Mazzorana is a registered nurse for more than 30 years and began her career at Long Beach Medical Center in 1995 as a performance improvement/staff development coordinator. Her background in quality assurance and exceptional leadership qualities gave rise to her promotion as assistant director of LBMC's Home Health services in 2003 and now as director of Home Health Care Services.
She holds a bachelors degree from the University of Phoenix, and a masters degree in nursing from San Jose State University. She is a former member of the United States Peace Corp., where she spent two years working in
Malasia.
Apply for free/low cost health insurance
The residents in communities served by Mercy Medical Center will have the opportunity to apply for free or low cost health insurance for children, families and adults up to age 64 on Thursday, Nov. 2, as well as Dec. 7 and Jan. 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Mercy's main lobby.
Staff from Catholic Charities of Long Island will be at Mercy to assist you and your children in applying for the Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus and Medicaid Health Insurance Programs. The bi-lingual enrollers will screen adults for income eligibility for Family Health Plus. These health insurance programs cover medical check-ups, hospitalization, emergency care, prescriptions, vision, and dental care.
For more information, call Catholic Charities at (631) 789-2839, or the Nassau Suffolk Hospital Council at (631) 435-3000.
Learning what to expect in childbirth
What should I expect about expecting? What if I need a C section? What kinds of food are good in pregnancy? Bottle or breast?
These are just a few of the questions that will be addressed at the Childbirth Preparation Classes held by St. John's Episcopal Hospital Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology. The three-session class will be held on Tuesdays, November 7, 14, and 21, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the hospital boardroom. The hospital is located at 327 Beach 19th St., Far Rockaway.
During the class, the certified childbirth instructor will teach
a combination of relaxation techniques for labor that include Lamaze and relaxation, as well as the options of pain medication and epidural anesthesia. A tour of labor and delivery, newborn nursery and maternity is included.
For fee and other information, please contact St. John's Episcopal Hospital at (718) 869-7182.
NUMC hyperbaric team
recommends carbon monoxide detectors
The Nassau University Medical Center hyperbaric chamber team was activated on Oct. 16, at 11 p.m. in response to a case of carbon monoxide poisoning involving 11 victims, six of whom required hyperbaric treatment. All patients were exposed to carbon monoxide from a generator in the basement of a home in Baldwin.
Three adults, two 2-year-old children and a 7-month-old child all received hyperbaric oxygen therapy with good results at Nassau University Medical Center and were scheduled to be released last week. Three additional patients were admitted for observation
and two were evaluated and discharged. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been shown to enhance the flow of oxygen throughout the body and to hasten the elimination of carbon monoxide from the bloodstream. Exposure to carbon monoxide can cause mild to severe symptoms including headache, nausea and loss of consciousness or death.
Arthur A. Gianelli, acting president/CEO of the Nassau Health Care Corporation, said that since carbon monoxide is odorless and tasteless and can cause death, he encourages every home to be equipped with a carbon monoxide detector. For additional information on hyperbaric chamber treatments,
contact the hyperbaric medicine division at (516) 572-5201.
Free exercise program for breast cancer survivors and patients
Breast cancer survivors and current patients are invited to experience the benefits of exercise through the free Paths to Wellness Program of the Adelphi New York Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program on Nov. 1, 6 and 20, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Adelphi University in Garden City.
Participants will learn basic exercises to improve strength, balance, coordination, mood and energy levels, plus basic exercise routines can relieve symptoms of lymphedema.
Registration is required. Call (516) 877-4325.
