential to be very dangerous because they can travel and cause blockage of blood flow to the lungs. Some medical conditions put patients at risk of developing DVTs. Risk Factors Inactivity, recent periods of prolonged sitting or travel Recent surgery Patients who have injury to the vein caused by a catheter Cancer Hereditary ...
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A long-term study of type 2 diabetes patients who had weight-loss surgery showed that they were associated with more frequent diabetes remission and fewer complications as compared to patients who received standard care for the disease. The study was conducted by Lars Sjostrom, M.D., Ph.D., University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and is based on the data from the Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) study, which was conducted at 25 surgical departments and 480 primary health care centers in Sweden. SOS is an ongoing p...
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Articles 2024 Primary care center comes to Long Beach boardwalk (Newsday, December 4, 2024) Mount Sinai South Nassau Open New Primary Care Center In Long Beach (Patch, December 3, 2024) Mount Sinai South Nassau to expand as demand for cardiac procedures grows (Crains, November 25, 2024) A Deeper Look at South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside: An Interview with Dr. Aaron Glatt (Herald, November 21, 2024) Mount Sinai South Nassau honors veterans at annual celebration (Herald, November 15, 2024) 'Breast Cancer...
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- 1/25/2016
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