NuHealth is making ready for Irene's challenges. In anticipation of Hurricane Irene that could strike Long Island with devastating force, officials at the NuHealth System have been making the …
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8/26/11
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Occasionally, unexpected situations arise and uproot a family’s definition of normal. This was the case for the Oderwald family.
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Shannon Koehle
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8/25/11
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In response to the ongoing critical blood shortage on Long Island, South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside will hold an emergency blood drive on July 14 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
To schedule an …
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7/6/11
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Those places are freakin’ depressing.
Nursing homes, assisted living residences, hospitals, rehab facilities…
They really are freakin’ depressing.
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By Mitchell Hart Cooper
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4/12/11
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Less than a week after he was sworn in as a Malverne Village trustee, James Callahan III suffered a stroke in his home.
The 42-year-old father of four, who has served Malverne as deputy mayor for…
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By Lee Landor
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4/11/11
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A six-year-old and her mother trekked from Gaza through a tumultuous Egypt and ended up across the world in Nassau County — all because of spilled hot tea.
Nebal Hani al Shamali, …
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by Mike Caputo
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2/23/11
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Merrick resident and CEO of Long Beach Medical Center Douglas Melzer was recently named chairman of the Board of Directors of the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council, the association that represents Long Island’s 24 not-for-profit and public hospitals. His two-year term will expire in June 2012. The CEOs from each of the member hospitals comprise the board of directors.
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Sari Zeidler
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6/28/10
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Not even the work of state lawmakers spoiled a brief celebration at the Nassau University Medical Center last week. Though the state budget battle produced $775 million in health …
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Mike Caputo
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6/17/10
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I hate being an opening act, but in the medical adventures of my family, I cop to being the second banana. The first banana, no disrespect intended, is my husband.
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Randi Kreiss
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6/3/10
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We all think it: Memorial Day symbolizes the start of summer. For many Americans it means dusting off the grill and making the pool water sparkle. It means big sales at the stores. It means hot dogs, baseball and a three-day weekend. It means that spring is on its way out and the hazy, lazy, crazy days of summer are on the way in.
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5/28/10
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