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Michael Dowling
President and CEO
Northwell Health
Charles Schleien, MD
Executive Director of Cohen
Children's Medical Center,
Senior Vice President, Executive
Director and Chair of Pediatric
Services for Northwell Health,
and Philip Lanzkowsky Professor
of Pediatrics, Hofstra Northwell
School of Medicine
Terry Lynam
Senior Vice President and
Chief Public Relations Of ficer
Northwell Health Public Relations
Brian Mulligan
Assistant Vice President
Northwell Health Public Relations
Maria Conforti
Director, Editorial Services
and Executive Communications
Northwell Health Public Relations
Giustine Altschuler
Senior Development Director
Cohen Children's Medical Center
For more information about
making a contribution to
support Cohen Children's
Medical Center, please call
516-465-2550 or visit
Support.Northwell.edu/
cohen-childrens-donation.
As Cohen Children's new executive director, it is with
great excitement that I present this edition of Kids First.
Giving
Hope
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Every day, Cohen Children's nurses
smooth kids' treatment and soothe
parents' anxiety. Our nurses recently
got a big boost when our hospital
earned Magnet status from the
American Nurses Credentialing
Center. Only hospitals with superior
nursing and clinical services receive
this honor. Page 4 is just one example
of how our nurses make all the
difference.
Magnet designation is a primary
factor when US News & World
Report assesses hospitals, and Cohen
Children's has again ranked among
top hospitals in seven categories.
Learn more on page 3, including how
to contact our leading specialists.
We have many other reasons to
celebrate.
Kids fighting illnesses like cancer are
receiving new paths to hope at Cohen
Children's (see pages 12 and 14), and
our Schein
Oral Health
Navigator
Program helps
to keep them
smiling (see
page 13). We
helped Anthony
(our cover story)
prevail against
cancer. During treatment, Anthony's
family received immeasurable
support at the Ronald McDonald
House of Long Island. This wonderful
institution and Cohen Children's
partner is celebrating its 30th
anniversary this fall. Read all about it
on page 10.
Flip through this issue for other
positive developments. I promise,
many more are coming.
Charles Schleien, MD
Executive Director, Cohen Children's Medical Center
Chair of Pediatrics, Northwell Health
Philip Lanzkowsky Professor of Pediatrics,
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine
and
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