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LOCAL NEWS The Nassau County Emergency Ambulance Bureau Paramedics Association joined Santa Claus to visit pediatric patients at the Nassau University Medical Center and bring them a gift for the holidays on Thursday, Dec. 11. They also donated 20 new car seats for newborns to the hospital. The medics pre - sented the car seats to Victor Politi, MD, President/CEO of the NuHealth System/ NUMC during their visits. They pulled up to the main entrance of the hospital with Santa and the elves on a train, followed by an ambulance. The Suffolk County Medical Society has announced a partnership with Adelphi University to offer its members an accel - erated MBA program. The MBA program is designed to provide physicians with the tools necessary to run a more cost- effective practice, become proficient in business strategies and acquire the skills necessary to become effective leaders in the rapidly changing business of health - care delivery. The program offers 42 credits (14 three-credit courses) and will be taught by Adelphi University's Robert B. Willumstad School of Business faculty. Guest speakers will be invited to lecture on updated busi - ness principles and how they affect health care. The program will be held in Islandia in the Suffolk County Medical Society Board Room one night a week. The program is projected to start February 2015. Representatives from Winthrop-University Hospital gathered on Nov. 19 to celebrate the grand opening of Winthrop's new Manhattan CyberKnife Center at 150 Amsterdam Ave. at 66th Street. Winthrop NYCyberKnife is Manhattan's first and only CyberKnife Center. For the second consecutive year, the Joint Commission has named South Nassau Communities Hospital a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures for its exemplary use of evidence-based clinical processes that are shown to improve care for certain con - ditions. South Nassau was recognized for its achievement on the following measure sets: heart attack, heart failure, pneumo - nia and surgical care. South Nassau is one of 1,224 hospitals in the United States to earn the distinction of Top Performer on Key Quality Measures. The list of Top Performer organizations represents 36.9 percent of all Joint Commission- accredited hospitals reporting ac - countability measure performance data for 2013. Hundreds of donors, physicians and other supporters celebrated the completion of an $84 million expansion of the North Shore-LIJ Cancer Institute's head- quarters at the health system's Center for Advanced Medicine (CFAM) at 450 Lakeville Road, Lake Success. With the ad- ditional 93,000 square feet, CFAM brings together all cancer services offered by North Shore University Hospital and LIJ Medical Center under one roof. The new space houses all ambulatory, hematology/ oncology, chemotherapy and radiation medicine, as well as surgical oncology and brain tumor services. Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, Mercy Medical Center and St. Charles Hospital, all members of Catholic Nassau County Police Department Paramedics Association helps Santa bring toys to children at Nassau University Medical Center. Members of Winthrop-University Hospital's senior administration, Board of Directors and staff gather for a ribbon-cutting to mark the grand opening of Winthrop NYCyberKnife — Manhattan's first and only CyberKnife facility. Cancer survivors join hundreds of supporters to celebrate the opening of the $84 million expansion of North Shore-LIJ Cancer Institute. M D N E W S . CO M n MD NEWS Long Island | 2 9