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South Nassau Soirée honors community leaders

In honor of their leadership and vision that led to the affiliation between South Nassau Communities Hospital and the Mount Sinai Health System, Joseph Fennessy, chairman of South Nassau’s board of … more

9/11/18

Dr. Jason Levi Esses, left, Dr. Lee Weitzman, State Sen. Todd Kaminsky and Assemblywoman Melissa Miller attended a ribbon cutting on Aug. 16 to announce the partnership between Weitzman, a Long Beach physician, and South Nassau Communities Hospital.

Long Beach cardiologist joins South Nassau Communities Hospital

Dr. Lee Weitzman, a Long Beach-based physician who has been practicing cardiology and internal medicine for more than 34 years on the barrier island, has joined South Nassau Communities Hospital to … more

8/30/18

Two surgeons can operate the robot’s four arms simultaneously, allowing for complex procedures.

South Nassau introduces the latest in robotic medicine

Looking down through the 3D viewfinder, the metal arms extended naturally from my torso. If not for the crab-like claw tips, I could have easily mistaken them for my own. I slipped my thumbs and … more

By Peter Belfiore | 8/21/18

Dr. Carina Biggs, chief of trauma surgery at South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, puts in long hours, but she said she loves her life-saving work. She decided she would become a doctor at age 4 or 5.

A South Nassau trauma surgeon's daily routine is saving the lives of people on the brink of death

The following is Part One of an occasional series called “Working,” which will examine the lives of people on the job. It was inspired by Studs Terkel’s 1974 book, “Working: … more

By Scott Brinton | 7/5/18

It’s time Empire BlueCross invested in communities

If you operated a library and no one returned the books, sooner or later you’d be out of business. America’s nonprofit hospitals face a similar problem. more

6/28/18

Golf outing co-chairs Jeff Greenfield, left, Tony Cancellieri, honorees Matt Whalen and Joel Schneider and South Nassau president and CEO Richard Murphy with a rendering of the hospital’s upcoming southwest addition.

Hundreds tee off at South Nassau golf outing fundraiser

After a wet weekend, the sun shone through as nearly 400 golfers on May 21 teed off across three local golf courses for South Nassau Communities Hospital’s golf outing fundraiser benefitting its … more

By Peter Belfiore | 6/6/18

Kathryn Geraghty, a registered nurse in South Nassau Communities Hospital’s geriatric wing, checked the lungs of John Bores, of Oceanside, who suffers from a heart condition.

Help wanted: Demand for nurses growing as baby boomers retire, age

In South Nassau Communities Hospital’s geriatrics wing on a recent Friday, the nurses’ station in the center of the ward was a swirl of activity at midday.Registered nurse Kathryn … more

By Scott Brinton, James Mattone, Brian Stieglitz and Zachary Gottehrer-Cohen | 5/10/18

Two real estate executives to be honored at South Nassau golf classic

In recognition of their leadership, community involvement and generosity, two Long Island real estate executives, Matthew Whalen and Joel Schneider, have been named co-honorees of South Nassau … more

3/23/18

Amanda Bochain, at left above, with her daughters Gianna and Lia and nurse Eileen Carolan. Three-month- old Lia reunited with Carolan — one of the nurses who delivered her — for the first time since Lia was born on Oct. 1.

Nurses reunite with first baby born at Long Beach E.D.

Amanda Bochain had just sat down at her computer to work from her Shore Road apartment on Oct. 1 when her water broke — three days after she was due to give birth to her second child, a baby girl. … more

By Bridget Downes | 1/26/18

South Nassau announced on Jan. 24 that its Board of Directors had unanimously approved a partnership with the Mount Sinai Health System — a $7 billion network with seven hospitals in the New York metropolitan area.

SNCH announces partnership with Mount Sinai

South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Jan. 23 to enter into an affiliation agreement with the Mount Sinai Health System in an effort to expand health care … more

By Peter Belfiore | 1/24/18

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