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The silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence earned by NSUH's NSCU signifies continuous learning and effective systems to achieve optimal patient care. North Shore University Hospital announced it has enrolled the first patient in the highly anticipated COBRA REDUCE trial that recently received conditional approval from the FDA to study the COBRA PzFTM nanocoated coronary stent (NCS) system in patients at high risk for bleeding. The COBRA REDUCE trial is the second major interventional car - diology trial for CeloNova and follows a successful early enrollment completion of the PzF SHIELD IDE study last year. Positive results from the PzF SHIELD study will allow the company to complete its Pre market approval application to the FDA for the COBRA PzF stent. These trials are part of a comprehensive clinical program studying mare than 2,000 patients worldwide. For more information about the study at North Shore University Hospital, call the Department of Cardiology at 516-562-3317; or email rjauhar@northwell.edu or pmeraj@northwell.edu. Winthrop-University Hospital announced it has received national recognition for excellence in nursing from the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC's) Magnet Recognition Program — the highest recognition a Hospital can earn in the area of nursing excel - lence. With this credential, Winthrop joins the Magnet community — a select group of 426 healthcare organizations out of nearly 6,000 United States healthcare organizations. After the rigorous on-site review process, the Commission on Magnet Recognition reviewed the completed appraisal report and unanimously voted to determine Magnet recognition would be granted to Winthrop- University Hospital. For more information about exceptional nurs - ing care at Winthrop visit winthrop.org. The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) has granted three years of full accreditation with commendation to the Cancer Institute at St. Francis Hospital. To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, a cancer program must meet or exceed 34 CoC quality care standards, be evaluated every three years via survey process, and maintain levels of excellence in the delivery of comprehensive patient-centered care. Three-year accreditation with commendation is only awarded to a facility that exceeds standard requirements at the time of its trien - nial survey. For the 10th con- secutive year, South Nassau Communities Hospital Home Care has earned a spot in the prestigious HomeCare Elite listing of the top 25 percent of home healthcare providers in the United States. The listing is based on a collection of performance measures including quality of care, quality improvement, patient experience, process measure implementation and financial performance. The 2015 Home Care Elite listing, brought to the industry by National Research Corporation and DecisionHealth, uses publicly available data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Home Health Compare and the CMS cost reports. South Nassau's certified Home Health Agency offers short-term and acute-care home-care services. Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center's 19th Annual Golf and Tennis Tournament is being held on Monday, May 16, at Glen Oaks Club, home to the 2017 Barclays. It's a great course and will be definitely an exciting event. If you are interested in taking an indi - vidual spot, foursome or sponsorship or would like to donate a raffle prize please contact Chrissy Valencia at chrissy.valencia@chsli.org or 631-376-3333. In order to raise awareness of ways to prevent scald injuries to young children, officials at an East Meadow hospital recently participated in National Burn Awareness Week. The 2016 campaign was focused on raising awareness about scalds, or burns caused by "wet heat" like hot water or steam. Victor F. Politi, MD, President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC), said research shows that scalds are the most common type of burn injury in children under 5, and many of these scalds come from contact with foodstuffs. NUMC is a member of Prevent Child Injury — a national group of organizations and individuals, including researchers, health profes - sionals, educators and child advocates, working together to prevent injuries to children and adolescents. The staff from North Shore University Hospital's Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit® Winthrop-University Hospital's Nursing Leadership Team was instrumental in helping the Hospital earn the prestigious Magnet recognition. Pictured (L–R) are Christine Marsiello, MSN, RN-BC, NEA- BC, Director of Professional Nursing Practice and Education, and Magnet Program Director at Winthrop; Valerie Terzano, PhD (c), RN, NEA-BC, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer at Winthrop; Eileen Magri, PhD, RN, NE- BC, Vice President, Nursing; and Donna Caccavale, MBA, BSN, RN, CIC, NEA-BC, Vice President, Nursing at Winthrop. South Nassau Communities Hospital's Home Care staff celebrates its 10th consecutive year earning a spot in the prestigious HomeCare Elite listing of the top 25 percent of home healthcare providers in the United States. Nassau University Medical Center is home to a $6.7 million, 12,000-square- foot burn center that officials say is one of the best staffed, most technologically sophisticated facilities in the United States. 3 0 3 0 L O C A L N E W S

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