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three hours of the onset of symptoms may recover quicker and are less likely to suffer severe disability. On Oct. 16, 2014, South Nassau Communities Hospital closed on an asset purchase agreement (APA) to acquire substantially all of the assets of Long Beach Medical Center (LBMC), which had been severely damaged by the effects of Superstorm Sandy and had remained shuttered since October 2012. Under the Asset Purchase Agreement, South Nassau agreed to a purchase price of approximately $11.8 million for the LBMC assets, including 5.5 acres of property, buildings and equipment. "This closing signifies major progress in our effort to meet the need for patient-centered healthcare services in Long Beach and surrounding South Shore communities," says President and CEO Richard J. Murphy. As approved by South Nassau's administration and board of directors, the APA will honor the reimbursement of vacation time accrued by more than 450 hospital-based employees up to and through the shuttering of LBMC. South Nassau will issue indi - vidual checks to the former employees in the cumulative amount of $1 million. Team members from Southampton Hospital (L–R) Janet Woo, RN, Stroke Coordinator; Katrin Diana, RN, Emergency Department Nurse Manager; neurologist Susan Elrich, MD; Sharon Disunno, RN, VP, Quality Assurance; Darin Wiggins, MD, Chair, Emergency Medicine; Rahul Mahapatra, DO, resident; Mary Jane Galka, RN, Nurse Manager; neurologist Olga MacAbee, MD; Kevin Unruh, Director of Radiology; Neurologist Behzad Maghsoudlou, MD; Fred Weinbaum, MD, Exec. VP, COO, CMO; Charles Arcoleo, MD, hospitalist; and Andrei Zaslavsky, MD, hospitalist Joined by hundreds of employees, Victor F. Politi, MD, FACP, FACEP, NuHealth's President/CEO, welcomed keynote speaker Sister Annelle Fitzpatrick, CSJ, PhD, Associate Professor of Sociology and Behavioral Medicine at St. John's University, for the Diversity and Inclusion Day at Nassau University Medical Center. Sister Fitzpatrick spoke on cultural clues and the patient encounter. Former vice chair of Catholic Health Services (CHS) Board of Directors Sister Elaine Callahan was recently presented with the 2014 Trustee Leadership and Advocacy Award by Healthcare Trustees of New York State (HTNYS), an affiliate of the Healthcare Association of New York State. Sister Elaine received the honor from HTNYS in recognition of her extraordinary contributions as a member of the CHS system board, on which she served for 16 years, retiring this April. Instrumental in bringing the system together and responsible in large measure for incorporating its Continuing Care Division, Sister Elaine served as a guiding force on the CHS board. At the time of the system's formulation, she was vice president at Our Lady of Consolation Nursing Home in West Islip, a member of CHS. A challenger of social injustice, Sister Elaine values and re - spects each and every person. This is what made her successful as she helped establish the CHS, St. Catherine and St. Joseph hospi- tal boards. Her strong faith served as a guiding light throughout the organization. Sister Elaine has been both inclusive and deci- sive in her actions as a trustee, giving board members and staff confidence in her abilities and judgment. ■ +++++++++++++++++++ + +++ + +++ +++++++++++++++++++ LOCAL NEWS ❯ (L–R) Kent Kessler, Director of HR; Sister Annelle Fitzpatrick, CSJ, PhD; Victor Politi, MD, President/CEO; Margaree Mack-Glen, EEO and Diversity Inclusion Officer 3 0 | Long Island MD NEWS ■ M D N E W S . CO M