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Shubhada Dhage, MD, FACS
Q: I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. My surgeon says I can choose between breast conservation or a mastectomy. Which is right for me?
When it comes to surgery, women face a choice between breast conservation or a mastectomy. In most cases, patients are given a choice because studies have shown survival rates to be the same for both … more
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Hundreds of staff members at South Nassau Communities Hospital gathered in the facility’s conference center to celebrate that the hospital earned re-designation as an American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet organization.
South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside earns national honor for excellence in nursing
For the second time in four years, South Nassau Communities Hospital earned national recognition for nursing excellence by being re-designated as an American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet organization. more
Oceanside resident Renee Klein addressed the audience at her annual fundraiser, which honors the Bernard Klein Charity Fund, named in memory of her late husband.
Oceanside resident's annual charity fundraiser draws hundreds
For more than a decade, 81-year-old Renee Klein, a longtime Oceanside resident, has organized an annual charity fundraiser in honor of her late husband Bernard, benefitting more than 40 different charities throughout the years, and raising thousands. more
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The Oceanside Counseling Center, at 71 Homecrest Court, is a clinic that provides treatment for people with mental illness and addiction. It shares the same building as Oceanside School No. 6, and its front entrance is next to the Oceanside Kindergarten Center, which has raised concern among parents.
Parents voice concerns over Oceanside clinic
“This is where people are receiving help, and we comply with the rules,” said Karen Vasquez, a client at the Ocean-side Counseling Center, after she was informed that some parents are concerned because the clinic is next door to the Ocean-side Kindergarten Center. more
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Dr. Adhi Sharma, left, chief medical officer at South Nassau Communities Hospital, and Dr. Aaron Glatt, its chairman of medicine, discussed the medical science behind marijuana use.
SNCH poll: Residents split on legalizing pot
In 2014, New York joined 30 states that legalized marijuana use for medicinal purposes, allowing doctors to prescribe it and its derivatives for ailments ranging from epilepsy and chronic pain to … more
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Joseph Fennessy
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
South Nassau Communities Hospital is expanding its medical residency program to allow for the training of internal medicine physicians as part of its impending merger with the Mount Sinai Health System.
South Nassau expands medical residency program
South Nassau Communities Hospital recently received approval for a new Internal Medicine Residency Program from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education that will allow for the … more
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
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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
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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
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