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Southside Hospital's Community Relations staff delivered a number of gifts to the United Veterans Beacon House. The holiday gifts were given out to the veterans and their families at a UVBH event in Medford on Friday, Dec. 19th. Southside Hospital's Executive Director, Donna Moravick, joined North Shore- LIJ Eastern Region Corporate Director for Community Outreach, Eddie Fraser in the 1960 Southside Hospital Cadillac Ambulance to deliver the presents. (L-R): Southside Hospital Executive Director Donna Moravick; North Shore- LIJ Eastern Region Corporate Director for Community Outreach Eddie Fraser; United Veterans Beacon House Director of Development Tina Sferrazza; United Veterans Beacon House President and CEO Frank Amalfitano The North Shore-LIJ Health System announced today that its Massapequa Internal Medicine, Nassau Suffolk Family Practice in West Babylon, Specialty Medical Center at Rego Park and Islip Medicine practices have been recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for high-quality diabetes care. These practices garnered recognition from the NCQA Diabetes Recognition Program for showing their strength in helping patients control their hemoglobin A1c, blood pressure and LDL cholesterol. The NCQA Diabetes Recognition Program aims to identify clinicians who provide high-quality care to patients with diabetes according to the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set. This involves performing certain screenings on patients and other standards of patient care. St. Charles Hospital will offer free dental screenings, cleanings and fluoride treatments during the hospital's Give Kids a Smile celebration, which takes place on Friday, Feb. 6, from 8 a.m. to noon. St. Charles Hospital's celebra - tion is in conjunction with the American Dental Association's Give Kids a Smile Day, LOCAL NEWS a national campaign to promote oral health in children who do not have access to dental care. Patients will be seen by appointment only in the Stephen B. Gold Dental Clinic at St. Charles Hospital. Children ages 1 to 17 are eligible. Space is limited. To make an ap - pointment, call 631-474-6797. Representatives from the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) recently awarded Winthrop-University Hospital a grant for $23,123. The grant will as - sist researchers Allison Reiss, MD, Head of the Inflammation Section of the Winthrop Research Institute, and Mark Stecker, MD, PhD, Chair of the Department of Neurosciences at Winthrop, along with their team, in conducting an innovative study called "Platelet-Rich Plasma in the Study of Alzheimer's Pathophysiology." The study will focus on amyloid, an abnormal protein that accumulates in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease and is thought to contribute to killing healthy brain cells. South Nassau Communities Hospital is one of only five Long Island hospitals to receive an "A" for patient safety by a na - tional medical quality group. The Leapfrog Group, using data on 28 measures from M D N E W S . CO M ■ MD NEWS Long Island | 2 9