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South Nassau began demolishing a section of the former LBMC last year.

SNCH to build a $40M facility in Long Beach

South Nassau Communities Hospital will construct a medical pavilion with an emergency department on the former Long Beach Medical Center campus, using Federal Emergency Management Agency funds, … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 2/24/16

Expansion of the Oceanside campus of South Nassau Communities Hospital will add more space to the emergency room and seven new operation rooms.

South Nassau expanding its Oceanside campus

South Nassau Communities Hospital just unveiled plans to expand its main Oceanside campus, as well as finalized renderings of the Medical Arts Pavilion it is building to replace the Long Beach … more

By Alex Costello | 2/17/16

St. John’s adds DeLuca to its pediatrics team

The Pedriatic Department at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway has welcomed Dr. Arthur DeLuca to its pediatric team. Dr. DeLuca is a board certified Pediatric Pulmonologist. He is … more

2/10/16

New COO at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital

St. John’s Episcopal Hospital has announced the appointment of a new chief operating officer. Christopher J. Parker arrives from Shore Regional Health of the University of Maryland, where he … more

2/3/16

YU hosts free genetic screening

Yeshiva University’s Student Medical Ethics Society (MES) will partner with JScreen, a university-based nonprofit program specializing in carrier screening for genetic diseases common in the … more

YU | 2/3/16

Here’s a new way to lose weight without surgery

Despite years of dieting and grueling workouts at the gym, the scale didn’t budge for Kim, a 38-year-old administrative assistant. “The final straw was when I popped a button on my … more

SNCH | 1/27/16

Overcoming dental anxiety

Many people fear going to a dentist. For those who suffer from dental anxiety, a visit to the dental office might seem like a daunting prospect. At the Cedarhurst office of Dr. Alina … more

For Dr. Alina Bergan | 1/27/16

Northwell: We’re sticking with ‘Jewish’ and ‘Long Island'

This letter is in response to a cover story in The Jewish Star’s Jan 8 edition. I would like to clear up several inaccuracies regarding The Jewish Star’s front-page story, … more

By Mark L. Claster, Chair, Northwell Health Board of Trustees | 1/27/16

Long Island’s first baby of 2016 with his mother, Daniella Malakov of Flushing, at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park. He was born at the stroke of midnight on Jan. 1.

Jewish boy is first born as hospital system drops Jewish and Long Island from its name

Long Island’s first baby of 2016 is a Jewish boy who was born at the precise moment that his hospital’s network ended its identificaiton with both Jewish and Long Island. Daniella and … more

By The Jewish Star | 1/5/16

At Calvary Hospital’s “Halachic End-of-life Care” event, from left: Calvary Medical Director Chistopher P. Comfort, MD; Calvary Jewish Chaplain Rabbi Harold Stern; Albert Einstein College of Medicine Executive Dean Edward R. Burns, MD; NASCK founder Rabbi Elchonon Zohn; Rabbi Mordechai Willig, Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshiva University; Calvary President and CEO Frank A. Calamari; and Calvary’s Jewish community liaison, Rabbi Rachmiel Rothberger.

Rabbis at Calvary discuss end-of-life decisions

Calvary Hospital, in collaboration with the National Association of Chevra Kadisha (NASCK), hosted a forum on “Halachic End-of-life Care: Practical Information Every Community Rabbi Should … more

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