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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For almost a year, while debate raged over the future of the Long Beach Medical Center, the facility has sat with beds ready to be filled, equipment ready to be staffed and an emergency room ready to …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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5/14/14
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A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge on Monday approved the sale of the shuttered Long Beach Medical Center to South Nassau Communities Hospital, a move that is expected to pave the way for the opening of …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/12/14
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South Nassau Communities Hospital submitted the winning bid to acquire the shuttered Long Beach Medical Center’s hospital facility at a sale auction on Tuesday, but was outbid on LBMC’s Komanoff …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/8/14
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A bankruptcy sale hearing that is expected to determine the fate of the Long Beach Medical Center property and its facilities has been adjourned to May 12.
In February, the Long Beach Medical …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/1/14
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“I was sitting in my living room with my wife dying in my arms, waiting for an ambulance, when there was a hospital in walking distance,” said Long Beach resident Andy Shapiro, recalling the …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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4/24/14
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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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South Nassau Communities Hospital is recommending that "a specific group of patients" get tested for HIV and hepatitis B and C after discovering that they may have been treated with contaminated insulin.
According to …
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By John Maher
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3/12/14
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Police and firefighters responded to the scene of a car fire on the northbound side of the Long Beach Bridge on Friday morning, which caused traffic delays and led to the arrest of a woman for …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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3/7/14
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The city is launching a comprehensive evaluation of its emergency response services in the wake of Long Beach Medical Center’s closing, which officials say continues to strain Fire Department …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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3/6/14
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