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The event was cochaired by Linda Walsh, Director of Therapeutic Recreation at Nassau University Medical Center, and Mary Grace Lynch, Director of Therapeutic Recreation at the A. Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility. Larry Slatky, NuHealth's Executive Vice President of Operations, served as the honorary chair of the event. Nuhealth President/CEO Arthur A. Gianelli served as the master of ceremony during various presentations, during which each honoree was called to the podium to be congratulated and recognized for his or her commitment to the success of the NuHealth system. country for cardiology and heart surgery. Also, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center and St. Francis Hospital are two of only three Magnet-designated hospitals on Long Island. Pavilion and Katz Women's Hospital, recently opened a new, state-of-the-art, 30-bed cardiovascular and thoracic unit. Focusing on patient- and family-centered care, all the rooms are private and can comfortably accommodate loved ones at the bedside. The 29,000-square-foot, high-tech South Nassau Communities Hospital's recently acquired Gamma Knife Perfexion NuHealth employees who have completed five years of service Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center is bringing the award-winning open heart surgical program of St. Francis Hospital, The Heart Center, to Suffolk County. The collaborative initiative between the two hospitals, both members of Catholic Health Services of Long Island, extends the cardiac continuum of care offered to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center's surrounding communities. Advanced treatments now available at the South Shore hospital include on- and off-pump coronary artery bypass, valve repair/replacement and treatment for atrial fibrillation. Known as the St. Francis Heart Center at Good Samaritan, the in- novative program brings the expertise of St. Francis Hospital's open heart surgery team to the neighboring county. St. Francis Hospital is the only specialty designated cardiac center in New York state and one of the top hospitals in the 30 | Long Island MD NEWS ■ MDNEWS.COM Based on the successful treatment of more than 1,000 patients since 2001 with Gamma Knife radiosurgery, South Nassau Communities Hospital recently upgraded to the Gamma Knife Perfexion. The Perfexion system is the latest advance- ment in noninvasive radiosurgery treatment of tumors and abnormalities in the brain. South Nassau Communities Hospital was the first on Long Island to offer the Gamma Knife and is now the first on Long Island to offer the Perfexion. With the Perfexion, South Nassau Communities Hospital has the capability to treat a broad scope of disorders, in- cluding tumors at the base of the skull, le- sions in the sinuses, eye socket and neck, and multiple metastatic tumors, deep- seated tumors, and tumors close to arter- ies, nerves or other vital structures. It will also be used to treat benign tumors such as acoustic neuromas, meningiomas, and pituitary adenomas; functional disorders such as trigeminal neuralgia; arteriove- nous malformations; and other neurologi- cal conditions such as intractable cancer pain, as well as essential tremors. LIJ Medical Center's recent $300 million expansion, which includes a 10-story tower encompassing the Zuckerberg medical/surgical unit is dedicated to pa- tients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery, cardiac catheterization and electrophysi- ology procedures. The cardiovascular and thoracic unit is designed to provide the most clinically advanced levels of care. Each room is equipped with telemetry technology, allowing patients' vital signs to be monitored remotely, and bedside computers that give clinicians access to patients' electronic medical records. Each private room is equipped with a full bathroom and shower, a 42-inch flat-screen television, mini refrigerator, Internet access and desk. The patient rooms also include a visiting area for loved ones, with a pullout loveseat for overnight stays. ■ ADVERTISERS' INDEX Keurig .........................................................21 Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP ............... Inside Back Cover Medical Arts Radiology ..........................11 South Nassau Communities Hospital ........................5 St. Charles Hospital ................. Inside Front Cover Winthrop-University Hospital ...............................Back Cover

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