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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The Lions Eye Bank of Long Island commemorated the lives of eye donors and celebrated their impact on recipients at a reception on Sept. 20 at Franklin Hospital in Valley Stream
“Through …
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By Brendan Murray
bmurray@liherald.com
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10/8/14
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In front of his home on Pennsylvania Avenue, which was damaged by Hurricane Sandy, 13-year-old Robert Browne was all smiles as family and friends gave him a heartfelt welcome at a block party in his …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/21/14
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Four Nassau County hospitals received the highest grade in a quality-of-care survey conducted by the Leapfrog Group, an organization that evaluates how well hospitals protect patients from accidents, injuries, errors and infections, while encouraging transparency and access to health care information.
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By David Weingrad
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5/14/14
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When you’re the father of four daughters, it’s always your hope that one of them will marry a doctor.
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2/27/14
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The Kennedy High School science department is sponsoring its first-ever Health and Career Fair in the school’s cafeteria on Tuesday, March 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. The fair is open to the public, and all are welcome, said Barbi Frank, a Kennedy Advanced Placement biology teacher and one of the event’s organizers.
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By Scott Brinton
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2/21/14
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The Louis Feil Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, run by lifelong Rockville Centre resident Jeff Feil, recently made a donation of $10 million to the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine to set up …
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By Alex Costello
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2/5/14
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The case against a Glen Head gym teacher accused of watching pornography in his office has been thrown out, after one of the four students who made the allegations admitted that he lied.
Marc …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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11/8/13
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Franklin Hospital rolled out the red carpet — literally — for the hundreds of guests who came to the Woodmere Club on Oct. 5 to celebrate the North Valley Stream medical center’s golden anniversary.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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10/16/13
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An Oceanside woman who is a former nurse at Franklin Hospital in Valley Stream was awarded nearly $5 million in civil damages on Sept. 9 in a case against a former psychiatric patient who beat her …
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By Howard Schwach and Andrew Hackmack
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9/17/13
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