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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, with State Sen. Michael Venditto, second from right, and Assemblyman Ed Ra, second from left, and other health and local officials outside the Nassau University Medical Center on Aug. 25.

Supervisor: laws against ‘K2’ not strong enough

State and local officials gathered at the Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow on Aug. 25 to call for harsher criminalization laws for the sale and use of K2, a street name for a type of synthetic marijuana that has become a popular recreational drug among young adults in recent years. more

By David Weingrad | 9/9/15

With the help of a walker, Nico Fiorello walked unassisted into the 19th floor conference room at Nassau University Medical Center on Sept. 2, to speak about his recovery from a swimming accident in May. His surgeon, Dr. Elizabeth Fontana, followed him in.

Hospital takes pride in Nico’s recovery

Nico Fiorello’s journey from suffering a broken neck and damaged spine to being able to walk within a few months has amazed the doctors and nurses who have cared for him. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 9/9/15

An incentive program overseen by the state Department of Health will offer up to $8 billion to hospitals that can effectively lower the number of low-income patients who frequently visit emergency rooms by treating them earlier. State Sen. Kemp Hannon, left, and NUMC president Dr. Victor Politi explained the program.

A plan to reform health care statewide

Nassau University Medical Center President Dr. Victor Politi and State Sen. Kemp Hannon announced on June 29 the hospital’s participation in an ambitious statewide incentive plan that aims to reform the health care system by focusing on greater care for at-risk, low-income patients to reduce “avoidable hospitalizations,” thereby lowering state Medicaid costs. If successful, the program could net hundreds of millions of dollars in state funding for Long Island and Queens hospitals over the next five years, portions of which would go the NUMC. more

By David Weingrad | 7/8/15

The Nassau University Medical Center, on Hempstead Turnpike, received the top grade in a recent national survey.

NUMC gets 'A' in patient safety

The Nassau University Medical Center has received the top rating in a quality-of-care survey conducted by the Leapfrog Group, an organization that evaluates how well hospitals protect patients from accidents, injuries, errors and infections, while encouraging transparency and access to health care information. more

By David Weingrad | 5/6/15

Hospital officials and local elected leaders introduced the new intensive care unit on Feb. 26.

NUMC introduces new ICU

The Nassau University Medical Center unveiled a new intensive care unit on Feb. 26, which houses a coronary care unit for cardiac and heart attack patients, a surgical intensive care unit and a medical intensive care unit for patients to receive the most up to date technology in a privat more

By David Weingrad | 3/4/15

Hospital physicians who treat patients showing Ebola-like symptoms wear these hazardous materials suits to prevent exposure to the virus.

NUMC: We’re prepared to treat Ebola

Nassau University Medical Center officials said their staff is prepared to respond to an Ebola outbreak should the virus make its way to Long Island. more

By David Weingrad | 10/15/14

The plaque honoring Finkelman hangs in the Nassau University Medical Center's burn center.

NUMC plaque honors Nelson Finkelman

The Nassau University Medical Center immortalized longtime East Meadow firefighter Nelson Finkelman on Sept. 28, hanging a plaque in his memory inside of the hospital’s Burn Center, a facility he helped make possible through years of fundraising. more

By David Weingrad | 10/8/14

signs listing parking restrictions were erected on streets surrounding the Nassau University Medical Center, seen in the distance, on May 1.

Residents: Parking law is working

Residents who live near the Nassau University Medical Center say they have experienced a dramatic increase in their quality of life since parking restrictions were put in place on May 1 to alleviate traffic congestion caused by hospital workers and visitors who frequently parked on their streets. more

By David Weingrad | 10/1/14

The Nassau University Medical Center launched a new program last week in its pediatric ward to promote early literacy. Carlos Mejia Gonzalez, 23 months, and his mother, Lourdes, center, accepted a book from Dr. Dina Lieser, the hospital’s director of community pediatrics.

Reaching out with a book

The Nassau University Medical Center cut the ribbon for its Reach Out and Read Program on Aug. 13, an extension of a national program that promotes early literacy among children as young as six months of age. more

By David Weingrad | 8/20/14

Beginning May 1, employees and visitors on the NUMC will be ticketed if they park on residential streets in restricted zones.

Parking law a victory for residents

Residents are expressing their relief over a law passed by the Town of Hempstead on Feb. 18 creating parking restrictions for certain roads surrounding the Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, which for years have been congested by hospital workers’ and visitors’ vehicles. more

By David Weingrad | 2/26/14

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