At the Herald, we want to add our voices to the growing chorus of supporters thanking our front-line medical workers and first responders who are, as they say, doing God’s work.
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4/9/20
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As the number of coronavirus cases climbs in New York, hospitals are stepping up to treat more patients, prevent the virus’s spread in their facilities and educate the community. Rockville Centre’s Mercy Medical Center and its parent health provider, Catholic Health Services, is no exception.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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3/24/20
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On Tuesday, officials announced the first two coronavirus deaths in Nassau County as the number of cases continues to grow.
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By Mike Smollins
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3/17/20
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Catholic Health Services has opened its fourth CHS Cancer Institute on Long Island at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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2/6/20
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Mercy Medical Center honored a grateful patient and her family at its Radiology and Imaging Center on May 8.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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5/16/19
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About 30 sophomores, juniors and seniors from Baldwin High School’s Medical Academy partnered up with a mentor at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre on April 16 during the program’s 25th annual Shadow Day event.
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5/8/19
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Roughly 275 people circulated through the banquet hall at O’Connell Gardens in Oceanside to gather information from more than 35 vendors who had tables set up around the perimeter of the room as Herald Community Newspapers presented its second Senior Health Expo on April 11.
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By Mike Smollins
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4/17/19
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“You did it,” Dr. Paulinder Rai said as he smiled at Patricia Lewis.
Lewis, 54, a nurse at Mercy Medical Center, sat in a wheelchair to Rai’s right, smiling back. After having both of her legs amputated last fall, she was set to head home to Rockville Centre from the Lynbrook Restorative Therapy and Nursing center last week after months of recovery.
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By Ben Strack
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2/7/19
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The Rockville Centre Coalition for Youth is ramping up efforts to curb electronic cigarette use among adolescents. From informing local parents to pushing for stricter policies in Washington D.C., the coalition’s member institutions are facing the issue head-on.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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1/31/19
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Good Shepherd Hospice Center is returning to Mercy Medical Center — after about 30 years — in the form of a new $5 million, 8,400-square-foot facility. The completion of the center was commemorated at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Jan. 8.
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1/16/19
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