The public perception of police officers and firefighters changed after Sept. 11, 2001, when so many lost their lives trying to save others. They were deemed heroes, and there was a marked increase in new recruits for jobs as first responders.
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By Laura Lane
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5/8/20
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National Nurses Week was commemorated by the Five Towns Premier Rehabilitation & Nursing Home in Woodmere with a sweet and siren-aided outdoor celebration on May 7, for all the work by health care workers and first responders during the coronavirus pandemic.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/7/20
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Though the nurses at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside have faced some tough times battling on the front-line against the coronavirus, they showed their spirits remained high while …
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By Mike Smollins
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5/7/20
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In honor of National Nurses Day, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and other county officials paid tribute Wednesday to the healthcare professionals working on the frontlines of the pandemic. …
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By Bridget Downes
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5/6/20
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Billy Bianco, an alumnus of Molloy College in Rockville Centre, reflects on surviving Covid-19 and adapting as a nurse to treat coronavirus patients.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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5/5/20
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office reported Tuesday that more than 1,700 previously undisclosed deaths occurred at nursing homes and adult care facilities, many of them in Nassau and New York City …
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By James Bernstein
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5/5/20
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Members of the Molloy Nursing Student Association have been “working tirelessly, nonstop, to see what they can do” for others during the coronavirus pandemic, said Geraldine Moore, a Molloy College nursing professor and one of the club’s faculty advisers.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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4/28/20
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U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from Glen Cove, teamed up with the Long Island Chinese American Association and Long Island Laboring Against Covid-19 on April 15 to deliver more than 1,000 pieces of PPE, including 75 coverall gowns, 150 goggles, 150 face shields, 300 disposable hats and 500 N95 masks, to the Glen Cove Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation.
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By Jennifer Corr
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4/27/20
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Rockville Centre nurse Kathleen McCormack, 28, has “one less thing to worry about” amid the coronavirus pandemic, after a couple donated their camper to her on …
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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4/10/20
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Baldwin Middle School seventh-grade students have spent the last few weeks focusing on how people could band together during a time of crisis as they read “Rising Water” by Marc Aronson. …
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4/1/20
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