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04/29/2013 South Nassau Cancer Program Earns Pr... South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Gertrude & Louis Feil Cancer Center has been na... more

04/29/2013 Chefs Raise More than $140,000 for Ad... More than 500 food, wine and beer enthusiasts turned out to sample gourmet delights showca... more

04/25/2013 What You Need to Know About Colon Can... Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United State... more

04/22/2013 Curbing Dangerous Distracted Driving ... Distracted driving -- whether texting, talking, playing loud music, or some other non-driv... more

04/11/2013 A Five-Syllable Solution to an Achy K... Long Islanders suffering from chronic achy knees that have not responded to ibuprofen, inj... more

03/20/2013 South Nassau Named a Beneficiary of LI2D... South Nassau Communities Hospital has been named a beneficiary of the 2013 LI2DAY Walk to ... more

03/12/2013 Dr. Wu Appointed Liaison to Cancer Commi... Leester D. Wu, MD, has been appointed South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Cancer Liaison P... more

02/28/2013 Cardiologist Elected to Serve as a Distr... The New York State Chapter of the American College of Cardiology recently announced that D... more

02/07/2013 Prevention and Rehabilitation are Corner... The results of a study conducted by Sherry L. Grace, Ph.D., of York University, Toronto, a... more

02/05/2013 Becker’s Hospital Review Names Dr. Linda... Becker's Hospital Review has named Linda Efferen, MD, chief medical officer at So... more

01/21/2013 Joint Commission Awards Primary Stroke C... South Nassau Communities Hospital has been awarded Primary Stroke Center Certification fro... more

01/15/2013 South Nassau is First Hospital in New Yo... South Nassau Communities Hospital is the first hospital in New York to earn Wound Care Cer... more

01/15/2013 South Nassau Communities Hospital Nurse ... South Nassau Communities Hospital is pleased to announce that Lynn Bert, Nurse Manager for... more

01/02/2013 State Grant Supports South Nassau’s Miss... South Nassau Communities Hospital has been awarded a grant of $303,187 from the New York S... more

01/02/2013 Nursing VP Voted Secretary-Elect of GNYN... South Nassau Communities Hospital vice president of patient care services Joanne Newcombe,... more

12/11/2012 Breast Cancer Surgeon Named a Healthcare... The Long Island Business News (LIBN) recently awarded its “Health Care Heroes” Physician H... more

11/29/2012 Dr. Linda Efferen Named to Prestigious L... For the third consecutive year Becker's Hospital Review has named Linda Efferen, MD... more

11/21/2012 ACS CoC Awards Accreditation with Commen... The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (ACS CoC) has awarded a three-year a... more

11/16/2012 HELP is Here for LI’s Youth, Teens Long Island youth and teenagers isolated and under duress from emotionally painful issues ... more

11/13/2012 Home Health Care Program Ranked Among th... For the seventh consecutive year, South Nassau Communities Hospital Home Care has earned a... more

10/01/2012 South Nassau Chief of Ophthalmology N... Prominent ophthalmologist Richard Nauheim, MD, has been selected for inclusion in the 15th... more

10/01/2012 Dr. Linda Efferen Appointed Clinical ... Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University recently promoted Linda S... more

10/01/2012 South Nassau Names Dr. Andaz Director... South Nassau Communities Hospital has named Shahriyour Andaz, MD,
director of clinical r... more

09/14/2012 Teen Smoking: How Parents Can Help Preve... According to the Surgeon General’s 2012 report on “Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and ... more

09/13/2012 South Nassau Communities Hospital Select... Partnership Focused on Meeting Increased Demand for Rapid, Efficient Imaging Servicesmore

09/06/2012 US News & World Report Ranks Sout... In the recently released and updated U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals rank... more

09/04/2012 $35K Gift Supports Breast Cancer Service... The Long Island 2 Day Breast Cancer Walk (LI2DAY) has awarded South Nassau Communities Hos... more

08/29/2012 South Nassau’s Echocardiography Lab Awar... The Intersocietal Commission for Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories (ICAEL) ha... more

07/26/2012 Over $270,000 Raised by Golf Outing in S... Healthcare services innovator and physician executive Daniel R. Ferrara, DO, FACEP, was th... more

07/23/2012 Astoria Federal Savings Gift Supports Pe... South Nassau Communities Hospital has received a $7,500 gift from Astoria Federal Savings ... more

07/19/2012 South Names Richard J. Murphy President ... South Nassau Communities Hospital is pleased to announce that Mr. Richard J. Murphy has be... more

06/26/2012 Deloitte Northeast Region COO Elected Ch... South Nassau Communities Hospital’s president and CEO Joseph A. Quagliata announced that J... more

06/18/2012 South Nassau Ophthalmologist Named to Pr... The Consumers’ Research Council of America has named South Nassau Communities Hospital’s c... more

06/18/2012 Get With The Guidelines- Stroke Gold Plu... The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has awarded South Nassau Commun... more

06/18/2012 South Nassau Names Vice President of Pat... South Nassau Communities Hospital has named Joanne Newcombe, RN, MPA, BC-NE, vice presiden... more

06/14/2012 Annual Auction Raises More Than $300,000... The 2012 SIBSPlace (Survivorship in Brothers and Sisters) Annual Auction held recently at ... more

05/23/2012 South Nassau Names VP of Network Develop... South Nassau Communities Hospital has named Joshua Yedvab, MHA, vice president of physicia... more

05/16/2012 Surgeon Uses da Vinci Robot to Perfor... A 67-year-old Long Island man is thriving more than a year after he was diagnosed with can... more

05/01/2012 Complete Women’s Imaging Awarded Prestig... The American College of Radiology (ACR) has awarded South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Co... more

04/25/2012 Gold Seal of Approval Awarded to South N... The Joint Commission has awarded its Gold Seal of Approval™ to South Nassau Communities Ho... more

04/20/2012 Congregation B’Nai Sholom–Beth David Com... South Nassau Communities Hospital President and CEO Joseph A. Quagliata was presented the ... more

04/17/2012 South Nassau is Only LI, Metro Area Hosp... South Nassau Communities Hospital is the only Long Island and New York metro area based fr... more

04/02/2012 Chefs Raise More than $140,000 for Ad... More than 500 food and wine enthusiasts feasted on some of the finest foods, desserts, pas... more

04/02/2012 South Nassau Names Dr. Onesti Director o... South Nassau Communities Hospital has appointed Stephen T. Onesti, MD, FACS, director of n... more

03/19/2012 South Nassau’s Newest Advancement to Tre... Based on the successful treatment of more than 1,000 patients since 2001 with Gamma Knife®... more

03/13/2012 South Nassau Hospital Appoints Melville ... South Nassau Communities Hospital President and CEO Joseph A. Quagliata announced that Mar... more

03/12/2012 South Nassau Names Director of Physical ... South Nassau Communities Hospital has named Ricardo (Eric) Cruz, MD, Director of Physical ... more

03/12/2012 South Nassau Named a Beneficiary of LI 2... South Nassau Communities Hospital has been named a beneficiary of the 2012 Long Island 2 D... more

03/07/2012 Dr. Rajiv Datta Named a “Top Doctor” 6th... Prominent surgical oncologist Rajiv Datta, MD, has been selected for inclusion in the 14th... more

03/02/2012 South Nassau Hospital Names Vice Preside... South Nassau Communities Hospital President and CEO Joseph A. Quagliata announced that Mr.... more

02/02/2012 South Nassau’s at the Pinnacle for Quali... South Nassau Communities Hospital earned special recognition for two of the entries it sub... more

01/16/2012 South Nassau, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ Sc... South Nassau Communities Hospital and Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine have sign... more

01/16/2012 South Nassau Among First to Implant Worl... South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Center for Cardiovascular Health is among the first in... more

01/03/2012 South Nassau Receives Inaugural Hospital... South Nassau Communities Hospital is the inaugural recipient of the Long Island Busines... more

12/29/2011 AAPIQLI Honors South Nassau’s Cancer Pro... Prominent surgical oncologist Rajiv Datta, MD, was the honoree of the Queens-Long Island C... more

12/15/2011 Best Doctors Database Includes Dr. Linda... South Nassau Communities Hospital’s chief medical officer Linda Efferen, MD, has been sele... more

11/25/2011 Dr. Linda Efferen Named to Prestigious L... — For the second consecutive year Becker's Hospital Review has named Linda Efferen... more

11/15/2011 Bethpage Federal Credit Union CEO, Cance... Bethpage Federal Credit Union President & CEO Mr. Kirk Kordeleski, and retired cancer phys... more

10/28/2011 US News & World Report Ranks South Nassa... In the recently released and updated U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals metr... more

09/29/2011 Gift Supports Breast Cancer Services for... The Long Island 2 Day Breast Cancer Walk (LI2DAY) has awarded South Nassau Communities Hos... more

09/27/2011 South Nassau Named to List of 60 Hospita... Becker's Hospital Review has named South Nassau Communities Hospital to its 2011 li... more

08/04/2011 American Heart Association/American Stro... The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has awarded South Nassau Commun... more

08/01/2011 CEO Joseph A. Quagliata Named to Prestig... South Nassau Communities Hospital President and CEO Joseph A. Quagliata has been named to ... more

07/25/2011 South Nassau Names Leading Cardiologist ... South Nassau Communities Hospital has appointed Asif M. Rehman, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI, ass... more

07/20/2011 Rockville Centre Business Leader Honored... Rockville Centre business leader and banking executive Ms. Lucy Iannucci was named the hon... more

06/24/2011 da Vinci Robot Assisted Bilobectomy is P... A team of surgeons at South Nassau Communities Hospital using the da Vinci® Surgical Syste... more

06/21/2011 Joseph A. Quagliata Named Recipient of P... South Nassau Communities Hospital President and CEO Joseph A. Quagliata was recently named... more

06/14/2011 Annual Auction Raises $250,000 in Suppor... The 2011 SIBSPlace (Survivorship in Brothers and Sisters) Annual Auction held recently at ... more

06/14/2011 $3 Million Gift in Support of Hospital’s... The Louis Feil Charitable Lead Annuity Trust has made a $3 million gift to South Nassau Co... more

05/19/2011 Cat Taylor, AVP for Oncology Services at... Cat Taylor, assistant vice president for Oncology Services at South Nassau Communities Hos... more

05/11/2011 South Nassau Named to List of 100 Best H... Becker's Hospital Review has named South Nassau Communities Hospital to its 2011 li... more

05/10/2011 South Nassau Ophthalmologist Named to Pr... The Consumers’ Research Council of America has named South Nassau Communities Hospital’s c... more

04/21/2011 Free Screening for Head and Neck Cancers Nearly 13,000 of the 55,000 Americans diagnosed with a head or neck cancer this year will ... more

04/21/2011 Chefs Raise Nearly $150,000 for Advancem... More than 500 food and wine enthusiasts feasted on the finest foods, desserts, pastries an... more

04/21/2011 New Pacemaker Will Not Prevent Patients ... People who need a pacemaker now have the option of choosing a pacemaker that will not prev... more

04/21/2011 US News & World Report Ranks Sout... South Nassau Communities Hospital is ranked thirty-fifth among all hospitals in the New Yo... more

04/21/2011 Mental Health Supervisor at South Nassau... Suzanne Kornblatt, mental health supervisor at South Nassau Communities Hospital’s SIBS Pl... more

02/25/2011 Dr. Linda Efferen Named to Becker's Hosp... A leading hospital and healthcare industry publication recently announced that Linda Effer... more

02/24/2011 Minimally Invasive Repair of Abdominal A... Until recently, an aortic aneurysm, a dangerous bulge in the wall of the aorta, could only... more

02/23/2011 Surgical Robot Assists in Lung Cancer Su... South Nassau Communities Hospital’s robotic-assisted surgery program recently performed it... more

02/03/2011 South Nassau Named a Beneficiary of LI 2... South Nassau Communities Hospital has been named a beneficiary of the 2011 Long Island 2 D... more

01/27/2011 Food Services General Manager Receives P... Sodexo Worldwide, Inc., recently announced that John Alexander, general manager of food an... more

01/17/2011 New Program Established to Treat Shoulde... South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Center for Advanced Orthopedics has expanded to includ... more

01/10/2011 South Nassau’s LI Gamma Knife® Treats it... South Nassau Communities Hospital recently achieved an unprecedented milestone for hospita... more

12/15/2010 State Grant Supports New Behavioral Heal... South Nassau Communities Hospital has been awarded a grant of $317,027 to support the expa... more

12/14/2010 State Awards $250,000 Grant to South Nas... South Nassau Communities Hospital has been awarded $250,000 in state funding to support a ... more

12/08/2010 Home Health Care Program Ranked Among th... South Nassau Communities Hospital Home Care has earned a spot in the prestigious HomeCare ... more

11/29/2010 Robotic Thymectomy Performed for First T... Robotic-assisted surgery to remove the thymus gland has been performed at a Long Island-ba... more

11/15/2010 Leading Attorney, South Nassau Nurse Sta... Defense attorney Mr. Robert G. Morvillo and Ms. Yvette Mooney, RN, senior vice president o... more

11/02/2010 Native LIer Returns to Serve as South Na... South Nassau Communities Hospital recently announced that Sue Penque, PhD, RN, CNP, has be... more

10/28/2010 South Nassau’s Cancer Center Earns Busin... The Valley Stream Chamber of Commerce recently named South Nassau Communities Hospital’s C... more

10/19/2010 Surgeons Use da Vinci Surgical System to... After closely studying patient outcomes, assessing the community benefits and assembling a... more

10/18/2010 Award-winning Research on Cancer will Le... A study by a team of leading lung cancer specialists postulated that if oncologists are ab... more

09/13/2010 Gift Supports Breast Cancer Services for... The Long Island 2 Day Breast Cancer Walk (LI2DAY) has awarded South Nassau Communities Hos... more

08/17/2010 South Nassau Earns Gold Performance Awar... In recognition of its compliance with best-practice clinical guidelines in cardiac care, S... more

08/13/2010 World’s Smallest, Wireless Remote Pacema... The world’s smallest wireless remote pacemaker, the Evia®, was implanted in a patient at a... more

08/11/2010 Leading Defense Attorney to be Honored b... Attorney Robert G. Morvillo will be the honoree of South Nassau Communities Hospital’s 201... more

08/05/2010 World’s Smallest, Wireless Remote Pacema... The world’s smallest wireless remote pacemaker, the Evia®, was implanted in a patient at a... more

08/05/2010 Leading Defense Attorney to be Honored b... Attorney Robert G. Morvillo will be the honoree of South Nassau Communities Hospital’s 201... more

07/26/2010 South Nassau Honors Assemblyman Weisenbe... New York State Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg was the honoree of South Nassau Communities H... more

06/23/2010 South Nassau Names New Manager of Radiat... South Nassau Communities Hospital recently named Kyongah Hwang manager of its Center for C... more

06/21/2010 SIBSPlace Annual Auction Raises $270,000... The 2010 SIBSPlace (Survivorship in Brothers and Sisters) Annual Auction raised $270,000 i... more

06/14/2010 Study Shows that Gastric Sleeve Helps Ob... Gastric sleeve weight-loss surgery has helped Amityville resident Joycelyn Howell, 58, and... more

06/10/2010 Dr. Hodyl Appointed Liaison to Cancer Co... Christine Hodyl, D.O., FACS, has been appointed South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Cancer... more

06/03/2010 South Nassau Names Chair of Anesthesiolo... South Nassau Communities Hospital has named Jonathan Singer, MD, chair of the department o... more

05/21/2010 Chief Medical Officer at South Nassau Co... South Nassau Communities Hospital’s chief medical officer Linda Efferen, MD, was honored a... more

05/11/2010 Surgery without an Incision to Fix Chron... Gregory Nishimura, MD FACS, a laparoscopic and bariatric surgeon at South Nassau Communiti... more

05/06/2010 Chefs Raise $125,000+ for Advancements i... More than 900 food and wine enthusiasts feasted on the finest foods, desserts, pastries an... more

04/30/2010 Gamma Knife Effectively Treats Intractab... Since opening Long Island Gamma Knife® in 2002, nearly 1,000 patients have received Gamma ... more

04/21/2010 Assemblyman Weisenberg to be Honored at ... In appreciation of his efforts to improve the lives of others, and for his years of dedica... more

04/14/2010 South Nassau Names Director of Motility ... South Nassau Communities Hospital has named Meyer Blumstein, MD, director of gastrointesti... more

04/12/2010 PRP: An All-Natural Approach to Heal, Re... If you’ve come across news or heard talk at the gym or in the locker room about a new, min... more

04/06/2010 Cancer Program Features Jamaica Native S... Jamaica native Vincent Reid, MD, has forged a career that is marked by excellence in surge... more

03/26/2010 Dr. Rajiv Datta Named a “Top Doctor”<... Prominent surgical oncologist Rajiv Datta, MD, has been selected for inclusion in the 13th... more

03/21/2010 South Nassau Communities Hospital Volunt... Marguerite (Peg) Wilson, a volunteer at South Nassau Communities Hospital, was recently ho... more

03/18/2010 South Nassau Earns Prestigious Award fr... South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Cancer Program has been named a recipient of the Ameri... more

03/11/2010 LI 2 Day Walk to Fight Breast Cancer Nam... South Nassau Communities Hospital has been named a beneficiary of the 2010 Long Island 2 D... more

03/09/2010 Home Health Care Program Ranked Among th... South Nassau Communities Hospital Home Care has earned a spot on the prestigious HomeCare ... more

01/27/2010 Dr. Andaz Receives Prestigious Award fro... Shahriyour Andaz, MD, FACS, director of thoracic oncology at South Nassau Communities Hosp... more

01/26/2010 New Device Optimizes Targeting of Radiat... Radiation oncologists and prostate health specialists at South Nassau Communities Hospital... more

12/24/2009 Joseph A. Quagliata Named Chair of HANYS... South Nassau Communities Hospital President and CEO Joseph A. Quagliata has been named Cha... more

12/16/2009 South Nassau Surgeon First on LI to Use ... South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Michael Shapiro, MD, Chief of Orthopedic Spine Surgery... more

12/07/2009 Center of Excellence Awarded to South Na... South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Complete Women’s Imaging, PC, has been designated an ... more

11/27/2009 New Additions for Suite Beginnings South Nassau Communities Hospital has once again benefited from the generosity of the Rapa... more

11/16/2009 Staffing Solution Gives Nurses Freedom t... The nurse’s burden of balancing personal life with career generates overwhelming stress an... more

11/12/2009 Roslyn Savings Foundation Grant Supports... South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Senior Outreach Services Program recently received an ... more

11/11/2009 Chair of South Nassau Board, Physician L... Harold Mahony, Esq., chair of the board of directors of South Nassau Communities Hospital,... more

10/13/2009 Responding to H1N1 Flu-like Symptoms and... Due to the potential for an outbreak of H1N1 flu, South Nassau Communities Hospital is coo... more

10/02/2009 South Nassau’s SVP/CMO Dr. Linda Efferen... South Nassau Communities Hospital is pleased to announce that senior vice president and ch... more

10/01/2009 Gift Supports Breast Cancer Services for... The Long Island 2 Day Breast Cancer Walk (LI2DAY) has awarded South Nassau Communities Hos... more

09/22/2009 Repairing Knee Ligament Tears in Childre... A recent study to assess the risk and reward of repairing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)... more

09/08/2009 South Nassau Earns Prestigious Award for... The Intersocietal Commission for Accreditation of Echocardiography (ICAEL) recently awarde... more

09/02/2009 “Concrete for the Cure” to Support South... Pioneer Building Materials Corp. has named South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Comprehensi... more

09/01/2009 Dr. Bagdonas Inducted into Prestigious T... South Nassau Communities Hospital’s director of trauma and surgical critical care, Richard... more

08/31/2009 Research on Cancer Producing Enzyme Earn... A study on a primary lung cancer-causing enzyme and an enzyme that stops its activity has ... more

08/14/2009 South Nassau’s Echocardiography Lab Awar... The Intersocietal Commission for Accreditation of Echocardiography (ICAEL) recently awarde... more

08/14/2009 South Nassau Awarded State Funding for I... South Nassau Communities Hospital has been awarded a grant of $66,523 from the New York St... more

07/24/2009 Director of Community Education at South... South Nassau Communities Hospital is pleased to announce that Robin Grass, R.N., Director ... more

07/24/2009 Rockville Centre Resident Elected to Sou... Former Nassau County and New York City government executive Mr. Anthony Cancellieri has be... more

07/09/2009 Hip Resurfacing is Viable Alternative to... Patients who had hip resurfacing surgery, such as the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing technique... more

07/07/2009 South Nassau’s 25th Annual Golf Outing S... Played on the narrow, bending fairways and unforgiving greens of The Seawane Club in Hewle... more

06/29/2009 Emergency Angioplasty Reduces Rate of De... A study of patients experiencing a heart attack showed that those who were treated with ba... more

06/12/2009 Dr. Linda S. Efferen Appointed SVP/Chief... South Nassau Communities Hospital is pleased to announce that Dr. Linda S. Efferen has bee... more

06/04/2009 Cardiovascular Imaging Helps Prevent Lif... In response to the rising rate of heart disease on Long Island, South Nassau Communities H... more

06/04/2009 Study Shows Kyphoplasty is Effective Tre... A large, randomized long-term study of spinal augmentation showed that balloon kyphoplasty... more

05/26/2009 South Nassau is a Pacesetter for Blood D... South Nassau Communities Hospital has been named a winner of the Long Island Blood Service... more

05/26/2009 Annual Auction Raises $234,000 for SIBSP... South Nassau Communities Hospital’s 2009 Annual Auction raised $234,000 in support of its ... more

04/22/2009 LI 2 Day Walk to Fight Breast Cancer Nam... South Nassau Communities Hospital has been named a beneficiary of the 2009 Long Island 2 D... more

04/21/2009 Joint Replacement Treatments, Wellness a... In response to the rising need and demand for joint replacement surgery, South Nassau Comm... more

04/13/2009 The Bellybutton: at the Center of a Surg... Most surgeons who specialize in minimally-invasive, laparoscopic abdominal surgery need to... more

04/02/2009 Cataract Surgery Results Improved by New... Cataract surgery is one of the safest and most effective surgeries performed in the United... more

03/30/2009 A Habit of Excellence: Dr. Kessler Liste... Renowned plastic surgeon Martin E. Kessler, MD, F.A.C.S., chief of plastic surgery at Sout... more

03/25/2009 Lung Surgery Patients Experience Better ... A study on the outcomes of 19,754 lung cancer surgery patients showed that patients who we... more

03/24/2009 Healthcare Social Worker Earns Town of H... Rockville Centre resident Maria Antonia Fonte, MSW, was honored with the Town of Hempstead... more

03/24/2009 Long Island Blood Services Partners with...
Joseph A. Quagliata, president and CEO of South Nassau Communities Hospital, recently ... more

03/23/2009 Chefs Raise $125,000 for Cancer Care Whi... More than 900 food and wine enthusiasts feasted on the finest foods, desserts, pastries an... more

03/19/2009 Dr Craig Levitz Named a “Top Doctor in N... The 2009 edition of the prestigious guide Top Doctors: New York Metro Area includes... more

03/10/2009 Dr. Rajiv Datta Listed Again in “Top ... Prominent surgical oncologist Rajiv Datta, MD, has been selected for inclusion in the 12th... more

02/20/2009 SPORT Proves Surgery is Effective Treatm... A study published in Spine magazine found that patients who underwent surgery for l... more

02/02/2009 Dr. Rajiv Datta Appointed President Of N... Prominent surgical oncologist Rajiv Datta, MD, medical director of the Cancer Program and ... more

02/02/2009 Pivotal Study to Focus on System to Repa... Can the Cartilage Autograft Implantation System (CAIS) improve pain and function for patie... more

01/28/2009 Joseph A. Quagliata Named Chair-Elect of... South Nassau Communities Hospital President and CEO Joseph A. Quagliata has been named Cha... more

01/21/2009 Less Invasive Breast Cancer Radiation Tr... Breast health specialists at South Nassau Communities Hospital are performing a new proced... more

01/08/2009 Knee Replacement Boosts Mobility, Physic... A study published in a recent issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism found that knee rep... more

01/07/2009 South Nassau Names Ann L. Buhl, MD, Dire... South Nassau Communities Hospital has appointed Ann L. Buhl, MD, FACOG, FACS, as director ... more

11/18/2008 Senator Skelos Honored at 2008 Carnation... New York State Senator Dean G. Skelos was the honoree of South Nassau Communities Hospital... more

11/04/2008 Donor Garden Dedicated in Honor of East ... While a typical garden reflects the devotion and care of its owner or tender, a donor gard... more

11/03/2008 Ophthalmologists at South Nassau Introdu... Ophthalmologists at South Nassau Communities Hospital are using a new micro-incision ophth... more

10/28/2008 South Nassau President/CEO Joseph Quagli... Joseph Quagliata, President/CEO of South Nassau Communities Hospital, was recently honored... more

10/16/2008 Roslyn Savings Bank Foundation Grant Sup... – South Nassau Communities Hospital recently received a $10,000 grant from the Roslyn Savi... more

10/09/2008 Center for Sleep Medicine Earns Accredit... South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Center for Sleep Medicine has been granted accreditati... more

09/29/2008 Senator Skelos Secures $150,000 in State... South Nassau Communities Hospital has been awarded $150,000 in state funding to support th... more

09/29/2008 Assemblyman Weisenberg Secures $125,000 ... South Nassau Communities Hospital has been awarded $125,000 in state funding to support th... more

09/26/2008 South Nassau Names Director of Behaviora... South Nassau Communities Hospital recently named Charles Eisenberg, LCSW, Director of Beha... more

09/04/2008 Breast MRI Specialist Joins Complete Wom... South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Complete Women’s Imaging Center, PC recently named Geo... more

08/28/2008 South Nassau’s 5K Run/Walk & Multi-Cultu... It will be “One Healthy Way” to spend the day when South Nassau Communities Hospital holds... more

08/15/2008 South Nassau Elects Kenneth Becker, MD, ... South Nassau Communities Hospital recently announced that Kenneth Becker, MD, has been ele... more

08/07/2008 Lung Cancer Studies Earn Prestigious Awa... Shahriyour Andaz, MD, FACS, FRCS, Director of Thoracic Oncology at South Nassau Communitie... more

07/22/2008 Organization for Trauma Care Awards Seni... South Nassau Communities Hospital’s director of trauma and surgical critical care, Richard... more

07/03/2008 Protecting the Environment is the Missio... Mindful that a healthy environment is vital to its mission of promoting the health and wel... more

06/16/2008 South Nassau’s Nurse Recruiter Alison Ge... Alison Gelfand, a Nurse Recruiter in the Nursing Retention and Recruitment Department of S... more

06/13/2008 South Nassau’s Auxiliary Appoints New Pr... South Nassau Communities Hospital recently announced that Ethel Simmons has been elected p... more

06/11/2008 Ragusa Named to LI’s 50 Most Influential... Citing South Nassau Communities Hospital’s high standards in patient safety, patient outco... more

06/11/2008 South Nassau Appoints Director of Cardio... South Nassau Communities Hospital recently appointed Frank Pollaro, MD, FACC, director of ... more

06/05/2008 Cataract Surgery’s Improved by New Techn... Although cataract surgery is one of the safest and most effective surgeries performed in t... more

06/05/2008 Annual Auction Raises $315,000 for SIBSP... Featuring glamorous jewelry, distinctive ornaments, sophisticated objets d'art and... more

06/04/2008 South Nassau Receives $306,549 in Federa... South Nassau Communities Hospital has been awarded $306,549 in federal funding to support ... more

05/28/2008 Central Council Auxiliary Honored for it... The Central Council Auxiliary of South Nassau
Communities Hospital presented the Hospita... more

05/20/2008 Social Workers Recognized for Contributi... The work and services the social workers provide patients and their families was the focus... more

05/20/2008 South Nassau Appoints Medical Director o... South Nassau Communities Hospital recently named Jeffrey Stein, MD, medical director of th... more

05/12/2008 Botox Injections Bring Relief to Victims... Best known for its use by individuals, celebrities and models to stave off “Father Time” a... more

05/02/2008 South Nassau’s Robin Grass Honored by th... Robin Grass, Director of Community Education for South Nassau Communities Hospital, is a r... more

03/21/2008 South Nassau’s Myrna Alvelo Honored by T... Myrna Alvelo, a registered nurse and nurse recruiter at South Nassau Communities Hospital,... more

03/18/2008 Area’s Top Chefs Raise $150,000 for Hear... More than 1,000 food and wine enthusiasts feasted on the finest foods, desserts, pastries ... more

03/17/2008 South Nassau’s Dr. Craig Levitz One of F... Craig Levitz, MD, has earned subspecialty Board Certification in Orthopedic Sports Medicin... more

02/11/2008 Clash of High School Hoops Titans Raises... While John Goodman’s three-point shot was the decisive hoop in Hewlett High School’s thril... more

01/31/2008 Lamantia Named COO, Exec. VP of Administ... South Nassau Communities Hospital announced that Joseph Lamantia has been named Executive ... more

01/31/2008 New Center Answers Region’s Rising Need ... South Nassau Communities Hospital truly made Valentine’s Day about the heart, holding a ri... more

01/24/2008 South Nassau Appoints Director of Ophtha... South Nassau Communities Hospital recently named renowned eye surgeon Richard Nauheim, MD,... more

01/24/2008 South Nassau Hospital Appoints Melville ... South Nassau Communities Hospital President and CEO Joseph A. Quagliata announced that Mar... more

01/15/2008 Bank of America Charitable Foundation gr... South Nassau Communities Hospital recently received a $15,000 grant from the Bank of Ameri... more

01/11/2008 Dr. Lomasky Cited for Service Excellence South Nassau Communities Hospital has announced that Steven J. Lomasky, MD, is the recipie... more

12/21/2007 South Nassau’s Executive Chef Stephen Be... South Nassau Communities Hospital Executive Chef Stephen Bello was recently inducted into ... more

12/13/2007 OR “Navigation System” Increases Precisi... The operating room at South Nassau Communities Hospital is equipped with a powerful comput... more

12/10/2007 Dr. Rajiv Datta Listed in Prestigious 'T... Dr. Rajiv Datta, Chief of Surgery and Director of Surgical Oncology at South Nassau Commun... more

11/19/2007 Image-Guided Therapy Gives Options to Ca... A new radiation treatment technology that enables doctors to monitor any shift in the posi... more

10/19/2007 Executive Chef Bello Wins International ... South Nassau Communities Hospital is pleased to announce that its Executive Chef Stephen B... more

10/09/2007 New Procedure for Chronic Sinus Infectio... Oceanside, N.Y. — Using technologies similar to those that interventional cardiologists a... more

09/28/2007 South Nassau Receives $500,000 State Gra... Oceanside, NY – South Nassau Communities Hospital has been awarded $500,000 in state fundi... more

09/26/2007 Hospitalists Enhance Continuity of Patie... Oceanside, NY – Patients treated at South Nassau Communities Hospital are now receiving ca... more

09/12/2007 South Nassau Names Joshua Kugler, MD, Se... Oceanside, NY – Joshua Kugler, M.D., FACEP, FAAEM, has been named Senior Vice President an... more

09/10/2007 South Nassau’s Center for Weight and Lif... Oceanside, NY - The Center for Weight and Life Management at South Nassau Communities Hosp... more

09/06/2007 South Nassau’s Dr. Rajiv Datta Receives ... Oceanside, NY - Dr. Rajiv Datta, Chair of Surgery and Director of Surgical Oncology for So... more

08/06/2007 Cervical Disc Implant is a New Remedy fo... Oceanside, N.Y. — People suffering with the chronic severe neck and arm pain caused by a ... more

07/24/2007 Freeport Resident is New York State’s MV... Oceanside, NY – The Home Care Association of New York State awarded its 2007 Annual Patien... more

07/24/2007 Program Improves Patient Service for Dev... Oceanside, NY – South Nassau Communities Hospital has been awarded a grant of up to $115,0... more

06/12/2007 South Nassau Names Chief of Colon, Recta... Oceanside, NY – South Nassau Communities Hospital recently appointed Dean Paul Pappas, MD,... more

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