The city’s Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday gave South Nassau Communities Hospital the OK to move forward with plans to build a $40 million medical pavilion on the former Long Beach Medical …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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7/26/19
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In the modern world we live in, in the richest country in the world and in one of the wealthiest areas of that country, you’d think that Nassau County’s expectant and new mothers, along with their babies, would get the best care in the world. You’d be wrong.
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By Andrew Malekoff
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4/19/19
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South Nassau Communities Hospital has changed its plans for the development of the Long Beach Medical Center property, saying that it recently determined that construction of a new medical facility …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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11/8/18
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Nassau University Medical Center President Dr. Victor Politi and State Sen. Kemp Hannon announced on June 29 the hospital’s participation in an ambitious statewide incentive plan that aims to reform the health care system by focusing on greater care for at-risk, low-income patients to reduce “avoidable hospitalizations,” thereby lowering state Medicaid costs. If successful, the program could net hundreds of millions of dollars in state funding for Long Island and Queens hospitals over the next five years, portions of which would go the NUMC.
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By David Weingrad
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7/8/15
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a statewide Ebola plan on Oct. 16 that called for the coordination of health care, Port Authority and Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers to combat a potential spread of the Ebola virus should it cross New York’s borders. He also designated eight hospitals, including Long Island’s North Shore-LIJ, in Nassau County, and Stony Brook University Hospital, in Suffolk, to act as regional centers for treating patients with Ebola.
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By David Weingrad
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10/22/14
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Nearly 350 residents from across the barrier island attended a forum at the Lindell School on Monday to hear from local civic leaders, doctors, educators, emergency responders and others about the …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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3/26/14
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Long Beach Medical Center is expected to file for bankruptcy this month, a move that could pave the way for a 24-hour emergency department after a takeover of the facility by South Nassau …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/12/14
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U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency Monday to release $100 million in Hurricane Sandy relief funds owed to Long Beach Medical Center, saying that bureaucratic …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/3/14
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South Nassau Communities Hospital is looking to build a round-the-clock, 911-ambulance-receiving emergency department at the shuttered Long Beach Medical Center, a facility that could open later …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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1/29/14
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In an attempt to draw attention to what has become a raw issue for many residents, a demonstration was held on Saturday in front of Long Beach Medical Center, where about 30 protesters called on …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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1/25/14
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