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The Long Beach Medical Center board of directors and the state Health Department argue about the hospital’s viability while tens of thousands of residents and visitors live and play in Long Beach without the benefit of access to an emergency care center in the event of sudden illness or injury.
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7/31/13
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Four of the twelve hospitals in Nassau County were named this week to the prestigious “New York’s Best Hospitals” list compiled by U.S. News & World Report magazine.
The four that made the …
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By Howard Schwach
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7/23/13
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On April 15, 1985, 15-year-old Jason Gruen was walking into Manhasset High School, headed to class, when his heart suddenly stopped and he dropped to the ground, dead. A heart defect had gone undetected. His mother, Susan Gruen Helsinger, who now makes her home in Merrick, was devastated. She still is.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/10/13
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The New York Blood Center is urgently asking donors to roll up their sleeves on this Valentine’s Day to replenish its community blood supply.
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2/14/13
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Winthrop-University Hospital’s Pediatric Department in Mineola overflowed with toys of all shapes and sizes, from dolls to board games, on Jan. 4 when New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. and his helpers from Mepham High School delivered a load of goodies collected before the holidays.
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By Scott Brinton
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1/16/13
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Editor’s Note: The following was provided by the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 15
As the nation watches the reports about the recent Connecticut elementary school shooting, many people may find themselves feeling anxious, worried, saddened or otherwise concerned. While adults may know how to express these feelings, often they do not know how to talk with children about such a tragedy.
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12/19/12
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Part four in a series on how South Shore residents are coping in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Veterinarian Dr. Lee Gelfand of Merrick, whose All Creatures Veterinary Hospital in Long Beach was all but destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, finds hope in the stories that pet owners tell in the superstorm’s aftermath.
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By Scott Brinton
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12/4/12
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Days after the Hurricane Sandy tore through Long Island, its effects were still being felt, from long gas lines to thousands without power, and people’s day-to-day lives were changed.
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By Brian Croce
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11/7/12
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Officials at the Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow and the A. Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility in Uniondale are busy preparing for Hurricane Sandy, which is expected to inflict its most damage on Monday afternoon.
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By David Weingrad
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10/28/12
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Are you or veteran or do you know a veteran who’s recently returned to civilian life?
With the return of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, the number of veterans in our area is growing. …
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1/25/12
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