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Articles 2025 Rockville Centre Herald Person of the Year: A pillar of the village, Anthony Cancellieri’s career spans public service, healthcare innovation, and philanthropy (Herald, December 26, 2025) Mt. Sinai South Nassau Scores High Maternity Marks In U.S. News Report (Patch, December 11, 2025) Wearables Increase Likelihood Of Scheduling Doctors Visits, Mt. Sinai Poll Finds (Yahoo News, December 9, 2025) U.S. News & World Report hospital rankings name 4 Long Island-based facilities among New Yor...
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If you would like our Chaplain to visit a patient within the hospital or would like to submit an online prayer request for anyone in need of spiritual support during difficult circumstances, please fill out the form below and click submit. Your message will be sent directly to our Spiritual Care Program. Our hospital has a strict policy that we do not share personal information publicly. Only our Spiritual Care staff will receive your information and request. If your message is regarding something other...
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- 5/31/2016
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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...
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Mount Sinai South Nassau Receives Honors for Outstanding Quality Health Care At Mount Sinai South Nassau, quality of care represents more than a philosophy; it’s a commitment. Every time you come through our doors, we deliver award-winning, specialized health care that sets the standard for excellence. Some people call us the best-kept secret on the South Shore. We are Mount Sinai South Nassau, a non-profit hospital located in Oceanside. Our services have been recognized as among the best in the nation,...
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- 2/22/2016
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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...
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LIST OF PROVIDERS THAT ARE COVERED / NOT COVERED UNDER THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AS OF 10/01/21 EMPLOYED BY MSSN COVERED UNDER MSSN FAP Last Name First Name Degree Specialty Practice Name Address Line 1 Address Line 2 City State Zip Phone Y Y Abaza Ashraf MD Psychiatry Mount Sinai South Nassau Outpatient Behavioral Health 2277 Grand Avenue Baldwin New York 11510 (516) 377-5400 Y Y Abbey-Mensah Geraldine MD Interventional Radiology Mount Sinai South Nassau - Radiology One Healthy Way ...
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- 2/10/2016
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Mount Sinai South Nassau is the only hospital on the South Shore to be awarded the highest possible rating of “High Performing” in maternity care in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report ® “Best Hospitals for Maternity Care.” This is the second consecutive year that Mount Sinai South Nassau has been awarded the rating, which reflects the hospital’s: Reduced C-section delivery rate Low rate of early elective delivery rate Reduced risk for unexpected newborn complications Increased rate of routine VBAC (va...
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For the third consecutive year, Mount Sinai South Nassau is ranked among the “Best Regional Hospitals” in the metro area in the 2023-24 U.S. News & World Report® “Best Hospitals” list. The hospital also earned ten “High Performing” badges for specific procedures and services. In this year’s report, Mount Sinai South Nassau is rated “High Performing” in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, heart attack, heart failure, hip fracture, kidney failure, pneumonia, and stroke, as well as for the ...
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In the recently released U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals Rankings, South Nassau Communities Hospital is ranked 19th among all hospitals in the New York metropolitan area as well as 18th in the state of New York. In addition to New York City, the New York metropolitan area includes hospitals based in Long Island, Westchester County, and northern New Jersey. To be ranked in the Best Hospitals metro area rankings, South Nassau had to score in the top 25 percent among its peers in at least one ...
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Catch up here on the latest news and newsmakers from Mount Sinai South Nassau. For even more information, visit our archive of current and past news releases .
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- 8/19/2015
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Physician Groups the Hospital Contracts with to Provide Services The following are the physician groups the hospital contracts with to provide services. You may receive bills from physicians associated with care provided from these groups: North American Partners in Anesthesia, LLP, 68 South Service Road, Suite 350, Melville, New York 11747 516-626-6366 Center for Women’s Imaging, 440 Merrick Road, Oceanside, New York 11572 516-255-8220 Island Emergency Medical Services, PC, P.O. Box 74655, Cleveland, O...
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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’...
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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...
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The Long Island Business News (LIBN) recently named Mark Bogen, chief financial officer and senior vice president of finance at South Nassau Communities Hospital, a recipient of its 2014 CFO of the Year Award. Mr. Bogen is a recipient of the award in the category for “not-for-profit” organizations. The LIBN CFO of the Year program recognizes Long Island’s top financial officers for their outstanding fiscal leadership and asset management, contributions to their company’s performance, their contribution a...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Spiritual Care at Mount Sinai South Nassau At Mount Sinai South Nassau, we recognize that pastoral counseling and other spiritual guidance can be an important part of care for you and your loved ones. We also know that you might want to continue religious practices while you’re here. So we offer a variety of spiritual care services for different faiths. For quiet meditation and relaxation, we offer a multi-faith Meditation Room, on the main floor in the “C” corridor. And in your room, television channel...
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Mount Sinai South Nassau has received the highest possible rating for maternity care at “High Performing” for 2025-2026 from U.S. News & World Report, for the fourth consecutive year. Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside, both in Manhattan, also earned the “Best Hospitals for Maternity Care – High Performing” designation this year, underscoring the consistency and quality of maternity care delivered across the Mount Sinai Health System. Mount Sinai South Nassau is the only hospital on the Sou...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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At Mount Sinai South Nassau (MSSN) Hospital, No One Journeys Alone (NOJA) No one is born alone, and in the best circumstances, no one dies alone. Yet, from time to time terminally ill patients come to MSSN who have neither family or close friends to be with them as they near the end of life. NOJA, is a volunteer program in the Spiritual Care Services Department that provides the reassuring presence of a companion to dying patients who would otherwise be alone. With the support of the nursing staff, NOJA...
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Clinical Pastoral Education/Training Overview Mount Sinai South Nassau CPE/T is a Professional Training Program for Laity, Ordained and Students of Ministry In the 21st century, it is paramount that the chaplain be clinically trained. The Clinical Pastoral Education/Training (“CPE/T”) experiential method of learning and the eventual board certification of chaplains are measures of commitment, on the part of institutions, to provide quality and professional spiritual care. The Mount Sinai South Nassau CP...
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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...
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Hospital Visitation at Mount Sinai South Nassau Effective Wednesday, May 1, 2024 Medical/Surgical and Critical Care Units: 9am-9pm, maximum of 2 healthy visitors at a time. Emergency Department patients may have 1 healthy companion. Companions may be asked to leave the waiting or treatment areas during certain circumstances determined by the Management Team. Exceptions are made for pediatrics, and those with developmental, intellectual, or cognitive impairment, end of life care, or when deemed essential...
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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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Almost half of metro area New Yorkers surveyed in a new poll report taking unregulated dietary supplements such as vitamins, essential oils and probiotics- some in attempt to ward off colds and the flu - but 39 percent of those who take supplements for that purpose have not had a flu shot, according to South Nassau’s latest Truth in Medicine Poll . The flu shot is considered the single best preventive method against the flu, a sometimes-deadly disease. “Benefit from cold supplements have never been truly...
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More than half of metro area residents said they would get a vaccine to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus if one were to become available, according to the results of the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau “Truth in Medicine” public health poll. As the death toll around the world continues to rise and millions of Chinese residents remain quarantined or under observation, concern about a possible U.S. outbreak of the novel coronavirus (recently named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization) remain...
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In recognition of his steady management of the hospital’s ongoing $400 million strategic capital expansion and dedication to its mission of serving patients on the South Shore, Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Vice President of Facilities, Planning and Development, Andrew Triolo, has been named honoree of the hospital’s 39th Annual Golf Outing on Monday, May 15 . Long Beach Fire Department Chief of Department Scott Kemins, a 40-plus-year civil servant, will receive the hospital’s Community Service Award for hi...
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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...
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South Nassau Communities Hospital has been named a ‘Baby Friendly’ hospital by the World Health Organization for its commitment to mothers and newborns and in recognition of its effort to foster breastfeeding. The designation - awarded by the World Health Organization (WHO)/United Nations Children's Fund’s (UNICEF) via Baby-Friendly USA, Inc. (BFUSA) – has been won by only two hospitals on Long Island. The ‘Baby Friendly’ designation recognizes birth facilities that offer breastfeeding mothers the inform...
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South Nassau Communities Hospital will become the flagship hospital on Long Island for the Mount Sinai Health System under an affiliation agreement announced today by the Boards of Trustees of the two institutions. Final state regulatory review is underway and approvals are expected in the coming months. If the affiliation is approved, South Nassau will join Mount Sinai’s $7 billion health system, which includes the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, one of the most prestigious medical schools and ...
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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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We know that hospital billing can be confusing, so we want to make our billing process and policies as clear as possible so you know what to expect. Your bill from South Nassau Communities Hospital may be broken down into, and include charges from the following areas: Inpatient Services Emergency Room Services Ambulatory Surgery Services Clinic Services Referred Ambulatory Services (e.g., radiation oncology, physical therapy, cardiac rehabilitation, mammography) Within each of these services, you ...
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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...
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For the fifth consecutive year, Becker's Hospital Review has named South Nassau Communities Hospital to its list of "100 Hospitals with Great Women's Health Programs" in the United States. The editorial team of Becker's Hospital Review based their selection of hospitals to the list on national rankings and awards received from several institutions, including U.S. News & World Report national and regional rankings for gynecology, CareChex rankings for women's health care, women's health Healthgrades a...
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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...
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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 ...
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Mount Sinai Health System, one of New York’s preeminent academic medical centers providing excellence in clinical care, research, teaching, and community engagement, today unveiled a new brand identity and advertising campaign, “We Find a Way”—presenting a bold, unfiltered, and emotional view of what it takes to overcome the most challenging and complex health and scientific problems. The campaign is meant to inspire and remind New Yorkers and those beyond that Mount Sinai, which developed new protocols,...
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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...
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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-...
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Who are the front-line heroes “Behind the Mask”? Mount Sinai South Nassau has unveiled never-before-seen video footage of front-line staff sharing their compelling stories as they answered the call of duty to serve patients while juggling the challenges of personal and professional life throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Mount Sinai South Nassau worked in collaboration with Altice, with award-winning photojournalist and videographer David Handschuh and the production company Spot On to produce a series of...
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All along Bianca Jimenez, 19, of Rockaway Beach, Queens, had a sinking feeling that she had COVID-19. The dry cough, loss of sense of taste and smell, dizziness, trouble breathing and fever matched the symptoms of the disease she had heard about on the news. “I kept hearing people were dying from this,” said the accounting major at Manhattan Community College. An inhaler prescribed by her pediatrician failed to ease Ms. Jimenez’s breathing problems. The next day she visited a local urgent care center and...
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Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and its staff of board certified gynecologic and uro-gynecologic surgeons have earned top recognition from the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) as a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology. SRC developed the Center of Excellence program as a quality improvement initiative and to achieve its vision of advancing minimally invasive gynecology surgery worldwide. Minimally invasive surgery using medical technology ranging from r...
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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 ...
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More than one-third of metro area parents are not aware of CDC recommendations to vaccinate against human papillomavirus (“HPV”), a potentially cancer causing disease, according to the latest South Nassau ‘Truth in Medicine’ Poll, sponsored by Bethpage Federal Credit Union. Sixty-one percent of parents have or plan to vaccinate all of their children while 37% percent of parents do not plan to or are not sure if they will vaccinate all of their children against HPV. When asked why they do not plan to vacc...
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South Nassau Communities Hospital today announced that is has been named a 2018 5-Star Recipient for all four Women’s Care cohorts as well as the Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award™ by Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. In addition, South Nassau is the only hospital in New York State to achieve all five of the following awards in 2018 from Healthgrades in women’s health services lines: Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award™ (6 years in...
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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...
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The Long Island Gamma Knife® at South Nassau Communities Hospital, which has been upgraded to the Perfexion, the latest advancement in Gamma Knife technology, offers significant advantages over whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) for patients whose cancer has metastasized to their brain. The Gamma Knife center at South Nassau is Long Island’s most experienced, and is led by two of the region’s top experts in treating brain tumors and other neurological disorders. Co-Medical Directors are Michael H. Bris...
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Becker's Hospital Review has named South Nassau Communities Hospital to its 2014 listing of "100 Hospitals with Great Women's Health Programs" in the United States. South Nassau was selected based on its clinical excellence, quality care and awards for women's health services. The list was developed through extensive research and a rigorous review with peer organizations. Becker's Hospital Review is a bimonthly magazine published by ASC Communications located in Chicago, Ill. The magazine is read by many...
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South Nassau Communities Hospital has developed a comprehensive proposal for investment of FEMA dollars in Long Beach and Oceanside based in part on a detailed Long Beach Needs Analysis, independently conducted by Bruce Vladeck, PhD, the former head of the U.S. Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA — now the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) during the Clinton administration and the former president of the United Hospital Fund. Visit the South Nassau's Proposed FEMA Projects webpag...
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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...
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Our interactive in-person classes come with lots of goodies: a printed, full-color, 70-page comprehensive guide, a free companion app with essential ad-free info, over 50 videos, and practical tools, checklists, and printouts! Sign up early, as spots fill up quickly! Investment: $250 per couple for 14 hours of in-person, live instruction. Pre-registration is required . Dates/Times: Sundays, July 12 & July 26 [2] Saturdays or [2] Sundays | 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Understanding Birth & Postpartu...
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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...
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Reporters (only) may contact Damian Becker at 516-377-5373 / damian.becker@mountsinai.org ; or Dana Sanneman at 516-377-5365 / dana.sanneman@mountsinai.org ; or Joe Calderone at 516-632-3480 / joe.calderone@mountsinai.org during regular business hours. During non-business hours, please call the Hospital Operator at 516-632-3000 and to have the media manager on call paged.
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See Our State-of-the-Art Maternity Unit View our U.S. World News & Report recognized 'High Performing' Maternity Unit below to see the difference Mount Sinai South Nassau offers with integrated birthing suites plus postpartum recovery rooms with private bathrooms. To schedule an In-Person Maternity Tour please click here to select the date and time that works best for you from the options available. We recommend attending the tour around your 20th week of pregnancy, but we warmly welcome those...
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Poll respondents say they inspire healthier habits and follow-up appointments with physicians: 44 percent wear health monitoring or wearable fitness devices; 39 percent have used direct-to-consumer health products 74 percent of device wearers say they share their information with their doctors One-third of respondents say a wearable health/fitness device is on their holiday wish list An overwhelming majority of those who use wearable health devices say the information the devices produce prompts th...
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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-...
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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...
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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...
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Mount Sinai South Nassau’s ongoing effort to help restore specialty medical services to the barrier island in the wake of Superstorm Sandy will take a major step forward with the opening of Mount Sinai Doctors-Long Beach multispecialty medical pavilion. The $35 million state-of-the-art pavilion, which is located on the hospital’s Long Beach campus (formerly Long Beach Medical Center), represents a fulfillment of a promise the hospital made to barrier island residents to help provide medical services afte...
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- 6/21/2023
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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...
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- 12/3/2024
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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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- 5/17/2024
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Supporters of South Nassau Communities Hospital made history at the hospital’s 32nd Annual Golf Outing, raising more than a quarter of a million dollars in support of the expansion of the hospital’s Emergency Department, breaking all previous records for the event and increasing net contributions by more than 20 percent over last year’s outing. The gross of $374,550 and net revenue of $265,197 made this the hospital’s most successful golf outing in recent memory. South Nassau’s President & CEO, Richa...
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Congresswoman Kathleen Rice and Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford have sent a letter to FEMA supporting South Nassau’s proposal to use FEMA funds in both Oceanside and Long Beach to improve health services for the South Shore, calling it “the most viable option to ensure Long Beach residents have access to quality health care now and in the future.” Click here to view Congresswoman Kathleen Rice and Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford's letter to FEMA (PDF) Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford
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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...
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- 9/20/2024
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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...
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- 8/28/2024
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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...
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- 8/15/2024
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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...
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- 8/8/2024
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Parking Systems President Mark Baron and the Chief of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Orthopedic Surgery Department, Stelios Koutsoumbelis, MD, have been named the co-honorees of the 37th Annual Mount Sinai South Nassau Golf Outing to be held Monday, May 17. The socially distanced outing will adhere to all COVID-19-related safety precautions and will be held at three of Long Island’s most prestigious and challenging venues: The Seawane Club, Hewlett Harbor; Rockaway Hunting Club, Lawrence; and The Rockville L...
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- 4/15/2021
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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...
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- 7/30/2024
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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...
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- 7/1/2024
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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...
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- 5/20/2024
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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...
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- 3/28/2024
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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...
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- 2/7/2024
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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...
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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...
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- 12/28/2023
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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...
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- 10/30/2023
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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...
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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 ...
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A third of workers who have the flu still report to work even though they are aware that the sometimes deadly disease is spread person to person, according to the results of a new public health survey of New York metro area residents. Men 50 years of age and older were more likely to report to work with the flu, the survey found, with 37 percent of men reporting that they had gone in to work despite having a flu diagnosis. By contrast, 28 percent of women 50 years of age or older reported that they went ...
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Some parents remain uncertain about the safety of vaccines and some mistakenly believe there is a link between autism and getting their children vaccinated, despite overwhelming scientific evidence pointing to the benefits of vaccinations in the fight against the spread of deadly childhood diseases. While over 90% of area parents say they have had their children vaccinated, almost 40% are unsure or believe that vaccines can potentially cause autism, according to the latest South Nassau Truth in Medicine™...
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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....
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Metro-area children are spending an average of 3.41 hours/day of screen time for non-academic purposes on an array of devices - smartphones, televisions, tablets and computers – and 22 percent of them are glued to the screen for five or more hours, according to South Nassau’s latest Truth in Medicine™ poll . Sixty-five percent of children are spending three or more hours per day on such devices, the poll showed. Only 25% of parents say their efforts to limit screen time for their children are very succes...
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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...
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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...
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Two-thirds of metro area residents would not attend a sporting event, watch a movie, or ride mass transit because of COVID-19 fears as Long Island reopens, the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau public health poll shows. Eighty-six percent of respondents said they would not shake someone’s hand. A majority also are uneasy about flying on an airplane, eating in a restaurant, or going to a bar, the poll showed. Despite 100,000 recorded deaths due to coronavirus nationwide, notably, 55 percent of area resident...
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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...
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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...
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More than 80 percent of metro area residents say the government should be doing more to make COVID-19 testing more readily available to the public, according to the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau “Truth in Medicine Poll,” sponsored by Bethpage Credit Union. A clear majority—57 percent—hold the federal government most accountable for lack of available testing, the poll showed, while 15 percent said the state government is to blame. The poll was conducted before the federal government began an effo...
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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...
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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...
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- 9/28/2023
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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...
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In recognition of his decades-long volunteer leadership and dedication to the growth of Mount Sinai South Nassau, Anthony Cancellieri, Co-Chair of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Board of Directors, has been named the honoree of the hospital’s 2023 Soiree Under the Stars gala. The hospital’s largest annual fundraiser will be held at The Lannin , the newly renovated and reopened venue at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, on Saturday, September 23, at 7 pm, featuring top Broadway entertainment. Known as the “ Soi...
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- 7/31/2023
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This is the fifth consecutive year that Mount Sinai South Nassau has been a sponsor of the lifeguard staff T-shirt series. “Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Emergency Department staff works closely with Long Beach’s first responders every day, including its legendary Lifeguard Patrol,” said Calderone. “The sponsorship reflects our appreciation for and commitment to the Lifeguard Patrol’s steadfast mission to protect the safety of the community and its visitors on the city’s beachfront.” Mount Sinai South Nassa...
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- 7/12/2023
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Castle Connolly has named nine Mount Sinai South Nassau physicians to its 2023 30th Anniversary Top Doctors guide. Nationally, only 7 percent of more than 850,000 practicing doctors in the United States earned Castle Connolly “Top Doctors” designation this year. The Mount Sinai South Nassau doctors along with their specialties included in this year’s guide are: Ann Buhl, MD , Gynecologic Oncology, Director, Gynecologic Oncology Carlos Montoya-Iraheta, MD , Pediatric Cardiology, Chief, Pediatric Cardiolog...
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South Nassau Communities Hospital has named board member and Manhattan-based real estate management and investment executive Anthony Ponte and long-time facility and planning leader Bill Ulrich as co-honorees of its 35th Annual Golf Outing to be held Monday, May 20. The outing will be held at three of Long Island’s most prestigious and challenging venues: The Seawane Club, Hewlett Harbor; Rockway Hunting Club, Lawrence; and The Rockville Links Club, Rockville Centre. All net proceeds will benefit expansi...
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Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Conference Center was packed from wall to wall and seat to seat this morning as the hospital joined by family and friends and state and local elected public officials gathered to recognize, honor and thank the members of its’ nursing staff at the hospital’s Annual National Nurses Week Kickoff Breakfast celebration. The uplifting and spirited celebration included the presentation of the 2023 Daisy Lifetime Achievement Award to Margaret Hempstead, RN, Nurse Manager of Intravenous...
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- 5/5/2023
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Nearly one-third of metro area residents consider themselves overweight and almost one-quarter say they would take a prescription weight-loss drug to shed extra pounds, according to the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau Truth in Medicine Poll . Ten percent of poll respondents are currently taking or know someone who uses the prescription drugs Ozempic, Mounjaro, or Wegovy to lose weight. Most of them are women under 50 and Black. While all three drugs can generate weight loss, only Wegovy is FDA approved f...
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- 3/27/2023
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Mount Sinai South Nassau has received the largest single gift in the hospital’s history - a $5 million pledge from The Louis Feil Charitable Lead Annuity Trust to name the hospital’s new patient care pavilion. The new four-story, 100,000-square-foot building, scheduled to open in spring 2024, will be named the Feil Family Pavilion. It will double the size of the current Emergency Department, increase the critical and intensive care inpatient capacity to 40 beds, and add nine new operating rooms. “Mount S...
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- 2/10/2023
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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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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...
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- 12/4/2017
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Mount Sinai South Nassau is set to open a new Trauma Unit and eight patient bed treatment areas in its Emergency Department, completing the second phase of a five-phase, multi-year expansion of a critical area of the hospital. Upon its completion, the $50 million expansion project, which started in 2016, will nearly double the size of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Emergency Department and increase its capacity from 65,000 annual emergency patient visits to an estimated 80,000. The total cost of this phase o...
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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...
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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...
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Expanding its role as a regional medical center and teaching institution, South Nassau Communities Hospital for the first time welcomed its own postdoctoral medical residents in surgery and obstetrics and gynecology on July 1. In a major step forward, South Nassau received initial accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) to add the surgical and obstetrics and gynecology residency training programs. The addition of two postdoctoral residency programs continues th...
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After a rigorous review process and a significant investment in additional highly-trained personnel, South Nassau Communities Hospital has earned the American College of Surgeons (ACS) verification as a Level II Trauma Center. South Nassau’s Level II Trauma Center remains the only one of its kind located on the South Shore of Nassau County, providing critical emergency care to some 900,000 residents in the hospital’s service area. The verification, which is awarded by the ACS’s Verification Review Commit...
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- 7/19/2016
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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’...
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South Nassau Communities Hospital has opened a new Center for Maternal Fetal Medicine, the only dedicated center of its kind for high-risk pregnancies on the South Shore of Nassau County. The Center, located at 8 Oceanside Road in Rockville Centre, steps away from the main Oceanside hospital campus, will allow highly skilled and specially trained obstetricians to combine advanced medical technology with genetic counseling to provide the specialized care mothers and their fetuses may need to monitor and m...
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- 3/22/2018
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With a late summer sky overhead, some 540 supporters of South Nassau Communities Hospital attended the Hospital’s new Soirée Under the Stars at the Crest Hollow Country Club and raised more than $637,000 for the hospital’s Emergency Department Expansion Campaign , making it the most successful fundraiser of its kind in the nearly 100-year history of the hospital. The poolside gathering honored Jeffrey Feil, real estate developer, healthcare philanthropist; Rajiv Datta, MD, South Nassau’s Chief of Surgery...
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As public health officials in New York monitor an aggressive outbreak of measles, medical experts at South Nassau and the Nassau County Department of Health urged residents and families to move up measles inoculations for their young children or get inoculated if they haven’t already done so before traveling to be with relatives and friends to celebrate Passover and Easter observations. Infants normally inoculated at one year can receive their first dose of measles vaccine at 6 months and receive the sec...
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For more than 30 years, Lori Brady, RN, has called Mount Sinai South Nassau “home.” The cardiac rehabilitation nurse considers her colleagues family members who are united in one cause: to care for the sick. But over the past few weeks, working with family also means working with her daughter, Carolyn, 25, also an RN, who left another local hospital to join the Mount Sinai South Nassau front-line staff at the height of the pandemic. “I wanted to be back at Mount Sinai South Nassau fighting COVID to...
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- 5/7/2020
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Prominent New York real estate developer and healthcare philanthropist Mr. Jeffrey Feil of Rockville Centre has been named the honoree of South Nassau Communities Hospital’s new gala – Soirée Under the Stars - which will be held Saturday, September 16 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, NY. The Soirée will also honor two of South Nassau’s most recognized and devoted health care leaders, Rajiv Datta, MD, of Muttontown, NY, and Lori Edelman, RN, of Long Beach, NY, who will be presented with the h...
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- 8/16/2017
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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...
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- 11/1/2017
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South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Board of Directors has agreed to enter a period of exclusive negotiations with the Mount Sinai Health System to come together as part of a long-term strategy to improve care available for residents of the South Shore and Long Island. In the coming months, South Nassau and Mount Sinai will explore a formal affiliation agreement that could lead to an alignment of medical services, management and governance between the 455-bed Oceanside hospital and the world-renowned Mou...
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- 5/3/2017
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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 &...
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- 11/10/2020
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The Louis Feil Charitable Lead Annuity Trust has made a $1 million donation to South Nassau Communities Hospital that will help establish a new, expanded Cancer Center at the hospital’s main campus in Oceanside. Currently, cancer services are spread over several different sites on the South Shore, making diagnosis and treatment services logistically challenging at times for patients. “We have an excellent cancer team right here on the South Shore and this donation will help us serve cancer patients even ...
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South Nassau will hold four public information sessions in July to preview its proposed plans to improve health care for the South Shore of Nassau County. Hospital experts, including physicians and nurses, will be available at the sessions to answer residents’ questions about the projects, which includes a permanent home for an expanded Long Beach Emergency Department and a four-story Southwest addition at the Oceanside campus. The information sessions are to be held: Tue., July 11, 2-4pm – South Nassau ...
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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 Communities Hospital continued its tradition of excellence in 2018 by earning top awards and certifications in a wide range of patient care specialties. “South Nassau’s commitment to innovation and quality patient care makes these achievements possible,” said Richard J. Murphy, president & CEO at South Nassau. “I am extraordinarily proud of our team of more than 3,500 healthcare professionals and thank them for their dedication to excellence.” The awards for safety, quality and service e...
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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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- 10/14/2016
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It is not too late to get your flu shot. In a continuation of ongoing public service and education to protect as many residents as possible during this widespread, dangerous and protracted flu epidemic, South Nassau Communities Hospital, in collaboration with Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, will provide no-charge flu shots on Thursday, February 22 from 4-7PM at South Nassau’s Family Medicine Centers located at 196 Merrick Rd. in Oceanside and 761 Franklin Blvd. in Long Beach . The flu shots are onl...
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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...
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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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- 10/10/2017
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Mount Sinai South Nassau has named Alan Wong, DO, an experienced health care quality and patient safety administrator, as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs to help oversee ongoing efforts to combat COVID-19 and chart a course for post-pandemic initiatives. Dr. Wong succeeds Adhi Sharma, MD, who was named the hospital’s new President on September 1, 2021. “Dr. Wong is highly regarded for his clinical acumen, strategic leadership, and collegial approach,” said Dr. Sh...
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- 1/14/2022
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Former Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, a longtime Baldwin resident, has agreed to serve on the Board of Directors of Mount Sinai South Nassau. “Laura is a proven leader with close ties to our hospital and to the communities we serve,” said Anthony Cancellieri, Co-Chair of the hospital’s Board of Directors. “She will be a great asset to the hospital as we continue to work closely with the Mount Sinai Health System to expand services to better serve the residents of the South Shore.” “Laura has a wid...
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National Football League Deputy General Counsel Larry Ferazani, a well-known Rockville Centre resident and grateful patient who credits Mount Sinai South Nassau with saving his life, has been named the honoree of the 38th Annual Mount Sinai South Nassau Golf Outing to be held Monday, May 16. Town of Hempstead Councilman Anthony D’Esposito will receive the hospital’s Community Service Award for his longstanding commitment to the hospital. The outing is to be held at three of Long Island’s most prestigious...
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- 5/3/2022
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In recognition of their service as junior volunteers at Mount Sinai South Nassau, three Oceanside High School class of 2022 high school graduates, Mehakdeep Kaur, Dean Tveter, and Lauren Waxman, have been awarded the hospital’s annual Dorothy M. Sharer Scholarship. The OHS graduates have combined to volunteer 519 hours of dedicated service to the mission and vision of Mount Sinai South Nassau. The late Dorothy M. Sharer was a devoted and beloved volunteer at Mount Sinai South Nassau for more than 33 year...
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- 7/13/2022
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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...
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- 8/22/2022
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South Nassau Communities Hospital continued its tradition of excellence in 2017 by earning top awards and certifications in a wide range of patient care specialties. “The awards demonstrate that we are delivering on our promise that South Nassau is a hospital ‘where quality matters,’” said Richard J. Murphy, president & CEO at South Nassau. “I commend our staff of more than 3,500 healthcare professionals for their teamwork and commitment to our mission of providing quality care to our patients.” The ...
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- 1/2/2018
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Mount Sinai South Nassau is beginning to return to more normal operations post-COVID-19 and is urging residents to seek treatment for non-COVID-19-related diseases and medical conditions that they may have put off due to the pandemic. The hospital has taken extraordinary measures to ensure that all its facilities, including the comprehensive network of outpatient specialized health care centers, are thoroughly cleaned and sterilized and patients entering the hospital for any procedures are also screened ...
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A library is a reflection of the passion for lifelong learning, the search for answers and when either or both are attained, the reward of knowledge, understanding and discernment that is to the benefit of the individual as well as those served by the individual. So it was appropriate that on Friday, February 10 at South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, NY, family, friends, physicians, hospital staff and board members joined together to celebrate the naming and dedication of the hospital’s medic...
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- 2/14/2017
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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...
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- 10/3/2017
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a finding in support of South Nassau’s alternative use proposal to use $171 million of FEMA funds to improve medical services for the South Shore of Nassau County by building a Medical Arts Pavilion in Long Beach and a Southwest Addition at its Oceanside campus. As part of its Environmental Assessment of the projects, FEMA determined that the hospital’s proposal will have ‘no significant adverse impact’ on the quality of the human environment in r...
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- 8/3/2016
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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...
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- 10/26/2016
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South Nassau Communities Hospital has named two accomplished members of the criminal justice community and civic leaders - Mr. and Mrs. Michael and Eileen Sapraicone – as the honorees of this year’s Annual Golf Outing, which will be held Monday, June 12. The Sapraicones each have long and notable careers in law enforcement and criminal justice. Michael is a former First Grade New York Police Department Detective and frequent criminal justice expert commentator on network TV and cable news programs. He is...
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- 5/19/2017
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In recognition of their selfless service as junior volunteers at South Nassau Communities Hospital, three Baldwin residents have been awarded the hospital’s annual Dorothy M. Sharer Scholarship. The recipients (who were former classmates at St. Christopher’s R.C. Parish School in Baldwin before moving on to high school), are Dorothy Daga, graduate of Kellenberg Memorial High School, Uniondale, attending Adelphi University; Erin Kastner, graduate of Sacred Heart Academy, Hempstead, attending University of...
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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 ...
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- 11/15/2016
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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...
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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...
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- 11/22/2021
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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...
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- 11/11/2021
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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 ...
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- 8/17/2021
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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...
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- 6/22/2021
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Mount Sinai South Nassau and the Town of Hempstead officially launched the region’s first COVID-19 Vaccination Mobile Unit with a visit to the Uniondale-Hempstead Senior Center, where hospital staff were scheduled to vaccinate 100 residents with the Johnson & Johnson, single-dose COVID-19 vaccine. Known as the “Vaxmobile,” the bus was funded with $695,042 from the $133 million federal CARES Act legislation to provide economic relief to Town of Hempstead businesses, organizations and residents impacte...
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- 3/31/2021
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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...
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- 11/30/2020
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In an effort to help schools reopen, Mount Sinai South Nassau and Nassau County have launched a pilot program to vaccinate area teachers and school staff members from the Island Park, Long Beach, Oceanside, and Rockville Centre School Districts. A joint initiative of Mount Sinai South Nassau, based in Oceanside, New York, and the Nassau County Department of Health, the Teacher’s Vaccination Pilot Program initially planned to vaccinate up to 300 teachers and staff this week, and more in the weeks ahead de...
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In recognition of their tireless efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, the NFL is sending four Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital employees to participate in the NFL’s Super Bowl experience for front-line workers. The four hospital employees – two physicians, an emergency department nurse and a respiratory therapist – are among the 7,500 vaccinated health care workers who will receive free tickets from the NFL to the Super Bowl in Tampa as part of the NFL’s salute. A Rockville Centre resident and gr...
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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...
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- 10/16/2020
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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...
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- 8/12/2020
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In recognition of their selfless service as junior volunteers at Mount Sinai South Nassau, seven Long Island class of 2020 high school graduates have been awarded the hospital’s annual Dorothy M. Sharer Scholarship. The recipients are: Krista Baumann, West Hempstead HS, West Hempstead Reian Daniels, Valley Stream North, Valley Stream Zoe Long, St. Anthony’s HS, East Islip Richard Smocer, MacArthur HS, Wantagh Doug Mandel, Hebrew Academy of Five Towns, Woodmere Thomas Musto, East Rockaway HS, East Rockawa...
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Mount Sinai South Nassau is partnering with Nassau County to provide COVID-19 viral and antibody testing at the hospital’s Center for Primary Care at Long Beach (located at 761 Franklin Avenue in Long Beach). Viral and antibody tests will be provided beginning Tuesday (6/23) by appointment twice a week on the barrier island, 9AM-1PM, Tuesday and Thursday. Those seeking a test must call to make an appointment at: 516-544-2351. “COVID viral testing and antibody testing are two important tools in our contin...
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- 6/18/2020
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New and existing patients of Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside may now access antibody screening blood tests at a number of the hospital’s ambulatory locations across Long Island. These antibody tests are authorized by the FDA and have a high degree of reliability. The presence of COVID-19 antibodies in your system is an indication that you were probably exposed to the virus, even if you did not have any symptoms, and that you may have some degree of immunity to the virus, although this is not proven...
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- 5/15/2020
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Hospital is moving forward with expansion plans at its Oceanside campus. The improvements include a proposed expansion of our Emergency Department, new operating suites and 40 new critical care beds. The plan also provides for a new parking structure and a new utility plant so the hospital can be better prepared to continue operations during events like Superstorm Sandy. The proposal will benefit some 900,000 residents in the Southern tier of Nassau County. In accordance with the State Environmental Qual...
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- 5/3/2018
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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...
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- 11/21/2019
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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...
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- 6/14/2019
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South Nassau Communities Hospital’s 35th Annual Golf Outing held Monday, May 20, raised nearly $600,000 with an estimated net of $400,000, a new record for the annual outing, surpassing last year’s record by 25 percent. All proceeds raised benefit the hospital’s Emergency Department’s Expansion Campaign. South Nassau’s supporters from local business, civic and community groups flocked to the popular outing, which is the largest and most successful hospital golf outing on Long Island. Three premiere cours...
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- 5/23/2019
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Shyvonne Allen-Ibitoye woke up Easter morning intent on going to church. In an act that would soon hint of “divine intervention,” that plan changed when her 17-year-old son asked if they could go to see the 11:55AM screening of Shazam! at the Lynbrook Regal Multi-Plex, then go to church in the afternoon. Mrs. Allen-Ibitoye, of Springfield Gardens, Queens, a registered nurse who serves on the Telemetry Unit at South Nassau Communities Hospital, agreed and took her son to the movie. DeShawn Mason, a 48-yea...
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- 5/2/2019
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On Wednesday, April 10th, South Nassau recognized Mrs. Susan Keller for devoting more than 25,000 hours of service to comforting the hospital’s patients during her more than 21 years of volunteering and for her role in founding the hospital’s Compassionate Listener program. Mrs. Keller was among a group of volunteers honored for their service at the hospital’s annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon, which was attended by a host of local civic leaders, elected officials and South Nassau board members. A re...
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- 4/12/2019
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South Nassau Communities Hospital has named Stacey A. Conklin, RN-BC, MHCDS, NE-BC, a resident of Long Beach, NY, as its chief nursing officer (CNO) and senior vice president of patient care services. Ms. Conklin joins South Nassau after serving as the vice president of patient care services and CNO at the Mount Sinai Health System’s New York Eye & Ear Infirmary. “Stacey is an energetic leader who is focused on improving patient outcomes,” said Richard J. Murphy, South Nassau’s President. At each poi...
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- 1/25/2019
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South Nassau Communities Hospital President and CEO Richard J. Murphy has been elected chair of the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) Board of Trustees and appointed to the Association’s Executive Committee for a two-year term that began January 1. HANYS’ volunteer Board of Trustees is responsible for managing the association’s activities. The association is the statewide advocate for more than 550 non-profit and public hospitals, nursing homes, home care agencies, and other health care or...
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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...
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- 11/13/2018
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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...
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- 9/6/2018
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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...
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- 8/16/2018
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Following a brief contract dispute, South Nassau Communities Hospital and CIGNA have reached an agreement. As of May 15, 2018, South Nassau is once again a participating provider in the CIGNA health insurance network. If CIGNA is your health care insurance provider, your claims will once again be considered in-network. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time. South Nassau remains committed to fulfilling its commitment to provide quality, compassionate care to its patients an...
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- 5/22/2018
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As of February 15, 2018, South Nassau Communities Hospital is no longer a participating provider in the CIGNA network due to an inability to reach agreement on fair and equitable reimbursement rates South Nassau’s costs to provide the quality care that you expect continue to escalate and CIGNA has proposed reimbursement rates that cannot support our commitment to excellence. This dispute is about the amount of money CIGNA should provide for services the hospital renders to patients, not about the quality...
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- 3/14/2018
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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...
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- 12/13/2017
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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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- 12/14/2014
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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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- 12/21/2014
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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...
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- 11/12/2014
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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...
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- 11/11/2014
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Retiring Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg and his wife, Ellen, along with Robert J. Kramer, M.D., were honored at South Nassau Communities Hospital’s 2014 Annual Carnation Ball held Saturday, November 1 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Westbury. The Carnation Ball raised more than $713,000 in support of South Nassau’s $57 million Emergency Department expansion project. Mr. and Mrs. Weisenberg were the Carnation Ball’s co-honorees and Dr. Kramer was the recipient of South Nassau’s prestigious Mary Pearson...
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- 11/9/2014
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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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- 10/22/2014
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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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- 10/19/2014
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The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) recently announced that it has inducted Margaret (Peg) O’Donnell, DNPs, FNP, ANP, B-C, FAANP, as a Fellow of the association. Just 485 of the more than 189,000 nurse practitioners in the US are recognized Fellows of the AANP. Established by the AANP in 2000, the Fellows of the AANP (FAANP) impact national and global health and enhance the mission of the AANP by engaging recognized nurse practitioner (NP) leaders who make outstanding contributions to ...
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- 10/6/2014
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For the second consecutive year, Becker's Hospital Review has named Mark Bogen, chief financial officer and senior vice president of finance at South Nassau Communities Hospital, to its list of “150 Hospital and Health System CFOs to Know” in the United States. According to Becker's Hospital Review editorial team, the hospital senior finance executives named to the list help lead renowned tertiary centers, academic medical centers, community hospitals and health systems in all financial matters while bal...
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- 9/9/2014
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Rockville Centre Mayor Francis X. Murray has been designated the honoree of South Nassau Communities Hospital’s 30th Annual Golf Outing to be held Monday, June 16, at The Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor and Inwood Country Club in Inwood. The event’s proceeds will support the expansion of South Nassau’s Emergency Services Department. “Mayor Murray and his family have been long-time, loyal supporters of South Nassau’s mission to provide high-quality healthcare services to the residents of Rockville Centre a...
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- 5/4/2014
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South Nassau Communities Hospital’s chief of ophthalmology, Richard Nauheim, MD, has been appointed site director at South Nassau for ophthalmology residents from St. John’s Episcopal Hospital (Far Rockaway, NY), which will start this summer. Board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, Dr. Nauheim is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at S.U.N.Y Stony Brook School of Medicine, and was recently appointed assistant professor of ophthalmology at Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine....
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South Nassau Communities Hospital today announced that the United States Court for the Eastern District of New York Bankruptcy Court has approved its amended asset purchase agreement (APA) to acquire substantially all of the assets of Long Beach Medical Center (LBMC), subject to the entry of a final order by the court. Under the amended APA, South Nassau acquires LBMC’s assets, including land, buildings, and equipment, with the exception of the Komanoff Center for Geriatric and Rehabilitative Medicine, w...
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The American College of Radiology (ACR) has renewed its three-year term of accreditation of South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Radiation Oncology Department. The ACR seal of accreditation represents the highest level of quality and patient safety in radiation therapy. The prestigious ACR accreditation is awarded only to facilities that prove during a rigorous peer-review evaluation that they meet specific Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards developed by the ACR. Patient care and treatment, patie...
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The 2014 SIBSPlace (Survivorship in Brothers and Sisters) Annual Auction held recently at The Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor (NY) raised more than $390,000 in support of the program. An essential community service of South Nassau Communities Hospital, SIBSPlace is celebrating its 14th year of free service to families throughout Nassau County. Rajiv Datta, M.D., FACS chair of the Department of Surgery, director of the Division of Surgical Oncology and of Head & Neck Surgery, and medical director of th...
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In recognition of her dedication and service to improving the health of the communities, the UJA - Federation of New York’s division of South Shore Healthcare Professionals honored Linda Efferen, MD, chief medical officer at South Nassau Communities Hospital, at its annual dinner reception held May 14 at the Temple Beth El of Cedarhurst. The world's largest local philanthropy, UJA - Federation of New York helps 1.4 million people in New York City, Westchester County and Long Island as well as 3 million p...
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When the doors to the new South Nassau Urgent Care Center (SNUCC) at Long Beach opened at 9AM on Tuesday, July 1, it was the first time since the day before SuperStorm Sandy struck on October 28, 2012, that residents of Long Beach could access hospital-grade medical care on the campus of the former Long Beach Medical Center (LBMC). “This is just the first step in building a patient-centered, high-quality healthcare delivery system that restores vital healthcare services to the residents of Long Beach and...
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Westbury Resident Sinks Hole-in-One for $20K Towards a Car South Nassau Communities Hospital’s 30th Annual Golf Outing raised nearly $282,000 in support of South Nassau’s “Emergency Department Expansion Campaign.” The Emergency Department Expansion Campaign is a five-year, $10 million fundraising initiative to ensure state-of-the-art emergency care to the residents of the South Shore. The expansion project will increase the Emergency Department’s square footage from 16,000 to 30,000 square feet, increasi...
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The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has awarded South Nassau Communities Hospital with the Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for a third consecutive year. The Get With the Guidelines Stroke program helps hospitals provide the most up-to-date, research-based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients. South Nassau earned the award by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagno...
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Becker's Hospital Review has named Ruth Ragusa, RN, vice president of organizational effectiveness at South Nassau Communities Hospital, to its 2014 List of "50 Experts Leading the Field of Patient Safety" in the United States. The list includes individuals at healthcare organizations, national organizations, universities and other institutions who are devoted to improving patient safety and quality of care. The leaders listed include healthcare providers, advocates, administrators, researchers and profe...
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A breakthrough treatment alternative to the traditional implantable cardio-defibrillator (ICD) provides patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) with the same potentially-lifesaving protection, but without touching the heart. Lawrence Kanner, MD, FACC, director of electrophysiology and arrhythmia services at South Nassau Communities Hospital, recently implanted the S-ICD® System, the world’s first and only implantable cardioverter-defibrillator that functions without leads (also known as electrod...
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Astoria Federal Savings has once again made a $7,500 donation in support of a program offered by South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Family Medicine Center that is designed to combat the elevated health risks and poorer health outcomes, including infant mortality, of medically-underserved pregnant women and their newborns. "As a Long Island headquartered and focused community bank, Astoria Federal Savings is proud to help South Nassau Communities Hospital deliver health education, support and perinatal c...
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Prominent surgical oncologist Rajiv Datta, MD, has been named a 2014 “New York Super Doctor®.” No more than 5% of physicians in the New York metro region have achieved this designation, which is given by Key Professional Media, a leading research and medical ranking organization. Dr. Datta is chair of the department of surgery and medical director of the Gertrude & Louis Feil Cancer Center at South Nassau Communities Hospital. His exceptional skills are evidenced by his education and recognition in t...
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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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South Nassau Communities Hospital has been awarded the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet® recognition. South Nassau is one of just 397 healthcare organizations out of nearly 6,000 U.S. healthcare organizations to earn the prestigious recognition. “At its core, reaching this level of designation proves that nursing at South Nassau Communities Hospital is about great practice and great care,” said Sue Penque, PhD, RN, CNP, chief nursing officer and senior vice president of Patient Care S...
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Brightwater Resident Sinks Hole-in-One for 2-Year Lease on an Audi. Supporters of South Nassau Communities Hospital raised a record gross total of $329,000 toward the expansion of the hospital’s Emergency Department at its 31st Annual Golf Outing, held Monday on two courses, breaking all previous fundraising records for this event by more than 16 percent. John D. Cameron, Jr., P.E., founder and managing partner of Cameron Engineering & Associates in Woodbury, NY, was the honoree of the outing, which ...
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South Nassau Communities Hospital has been named a beneficiary of the 2015 LI2DAY Walk to Fight Breast Cancer. This is the eighth consecutive year that South Nassau has been named a beneficiary of LI2DAY, which is celebrating its 12th Anniversary this year. All of the funds raised by LI2DAY walk are donated directly back to Long Island community-based organizations. LI2DAY has donated a total of $203,400 during the last eight years to South Nassau in support of its breast cancer screening, early detectio...
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The Grand Pavilion for Rehabilitation & Nursing at Rockville Centre proudly sponsors a Spectacular Spring Carnival, Sunday, May 17th at 12 Noon. Moon Bounce Crafts & Face Painting Petting Zoo Pony Rides Games Cotton Candy & Snow Cones DJ Hot Dogs, Hamburgers & Much More! Sunday, May 17th 12 to 4 pm • RAIN OR SHINE! 41 Maine Avenue, Rockville Centre Phone: 516.536.7730. All proceeds benefiting South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Emergency Department Expansion Campaign. Please join us for a...
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Two of Long Island’s most accomplished business leaders, Butch Yamali and Wayne Lipton, have been designated co-honorees of South Nassau Communities Hospital’s 32nd Annual Golf Outing to be held Monday, June 13, at The Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor and Woodmere Club, Woodmere, NY. A volunteer Golf Committee lead by co-chairs Tony Cancellieri, a South Nassau board member who also is a vice president at Park Strategies, and Jeffrey Greenfield, managing member, NGL Group, LLC, are raising funds to support ...
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Thanks to the generous support of local donors, South Nassau Communities Hospital is nearing the halfway point toward its goal of raising $10 million to help fund the expansion and redesign of the hospital’s Oceanside Emergency Department. Since the Emergency Department Expansion Campaign began in 2015, the hospital’s supporters have donated $3,376,910, pledged an additional $364,731 and secured grants of $500,000. The total of $4,241,641 in donations will go toward the $57 million cost of expanding the ...
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L.I. Herald Editorial: It’s been nearly four years since Hurricane Sandy extensively damaged the Long Beach Medical Center and indirectly led to its closure. Its absence still looms large: Long Beach lost hundreds of jobs and many of its doctors, and the closing has hurt the local economy. We believe that South Nassau Communities Hospital’s plan to establish an emergency department and medical arts pavilion on the former LBMC site is the most viable option to ensure residents access to a local eme...
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Our interactive in-person classes come with lots of goodies: a printed, full-color, 70-page comprehensive guide, a free companion app with essential ad-free info, over 50 videos, and practical tools, checklists, and printouts! Sign up early, as spots fill up quickly! Investment: $250 per couple for 14 hours of in-person, live instruction. Pre-registration is required . Dates/Times: Sundays, July 12 & July 26 [2] Saturdays or [2] Sundays | 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Understanding Birth & Postpartu...
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Labor and Delivery: High-Tech Care in 5-Star Comfort The staff of the Mount Sinai South Nassau maternity unit is proud to offer advanced maternity services to mothers with their babies in the comfort of our labor and delivery suite. Our rooms are more likely to remind you of a 5-star hotel than a hospital room. These warm, inviting spaces offer the comforts of home with all the latest technology right at hand. Labor and Delivery Suites After we welcome your newborn into the world, you’ll rest in one of ...
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Long Beach Campus Archive For Immediate Release August 18, 2016 Dear Neighbor, We are excited to share great news with you about the South Nassau Emergency Department (ED) at Long Beach and South Nassau Family Medicine at Long Beach. Since the South Nassau ED at Long Beach opened in August 2015, a block west of the former Long Beach Medical Center, we’ve been treating all types of emergencies, including everything from strep throat to stroke, cardiac arrest and more. The ED is not an urgent care center;...
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September 2025 Many New Yorkers do not believe the United States is prepared for another public health crisis, according to the results of the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau “Truth in Medicine” public health poll, sponsored by Four Leaf. Of the 600 adults who were polled in New York City and on Long Island, 44 percent said they are concerned that the country is unprepared for the next public health crisis, while 40 percent felt it is prepared. A large majority of New Yorkers are worried about emergence...
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April 2025 In recognition of National Alcohol Awareness Month and Screening Day, experts encourage individuals to assess their drinking habits and seek help if needed. 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 C...
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December 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 peo...
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July 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 o...
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November 2019 Mount Sinai South Nassau Truth In Medicine Poll: Women Under 50 Are Most Stressed Out as Holidays Approach Over 20 percent of these women say they turn to alcohol and drugs to relieve tension Work-related stress rated as “high” among 48 percent of residents who work outside of the home 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...
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Embarking on this journey is truly remarkable, and we're thrilled to be a part of it with you. Did you know that using evidence-based resources can significantly enhance your birth experience? Our Maternity Orientation is designed to go beyond the basics, offering you an immersive dive into the workings of our Mother-Baby Unit. Our tours are popular, and spots fill up rapidly! They're typically booked out two months in advance, with dates disappearing from the list once full. To ensure your spot, we reco...
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Labor and Delivery at Mount Sinai South Nassau: Home to Truly Great Beginnings When it’s time to start or grow your family, we welcome you to explore the Mount Sinai South Nassau maternity unit. Our experienced, compassionate team includes experts in the health of mothers and babies, labor and delivery. We make the care and safety of your family our focus, so you can be assured that you and your baby receive the most advanced and dedicated maternity care available. From our experienced physicians and st...
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Many New Yorkers do not believe the United States is prepared for another public health crisis, according to the results of the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau “Truth in Medicine” public health poll, sponsored by Four Leaf. Of the 600 adults who were polled in New York City and on Long Island, 44 percent said they are concerned that the country is unprepared for the next public health crisis, while 40 percent felt it is prepared. A large majority of New Yorkers are worried about emergence or re-emergence...
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Announcing Epic Ambulatory for Mount Sinai South Nassau We are pleased to announce that Mount Sinai South Nassau will be transitioning to a new electronic health record (EHR) in June 2023 for a majority of our ambulatory practices. The hospital records will stay on the current EHR and will transition at a later date. Our new EHR will allow our patients to easily access their health records, schedule appointments, renew medications and obtain information about their care in our physician practices. Durin...
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Hospital Visitation at Mount Sinai South Nassau At Mount Sinai South Nassau, we are committed to providing a safe environment everyone who walks through our doors—including patients, their loved ones, and our exceptional staff. We are working diligently to ensure the health and safety of every patient who depends on us for care. And as part of that effort, we are following New York State guidelines for visitors. Please check this page before each visit, as our policies can change frequently. Based upon ...
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Get With The Guidelines ® — Heart Failure and Type 2 Diabetes To help our patients with heart failure become as healthy as possible, we’ve taken steps to focus on each one. It’s part of the Get With The Guidelines — Heart Failure program. This program focuses on quality care by providing the most up-to-date, research-based guidelines for care of people with heart failure. The goal is to speed up recovery and reduce the need for future hospital stays. And at Mount Sinai South Nassau, we’ve earned this pr...
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- 1/13/2016
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Diseases of the Liver, Pancreas, Gallbladder and Bile Duct Mount Sinai South Nassau's Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery (HPB) program, headed by Ganesh Gunasekaran, MD, routinely treats patients with complex benign and malignant cancers and other disorders of the liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile duct. The program’s experienced, board-certified and fellowship-trained hepatobiliary surgeons use the latest technology and minimally invasive techniques and work in conjunction with other specialists t...
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- 2/26/2019
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Throughout the course of the COVID-19 outbreak in our communities, Mount Sinai South Nassau has been on the forefront of treating the disease, and working with the Mount Sinai Health System to research it. We have helped large numbers of people recover from the virus, and we have learned a lot along the way—about how the virus behaves and how to treat it. We are committed to bringing you this information as it comes to light. In addition, you will learn how to get care at Mount Sinai South Nassau, prote...
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“From the maternity nurses to the obstetricians and pediatricians, the entire experience was incredible.” NAME: Lauren D. AGE: 35 HOMETOWN: Queens, NY CONDITION: Maternity Patient Meet Lauren D., 35, of Queens, NY Lauren D. and her husband, Ryan, of Queens, NY, had the choice of any hospital located in New York City for the birthplace of their first child. With metro-area physicians touting Mount Sinai South Nassau’s program of compassionate, collaborative obstetrical health care services and attention ...
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- 10/5/2018
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Plan Participation Information for South Nassau Physician Group PC (Oceanside and Long Beach ER) Medicare Medicaid Cigna Empire Blue Cross United Healthcare Oxford
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- 8/30/2017
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Every day, the expert cancer care professionals at Mount Sinai South Nassau treat patients using the latest technology. The video below highlights the success achieved utilizing the Novalis Tx™ Radiosurgery System as a treatment option.
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Registering for Your Inpatient Stay Thank you for choosing Mount Sinai South Nassau for your inpatient care, for health care services where you need to stay overnight. To save you time, you can register for your upcoming visit right here online, whenever it’s convenient for you. Register Online Learn about important documents to bring with you. If you have any questions about registering for your visit, call us: (516) 632-3901.
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Every day, the expert cancer care professionals at Mount Sinai South Nassau treat patients using the latest technology. The below highlights the success achieved utilizing the Gamma Knife® System as a treatment option.
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Take Part in Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Fundraising Events When you support events sponsored by Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Development Department, you’re also helping to raise funds for and awareness of many important programs. You’re also strengthening the connection between your hospital and the communities we serve. Get these dates on your calendar, and gather a group to join you. For more information about attending or sponsoring these events, call (516) 377-5360. 2026 Events 42nd Annual Golf Tourna...
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Blood in Her Stool Was a Sign She Did Not Ignore Althea Harry, 73, has colorectal cancer in her bloodline. After her mother was diagnosed with the disease in her 70s, Ms. Harry became more proactive about her health. In July of 2023 when she spotted blood in her stool, she knew it was time to act. After the Freeport resident’s gynecologist performed a rectal exam and noticed blood, she referred her to a gastroenterologist who found a suspicious rectal mass during a colonoscopy. After speaking with her M...
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Congratulations on choosing to educate yourself in preparation for your little one's birth! Understanding Your Newborn is a fun and interactive class. We recommend beginning our classes from your 20th week of pregnancy, but we warmly welcome anyone eager to start earlier! Topics Covered Newborn Characteristics & Behaviors Soothing & Daily Care Feeding & Nutrition Sign up early , as spots fill up quickly! We’re thrilled to be part of your transformative journey and to support you in wel...
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Congratulations on choosing to educate yourself in preparation for your little one's birth! Understanding Your Newborn is a fun and interactive class. We recommend beginning our classes from your 20th week of pregnancy, but we warmly welcome anyone eager to start earlier! Topics Covered Newborn Characteristics & Behaviors Soothing & Daily Care Feeding & Nutrition Sign up early , as spots fill up quickly! We’re thrilled to be part of your transformative journey and to support you in wel...
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Congratulations on choosing to educate yourself in preparation for your little one's birth! Understanding Your Newborn is a fun and interactive class. We recommend beginning our classes from your 20th week of pregnancy, but we warmly welcome anyone eager to start earlier! Topics Covered Newborn Characteristics & Behaviors Soothing & Daily Care Feeding & Nutrition Sign up early , as spots fill up quickly! We’re thrilled to be part of your transformative journey and to support you in wel...
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Congratulations on choosing to educate yourself in preparation for your little one's birth! Understanding Your Newborn is a fun and interactive class. We recommend beginning our classes from your 20th week of pregnancy, but we warmly welcome anyone eager to start earlier! Topics Covered Newborn Characteristics & Behaviors Soothing & Daily Care Feeding & Nutrition Sign up early , as spots fill up quickly! We’re thrilled to be part of your transformative journey and to support you in wel...
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Congratulations on choosing to educate yourself in preparation for your little one's birth! Understanding Your Newborn is a fun and interactive class. We recommend beginning our classes from your 20th week of pregnancy, but we warmly welcome anyone eager to start earlier! Topics Covered Newborn Characteristics & Behaviors Soothing & Daily Care Feeding & Nutrition Sign up early , as spots fill up quickly! We’re thrilled to be part of your transformative journey and to support you in wel...
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At Mount Sinai South Nassau, we participate in Medicare , Medicaid and most HMOs and commercial insurance plans. If you are not sure if we participate with your insurer, please call your insurer for confirmation — and for any special considerations. For example, most patients are required to obtain their laboratory and radiology services at a dedicated facility. Please note that hospital-employed physicians may accept many, but not all, of the plans that the hospital accepts. You must check with y...
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Our interactive in-person classes come with lots of goodies: a printed, full-color, 70-page comprehensive guide, a free companion app with essential ad-free info, over 50 videos, and practical tools, checklists, and printouts! Sign up early, as spots fill up quickly! Investment: $250 per couple for 14 hours of in-person, live instruction. Pre-registration is required . Dates/Times: Saturdays, August 8 & August 22 [2] Saturdays or [2] Sundays | 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Understanding Birth & Post...
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Our interactive in-person classes come with lots of goodies: a printed, full-color, 70-page comprehensive guide, a free companion app with essential ad-free info, over 50 videos, and practical tools, checklists, and printouts! Sign up early, as spots fill up quickly! Investment: $250 per couple for 14 hours of in-person, live instruction. Pre-registration is required . Dates/Times: Saturdays, June 20 & June 27 [2] Saturdays or [2] Sundays | 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Understanding Birth & Postpar...
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