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Search Results: 2017 (17)
Accomplished Rockville Centre Surgeon Dr. Luke K. LiCalzi, Dies
Posted: 12/13/2017
One of South Nassau’s most revered general and vascular surgeons, Luke K. LiCalzi, MD, has passed away. He was 68 years old. While his achievements were many during his illustrious 45-year career in medicine, Dr. LiCalzi will be remembered for his clinical leadership; surgical skill; commitment to excellence; and passion for the medical profession. “Dr. LiCalzi was an exemplary gentleman and physician,” said Dr. Rajiv Datta, Chairman of the Department of Surgery and Medical Director of the Cancer P...
South Nassau is Only Long Island Hospital Named One of 100 Best for Orthopedics in the Nation, Out of 4,500 Surveyed by Healthgrades
Total Hip & Knee Replacement and Hip Fracture Treatment Receive Five-Star Recognition
South Nassau also Earns High Ranking for Women’s Services, Patient Safety
Posted: 12/4/2017
South Nassau Communities Hospital is the only hospital on Long Island to achieve Healthgrades® America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery™, Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™, and 5-star ratings for Total Knee Replacement, Total Hip Replacement and Hip Fracture Treatment in 2018. According to Healthgrades, orthopedic surgery at South Nassau is among the top 10% in the nation— in terms of favorable patient outcomes as measured by data reported to the federal government and compared to some 4,50...
South Nassau Opens Two New Modernized Surgical Suites
$7 million investment accommodates larger surgical teams, improves patient safety
Posted: 11/1/2017
Two new, larger operating rooms designed to accommodate leading-edge medical technology recently opened at South Nassau Communities Hospital, representing another phase in the hospital’s ongoing expansion project. The $7 million project converted storage space into two new, state-of-the-art operating rooms that can accommodate larger surgical teams, frees up floor space and lines of sight that will enhance communication among surgeons, nurses and support staff. Each new operating room features new equipm...
Ray Sultan, MD & Jason Esses, MD, FACC Join the Full-Time Faculty at South Nassau
Posted: 10/24/2017
South Nassau Communities Hospital is pleased to announce that Ray Sultan, MD has joined the full-time faculty of South Nassau Physicians, PC and Jason Esses, MD, FACC has joined the full-time faculty of the Center for Cardiovascular Health at South Nassau. Our existing faculty, the Chairman of Surgery, Dr. Rajiv Datta, and Aaron E. Glatt, MD, Department Chair of Medicine, welcome Dr. Sultan and Dr. Esses to South Nassau Communities Hospital. Dr. Sultan is board-certified in urology. He obtained his medic...
South Nassau "Truth in Medicine" Poll: Men Lag Behind Women in Cancer Screenings
Greater understanding, follow through on mammogram screenings than prostate / Strong correlation seen between regular screenings and visits to primary care physician
Posted: 10/24/2017
Men are less likely to receive potentially life-saving screenings for cancer, according to the latest South Nassau Truth in Medicine Poll of metro area residents. Women have a greater understanding and follow through on mammogram screenings than there is among men about prostate cancer screenings or among both genders about colon cancer screenings, the poll results show. Some 74 percent of women age 40 and older reported having a mammogram screening for breast cancer during the past year, the poll found....
First Phase of $60 million Emergency Department Expansion is Completed
Ten bed Annex Designed to Ease Wait Times in ED; Flat Screen TVs Added to New Semi-Private Treatment Bays
Posted: 10/3/2017
A new 10-bed unit designed to reduce wait times in South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Emergency Department is set to open following a $4.5 million renovation, completing the first phase of a multi-year construction effort to expand a critical area of the hospital that serves 65,000 patients a year on the South Shore. The newly renovated Emergency Department annex, which previously was used for storage, will help maintain emergency service to the community as other parts of the Oceanside Emergency Depart...
South Nassau’s New ‘Soirée Under the Stars’ Raises $637,000 - Most Successful Event in Hospital’s History
Jeffrey Feil, Real Estate Developer, Healthcare Philanthropist; Renowned Cancer Surgeon, Rajiv Datta, MD & 40-year Nurse Leader Lori Edelman, RN, Honored for Their Dedication and Commitment to South Nassau’s Mission
Posted: 9/27/2017
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...
South Nassau "Truth In Medicine" Poll: Many Parents Remain Unclear About Safety of Vaccines
Some Still Mistakenly Believe There is a Link to Autism
Posted: 9/6/2017
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™...
Rockville Centre Resident Jeffrey Feil - Real Estate Developer, Healthcare Philanthropist - Named Honoree of South Nassau’s 2017 Soirée Under the Stars
Renowned Cancer Surgeon, Rajiv Datta, MD & 40-year Nurse Leader Lori Edelman, RN, Also to Be Honored Sept. 16th
Posted: 8/16/2017
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...
South Nassau to Hold Public Information Sessions on FEMA Projects in Long Beach and Oceanside
Effort to Improve Health Care on South Shore Advances with Filing of Building Department Applications
Posted: 7/7/2017
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 ...
Criminal Justice Leaders Michael and Eileen Sapraicone Named Honorees of South Nassau’s 33rd Annual Golf Outing
Posted: 5/19/2017
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...
South Nassau & Mount Sinai Health System Enter Talks Toward Possible Affiliation
Opportunity to Expand & Improve Services for Long Island’s South Shore Communities
Posted: 5/3/2017
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...
South Nassau "Truth In Medicine" Poll: Improper Use of Antibiotics Reported Among Some Area Residents
Attitudes Differ Based on Gender, Race & Age
Posted: 4/4/2017
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...
Medical Library Named, Dedicated in Honor of Former Medical Staff President Harbhajan Singh, MD
Posted: 2/14/2017
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...
South Nassau Receives $1 Million Donation from Feil Family Foundation
Contribution Will Help Hospital Consolidate Cancer Services at Oceanside Campus
Posted: 2/8/2017
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 ...
South Nassau "Truth In Medicine" Poll: One Third of Those With Flu Still Report to Work
Posted: 1/5/2017
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 ...