Oceanside Health News (New York, United States)

The center’s shoulder specialists have extensive training and experience in diagnosing and repairing all shoulder injuries. This includes instability, impingement, rotator cuff or labrum tears, recurrent dislocations and frozen shoulder.

The Gamma Knife has become a well-accepted standard of care in the treatment of benign and malignant brain tumors; functional disorders including trigeminal neuralgia; arteriovenous malformations; and other intracranial targets.

The Varian Novalis Tx™ performs “stereotactic body radiosurgery” in a matter of minutes and often in five or fewer treatment sessions, using precisely-shaped, targeted radiation beams to treat an array of malignant cancers and benign lesions.

As chief nursing officer and senior vice president, Dr. Penque will oversee all nursing activities and work to insure the delivery of consistent, high-quality care that is in keeping with the overall mission, vision, and objectives of South Nassau.

Mr. Morvillo, a member of South Nassau’s board of directors, was the Carnation Ball’s honoree. Ms. Mooney was presented South Nassau’s prestigious Mary Pearson Award.

The Business Achievement Award is presented annually in appreciation of a business that is proactive in its support of the chamber’s mission and objectives and for the well being of the residents and community.

Shahriyour Andaz, MD, needed just four small incisions to perform the procedure on a 49 year-old patient who had been diagnosed with a two-centimeter, PET-positive mass in the thymus gland.

The number of robotic-assisted procedures performed at hospitals around the world has increased from 80,000 in 2007 to 205,000 in 2009.

To Schedule an appointment to donate blood, call South Nassau’s Human Resources Department at (516) 632-4080. For medical questions concerning blood donations call 1-800-688-0900.

LI2DAY has awarded South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Cancer Center with a $31,000 gift in support of screening, early detection and diagnosis services for medically underserved and low income patients with suspected or confirmed breast cancer.

Free health screenings for cardiac risk factors including cholesterol, Body Mass Index (BMI), and blood pressure will be offered, as well as screening for prostate cancer (PSA). Complimentary refreshments will be provided.

South Nassau Communities Hospital has been awarded a Gold Performance Achievement Award in Coronary Artery Disease from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get with the Guidelines program.

“The patients who receive this implant can benefit from the pacemaker’s size, durability and novel rate regulation algorithm. It also has real-time, cellular-based home monitoring,” said Dr. Kanner.

Mr. Morvillo has served on South Nassau’s board directors since 2004 and his support and generosity have helped South Nassau continue to achieve unprecedented growth despite a tumultuous economy for the New York’s hospitals.

"Dr. Singer has established a career that is marked by a steadfast commitment to excellence and leadership in the specialty of anesthesiology,” said Linda Efferen, M.D.

South Nassau Communities Hospital continued the expansion of its cancer program, naming David A. Silver, M.D, FACS, director of urologic oncology. Dr. Silver is a leading surgical oncologist and pioneer in robot-assisted surgery.

Kyongah Hwang has been named manager of South Nassau's Center for Comprehensive Radiation Services and Long Island Gamma Knife® Center. She previously served as a senior radiation therapist at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ.

Christine Hodyl, D.O., FACS, has been appointed South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Cancer Liaison Physician to the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Commission on Cancer (CoC).

"SIBSPlace has exceeded its mission of extending a loving and caring hand that helps families and children cope with the overwhelming stress and turmoil that results when a loved one is seriously ill,” said Joseph A. Quagliata, president and CEO.

“I have more stamina and can climb the stairs into my house and down to the laundry room without sweating and getting out of breath,” said Ms. Howell, who no longer has to take medication for her high blood pressure.

A specialist in surgical oncology, including head and neck surgery, Dr. Reid helped South Nassau’s Cancer Program earn the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Commission on Cancer (CoC) Outstanding Achievement Award.

Dr. Nishimura uses a “minutely invasive” surgical device to perform “transoral incisionless fundoplication” (TIF), which corrects the cause of chronic acid reflux disease (also known as gastroesophegeal reflux disease, or GERD).

The 17th Annual “Evening of Good Taste” culinary extravaganza held at the Crest Hollow Country Club raised more than $125,000 in support of South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Center for Advanced Orthopedics.

Meyer Blumstein, MD, has nearly 25 years experience in internal medicine and gastroenterology and is a specialist in endoscopy, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and inflammatory bowel disease.

The LI Gamma Knife’s interdisciplinary team of neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists, physicists, and nurses have expanded the use of the Gamma Knife to treat intractable cancer pain as well as essential tremors (ET).

Proceeds raised by South Nassau Communities Hospital's 26th Annual Golf Outing will support South Nassau’s Center for Advanced Orthopedics and Long Island Joint Replacement Institute™ (LIJRI).

Clinically referred to as “Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy,” PRP is a holistic approach to speed the regeneration and healing of ligament, tendon and muscular injuries, reducing recovery time.

Rajiv Datta, MD, has been selected for inclusion in the 13th edition of Top Doctors: New York Metro Area. This is the third consecutive year that Dr. Datta will be included in the acclaimed guide from Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.

This is the third time that South Nassau Communities Hospital Home Care has been named to the HomeCare Elite™ Top 500 List of home health care providers, which was published for the first time in 2006.

Since 2008, LI2DAY has donated a total of $51,500 to South Nassau in support of its breast cancer screening, early detection/diagnosis, and follow-up treatment program for underserved and minority patients.

South Nassau is one of just five hospitals in New York and only 82 in the United States to receive the Outstanding Achievement Award.

The implantable balloon prostate immobilizer, “increases the effectiveness of external beam radiation technologies by preventing the prostate from moving at the time radiation is delivered to the cancer,” said Dr. Mullen.

Michael Shapiro, MD, is the first surgeon on Long Island to use an injectable bone augmentation material for vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty, two minimally-invasive surgical procedures that repair a vertebral compression fracture (VCF).

The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC) recently awarded its Outstanding Performance Award to Shahriyour Andaz, MD, FACS.

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to South Nassau Communities Hospital in support of the hospital’s Center for Cardiovascular Health and its program for medically underserved individuals.

South Nassau Communities Hospital President and CEO Joseph A. Quagliata has been named Chairman of the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) Board of Trustees for a one-year term that begins January 1.

South Nassau’s innovative new FlexChoiceRN program lets nurses determine the days and hours they can and can’t work at South Nassau and gives them unprecedented access to unit staffing needs as well as the capability to apply to fill those needs.

South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Complete Women’s Imaging has been designated an American College of Radiology (ACR) Breast Imaging Center of Excellence. The designation acknowledges the provider’s dedication to improving women’s health.

Rapaport Family Charitable Trust recently donated a gift of $15,000 to South Nassau Communities Hospital for the purchase of a new infant transporter for the hospital’s Labor and Delivery Suite.

Harold Mahony, Esq., chair of the board of directors of South Nassau Communities Hospital, and physician leaders Henry Partridge, MD, and Jerome Zisfein, MD, were honored at South Nassau’s 2009 Annual Carnation Ball.

According to a study conducted by radiation oncologists at the Cleveland Clinic, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) performed on recurring brain tumors proved effective at extending the survival of the patient and controlling the tumor.

The study is based on the research team’s analysis of 111 patients who initially were treated with whole-brain-radiation-therapy (WBRT) then received stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) to treat the tumor recurrence.

Samuel Adams, Magnus Berg, Oliver Cromwell, Katharine Hepburn, and Eugene O'Neill all suffered from a disease that had no known cause and is considered the most common of all movement disorders.

South Nassau Communities Hospital’s director of trauma and surgical critical care, Richard A. Bagdonas, M.D., has been inducted into the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma.

The study found that delaying surgery to repair ACL tears in patients younger than 14 years of age is associated with a 4-fold increase in medial meniscus cartilage tears and an 11-fold increase in severe lateral cartilage injuries.

In response to the ongoing critical blood shortage on Long Island, South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside will hold an emergency blood drive Thursday, July 8, 2010, 7:00am-9:00pm.

The prestigious accreditation is awarded in recognition of a commitment to quality testing for the diagnosis of heart disease and is based on the quality and critical elements of the echocardiography laboratory.

South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Cancer Center received a $20,000 gift in support of its breast cancer screening, early detection/diagnosis, and follow-up treatment program for underserved and minority patients

A study on a primary lung cancer-causing enzyme and an enzyme that stops its activity has been awarded the prestigious Murry Friedman Surgical Resident Competition Award.

South Nassau Communities Hospital has been awarded a Gold Performance Achievement Award in Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The GuidelinesSM (GWTG) program.