News Releases
North Shore-LIJ’s Elaine Smith Recognized as National Nurse of the Year
December 28, 2012
North Shore-LIJ Health System vice president of nursing education Elaine L. Smith was selected as one of this year’s six national winners of the 2012 Nursing Excellence Awards. She received this designation in the area of education and mentorship.
Read MoreStudy Shows Early Cognitive Problems Among Those Who Eventually Get Alzheimer's
December 27, 2012
People on the road to Alzheimer’s may actually have problems early on
Read MoreLIJ Medical Center Receives “Gold Plus” Award for Stroke Care
December 26, 2012
The Cushing Neuroscience Institute’s (CNI) Stroke Center at Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.
Read MoreSouthside Hospital Performs Cryoablation on Former Iraqi War and NYPD Vet
December 20, 2012
Only LI hospital with advanced cardiac procedures: Lariat, Cryoablation and TAVR under one roof
Read MoreLouis Potters, MD, Named Chair of Physician Executive Committee
December 20, 2012
The North Shore-LIJ Health System today announced the appointment of Louis Potters, MD, FACR, FASTRO, as Executive Committee chair of its Physician and Ambulatory Network Services (PAANS).
Read MoreLenox Hill Hospital Participating in New Program to Stop Non-Medically Necessary Elective Deliveries
December 19, 2012
A new initiative is encouraging hospitals across New York State to stop non-medically necessary Cesarean sections and inductions prior to 39 weeks of pregnancy with the goal of helping New York families have full-term, healthy newborns.
Read MoreNancy’s Friends Fill the Hallways at LIJ Medical Center
December 17, 2012
LIJ Medical Center recently launched Nancy’s Friends volunteer program, which recruits and trains volunteers to provide companionship and supportive care to cancer inpatients.
Read MoreHempstead Village Inks EMS Contract with North Shore-LIJ
December 14, 2012
This new contract will guarantee 24-hour, seven-day-a-week ambulance and emergency medical coverage to the village at no cost to local government.
Read More$120M Inpatient Psychiatric Pavilion Opens at Zucker Hillside Hospital
December 7, 2012
130,000-square-foot facility includes 115 beds for geriatric, adult and adolescent patients, an Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia Center, New Electroconvulsive Therapy Unit
Read MoreHelping To Transplant Hope
December 6, 2012
Bone marrow drive held in conjunction with the Icla da Silva Foundation
Read MoreNorth Shore-LIJ Raises Money For Community Diabetes Programs
December 6, 2012
The Manhasset Auxiliary North Shore Hospital Board, which was honored at the dinner, donated $10,000 for community-based diabetes screening programs.
Read MoreGlen Cove Hospital Names New Emergency Medicine Chair
December 5, 2012
The North Shore-LIJ Health System today announced the appointment of Leonardo Huertas, MD, as chair of emergency medicine at Glen Cove Hospital.
Read MoreVA, North Shore-LIJ Join Forces to Open First-of-its-Kind Behavioral Health Center for Returning Vets & Families
December 4, 2012
New Bay Shore, NY, facility to treat psychological wounds of military families, smooth the transition home for vets struggling with PTSD and other issues
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