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St. Catherine's Primary Care Group, were in attendance. Dr. Acevedo-Danzi is a strong believer of pre - ventive medicine and supports a holistic ap - proach to mental and physical well-being. "I was thrilled to be there to help spread awareness about alternative resources, especially for our veterans and their families," Dr. Acevedo-Danzi says. St. Catherine of Siena's Community Outreach Program is committed to providing access and knowledge of health resources to the com - munities of Long Island. The program is grounded in the importance and value of emphasizing good health, fitness, safety and the promo- tion of early detection of illness or disease. Free events are sponsored throughout the year, for more information, please visit stcatherines. chsli.org/community-health-outreach-program. St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospi - tal's commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment accord- ing to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. St. Catherine of Siena earned the award by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients at a set level for a desig - nated period. These measures include evaluation of the proper use of medications and other stroke treatments aligned with the most up-to- date, evidence-based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients. Before discharge, pa - tients should also receive education about managing their health, have a follow-up visit scheduled and other care transition interventions. Additionally, St. Catherine of Siena received the association's Target: Stroke SM Elite award. To qualify for this recognition, hospitals must meet quality measures developed to reduce the time between the patient's arrival at the hospital and treatment with the clot-buster tis- sue plasminogen activator, the only drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat ischemic stroke. The American Heart and Stroke Association awarded Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center (BMHMC) with its highest honor of Stroke Gold Plus & Target: Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll. This is the second year in a row BMHMC has received the desig - nation, which is given only to those hospitals who administer the clot-busting tissue plasminogen activator thromboly tic to 75 per - cent or more of the patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke, within 60 minutes of their arrival. Stony Brook Southampton Hospital's Diversity Leadership Council, led by Chief Administrative Officer Rober t Chaloner, raised the rainbow flag outside the hospital's main en - trance to recognize Pride Month, which is obser ved and celebrated in June. "The Hospital is dedicated to creating a safe and welcoming environment for patients, visitors and staff who are par t of the LGBTQ community," Chaloner says. "We want ever yone to know that they are welcomed and valued at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity." Catholic Health Ser vices (CHS) has entered into an agreement with New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) to fur ther advance patient-centered, community-based health care on Long Island. Through this affilia - tion, CHS will expand its complement of medical student rotations and graduate medical education residencies and fellowships to grow CHS's clinical ser vice lines. "We are ver y excited about this expanded collaboration as NYIT's medical school affords CHS some strong clinical growth opportuni - ties for the next generation of future providers. The medical college is the largest in New York state and produces nearly 300 graduates per year; approximately 50 percent enter primar y care and look to practice on Long Island. CHS will offer NYITCOM students expanded clerkship opportunities at all of our six high-quality campuses. We welcome these quality graduates into our residencies and eventu - ally into our growing physician practice enterprise," says Patrick M. O'Shaughnessy, DO, MBA, FACEP, Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer at Catholic Health Ser vices. "NYIT is proud to work with such a prestigious healthcare system to suppor t CHS's needs for new physicians as it contin - ues to grow, as well as provide the best clinical par tners and oppor tunities for students in NYITCOM and our School of Health Professions," says Jerr y Balentine, DO, Vice President for Medical Affairs and Global Health at NYIT. n Stony Brook Southampton Hospital recognizes Pride Month Fifth annual Joseph P. Dwyer Veterans Peer Support Project Day of Wellness M D N E W S . C O M /// M D N E W S L O N G I S L A N D ■ 2 018 2 9

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