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January 2021

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the week-long celebration, gift bags including a commemorative medal and a long sleeve T-shirt were distributed to the entire staff. The shirts were emblazoned with an original "Courageous Hearts" design, created especially for the hospital by a local designer. To help children overcome sleep disorders, Catholic Health Services's Good Samaritan Pediatric Sleep Center in Babylon has reopened following an extensive renovation project. The 4-bed center now features new furniture, child-friendly artwork, freshly painted walls, colorful linens and an animal theme on the door of each room. Other amenities include a sleep area for parents, large televisions in each room, updated lighting and new window treatments. Good Samaritan Pediatric Sleep Center is devoted to the treatment of children in need of sleep studies. A dedicated sleep center for adults is located on the campus of Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip. Mount Sinai South Nassau named a 2020 5-Star Recipient Mount Sinai South Nassau announced that it is has been named a 2020 5-Star Recipient for all four Women's Care cohorts as well as the Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award by Healthgrades. This is the 8th consecutive year that Mount Sinai South Nassau has received the Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award. Northwell Health's 28th Annual Katz Institute for Women's Health Virtual Luncheon and Fashion Event Nearly $400,000 was raised for women's health at Northwell Health's 28th Annual Katz Institute for Women's Health Virtual Luncheon and Fashion Event presented by the Partners Council for Women's Health. The event — attended virtually by more than 300 supporters — was hosted by Rosanna Scotto, Co-Anchor of Fox 5's Good Day New York, and was also made possible by lead sponsors, Iris and Saul Katz, the lead benefactors of the Katz Institute for Women's Health. To date, the Katz Institute Luncheon and Fashion Event has raised nearly $11 million in support of women's health. Catholic Health Services (CHS) presented its 2020 CHS Pinnacle Award for Quality & Patient Safety to St. Francis Hospital, The Heart Center and Maryhaven Center of Hope, both members of CHS. Now in its sixth year, the CHS Pinnacle Awards celebrated its honorees through a virtual ceremony due to current COVID-19 restrictions. This year's Patient Safety Hero Award winner is Dorothy Mahan, RN, of St. Joseph Hospital, who was honored for employing the "questioning attitude" of the Daily Patient Safety Principles to "stop the line." The Patient Safety Hero Award finalist is Jennifer Zvanovec, RN, of St. Charles Hospital, recognized for her successful use of the "CUS" protocol from our Daily Patient Safety Principles. Northwell Health's 10-year founding sponsorship deal with the New York Islanders and UBS Arena Northwell Health announced a 10-year founding sponsorship deal with the New York Islanders and UBS Arena — the metropolitan area's most anticipated, cutting-edge live entertainment and sports venue and the future home of the New York Islanders. It is the latest extension of a decades-long relationship between the New York Islanders Hockey Club and Northwell as the official healthcare sponsor for the team and title sponsor for the team's East Meadow practice facility. As part of the agreement, Northwell Health, UBS Arena and the New York Islanders will codevelop community-based wellness programming. These efforts will span across key pillars of health, nutrition and physical activity — playing a critical role in the future welfare of millions of people for many years to come. According to a study by Healthgrades, Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) has once again earned national recognition for its programs that provide stroke care, cardiac care and coronary intervention. It's the seventh year in a row that SBUH was named as one of America's 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care, and for six consecutive years, SBUH has been named one of America's 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention and Stroke Care. The achievements are part of findings in the Healthgrades 2021 Report to the Nation. Catholic Health Services's St. Catherine of Siena Nursing and Rehabilitation Care Center has been ranked the number one skilled nursing facility in New York State by Newsweek in its "America's Best Nursing Homes 2021" report. Additionally, the Newsweek survey placed CHS's Our Lady of Consolation Nursing and Rehabilitative Care Center at 43 in New York. This is the second consecutive year St. Catherine and Our Lady of Consolation have been ranked among the top skilled nursing facilities in the state. n 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 0 21 2 9

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