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Q: Are vaccines safe?A: Yes, vaccines are very safe and can prevent serious, even fatal illnesses. Some parents mistakenly believe there is a link between disorders like autism and getting their … more

By Aaron E. Glatt, MD | 11/13/17

Helping children cope with family illness

Need has been the driving force behind SIBSPlace, a free program that focuses on children who have a brother, sister or parent suffering with a life-threatening illness. more

By Terry Ann Loeser | 11/11/17

South Nassau’s Director of Urology Dr. Michael Herman, left, with Department of Surgery Chairman Dr. Rajiv Datta and Director of Breast Surgery Dr. Christine Hodyl. “It’s not one size fits all,” Herman said of prostate screening and treatment guidelines.

SNCH poll: Men lag behind women in cancer screenings

“We don’t talk about our men,” said Hewlett House Executive Director and five-time breast cancer survivor Geri Barish, of the disparity in awareness between breast and prostate cancers. Her … more

By Peter Belfiore | 11/1/17

Hundreds participated in South Nassau’s 5K walk for cancer, which preceded the fair.

South Nassau hosts 5K walk and health fair to support cancer patients

South Nassau Communities Hospital hosted its annual 5K walk and health fair on a warm late-October Sunday. The fair, which featured health and wellness exhibits, as well as free health screenings for … more

By Peter Belfiore | 11/1/17

Tony Cancellieri, left, vice chair of the board of directors; Dr. Adhi Sharma, chief medical officer; Richard J. Murphy, president and chief executive officer; Lori Edelman, nurse director of Emergency Services; Dr. Joshua Kugler, chair of Emergency Services; Joseph Fennessy, chair of the board of directors; Joel Schneider, board member and chair of the Emergency Services Department Expansion Campaign; Bill Allison, senior vice president for administration and chief operating officer, at the ribbon cutting celebrating the opening of a new 10-bed treatment bay extension to South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Emergency Services Department.

South Nassau Communities Hospital completes first phase of Emergency Department expansion

One of the region’s largest medical centers is getting bigger this month: South Nassau Communities Hospital opened a 10-bed addition to its Oceanside campus’ Emergency Department last week, … more

By Peter Belfiore | 10/13/17

Richard Murphy, left, the South Nassau Communities Hospital president and chief executive officer; nurse Lori Edelman, recipient of the Cupola Award and director of patient care services, emergency departments and medical-surgical units; Dr. Rajiv Datta, recipient of the Mary Pearson Award and chairman of the Department of Surgery and director of the Gertrude and Louis Feil Cancer Center; and Joe Calderone, senior vice president for communications and development. Jeffrey Feil, not pictured, chief executive officer of the Feil Organization, was the evening’s honoree.

South Nassau Communities Hospital hosts first Soirée Under the Stars

As the sun set and the stars appeared in the sky, hundreds of doctors, nurses, elected officials and businesspeople gathered at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury for a cause vital to the … more

By Peter Belfiore | 9/21/17

Golf Committee co-chairmen Tony Cancellieri and Jeff Greenfield, left, Chairman of the Board Joseph Fennessy, Legislator Laura Curran and Michael and Eileen Sapraicone.

South Nassau Communities Hospital hosts 33rd Annual Golf Tournament

South Nassau Communities Hospital honored Michael and Eileen Sapraicone at its 33rd annual golf tournament on June 12. The two are accomplished civic leaders as well as members of the criminal … more

By Danny LaRose | 6/29/17

Signs marking the edge of South Nassau Communities Hospital’s ambulance quiet zone were installed last week as a reminder for drivers to shut off their sirens.

SNCH marks ambulance quiet zone with signs

Responding to concerns raised by local residents, South Nassau Communities Hospital, in partnership with SeniorCare EMS, have placed signs marking the perimeter of the hospital’s ambulance quiet … more

By Peter Belfiore | 6/7/17

It was an important day for South Nassau’s nurses who celebrated a commemorative graduation ceremony in honor of their earning bachelors’ of science in nursing.

South Nassau nurses celebrate earning higher degrees

For more than 70 registered nurses at South Nassau Communities Hospital, May 4, 2017, will go down as a uniquely special day in their careers. That is because on that day, they walked down the aisle … more

By Peter Belfiore | 5/12/17

Oceanside resident Jane Reinert, who has logged more than 17,500 hours as a volunteer at South Nassau Communities Hospital, was honored with a cake at a special luncheon on April 26.

Local volunteers lauded for South Nassau service

Oceanside resident Jane Reinert has spent more hours volunteering at South Nassau Communities Hospital than a two-year-old toddler has spent being alive. When she began serving, John F. Kennedy was working in the Oval Office. more

By Ben Strack | 5/4/17

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