This new outpatient facility brings together the full-depth and breadth of surgeons from both hospitals, combining their
divisions of general surgery and vascular surgery. Totaling 17,600 square feet, the new center was built at a cost of about $2.5 million. The building is now home to 12 permanent North Shore-LIJ faculty members and 18 visiting physicians from various multi-disciplinary services.
In addition to the divisions of general and vascular surgery, the building is home to eight other programs: the Section of Breast Surgery, the Bariatric Surgery Program, the Section of Laparoscopy/Minimally Invasive Surgery, the North Shore-LIJ Vein Center, the North Shore-LIJ Vascular Access Program, the Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory, the North Shore-LIJ Hernia Center and the North Shore-LIJ Comprehensive Wound Care Center. The Wound Care Center, the first of its kind for the two flagship hospitals of the North Shore-LIJ Health System, is a state-of-the art center that offers a comprehensive outpatient wound treatment and management program with a multi-disciplinary approach to wound healing.
Winthrop to host lecture on arthritis
Winthrop-University Hospital's Perspectives in Health series and The Long Island Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation will co-sponsor a freelecture, "The Many Faces of Arthritis," on Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m.
The program will be held at Winthrop's Community Outreach Center, 101 Mineola Blvd. at the corner of Second Street in Mineola. Physicians from Winthrop's Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease Center, Dr. Steven Carsons, chief of the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology; and Rheumatology Attending Physicians Dr. Elise Belilos, Dr. Kristina Belostocki and Gary Rosenblum will provide an overview of the major forms of arthritis and rheumatic disorders, as well as discuss important new medications and therapies available to patients. Upcoming treatment advances and research also will be addressed. A question-and-answer period will follow the lecture.
Attendees are asked to arrive at 6:45 p.m. for registration. Parking and the entrance are available in the rear of the building. Seating is limited and pre-registration is required. To reserve a space, one may call (516) 663-8300.
LBMC hosts 'holiday meal planning'
Traditional holiday feasts and scrumptious desserts go hand-in-hand with over-indulging during the holidays. For the 17 million Americans with diabetes, these culinary temptations present even greater challenges.
Long Beach Medical Center's (LBMC) Diabetes Support Group will host a program on "Holiday Meal Planning" on Monday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in LBMC's Goldstein Auditorium. Join Rachel Ferdinand, RD, CDE, for cooking ideas that preserve traditions and taste, while meeting the needs of individuals with diabetes.
There is no fee for this program and all are welcome. For more information, call the Diabetes Education Center at LBMC at (516) 897-4354.
