by Carrie James
The doctor, who did not wish to be identified, was one of more than 300 employees laid off just after the start of the new year at Nassau Health Care Corporation, which includes Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, several clinics and the A. Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility.
The doctor, like many other employees, came to the CSEA office on the medical center's second floor seeking guidance about her next step and information about what had just happened to her.
"Since they let it out, we made sure they all had information," said Rosemarie Cayetano, a licensed practical nurse with infectious diseases and CSEA representative. "We had packages available from social services. We had a pamphlet from the Employee Assistance Program here. We've told all of them we'll take r
