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CATHOLIC HEALTH REBRANDING Liver Health Best Place to Work Metro Therapy Opens
We’re Committed to Caring for Long Island. We’re Catholic Health. HOSPITALS: • St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center® • Good Samaritan Hospital • St. Charles Hospital • St. Catherine of Siena Hospital • Mercy Hospital • St. Joseph Hospital
CONTINUING CARE: • Catholic Health Home Care • Good Shepherd Hospice • Good Samaritan Nursing & Rehabilitation • Our Lady of Consolation Nursing & Rehabilitation • St. Catherine of Siena Nursing & Rehabilitation MEDICAL GROUP: • Catholic Health Physician Partners
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When we see Long Island, before all else, we see you— every unique, astounding one of you. Because it’s your rich and vibrant lives that breathe life into our island. So, at every Catholic Health hospital, practice, and care facility, we’re able to provide the highest quality, most innovative care for your body because our culture cherishes your humanity.
For more information, visit LongLiveLongIsland.org
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Catholic Health Unveils New Brand BY ANTON MEDIA GROUP
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atholic Health Services, a leading provider of quality health care focused on Long Islanders, recently announced it is changing its name to Catholic Health. While the new name is shorter, Catholic Health’s commitment to providing the highest quality care from professionals who humanize the science of medicine is as strong as ever. The new branding allows the health system to emphasize its Catholic heritage along with sharing its reputation for excellent physicians and services that it has built over the past several decades of service to the community. “We provide the best possible care from proven leaders in their fields,” said Catholic Health’s President and CEO Alan D. Guerci, MD. Entities across Catholic Health, which includes six hospitals, continuing care services and its medical group, have also updated their names. The six Catholic Health hospitals are Good Samaritan Hospital, Mercy Hospital, St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center, St. Charles Hospital, St. Catherine of Siena
Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital. Continuing care services are offered at Good Samaritan Nursing & Rehabilitation, St. Catherine of Siena Nursing & Rehabilitation, Our Lady of Consolation Nursing & Rehabilitation, Good Shepherd Hospice and Catholic Health Home Care. Additionally, the medical group is now known as Catholic Health Physician Partners. Rebranding at Catholic Health comes at a time when the health system continues to expand its focus on core hospital services, such as cardiac care and oncology. Recently, Catholic Health’s St. Francis Heart Center opened at Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre, giving residents of Nassau County’s South Shore access to St. Francis’s renowned surgeons and medical teams close to home. “Our unwavering commitment to providing high quality safe care always placing the patient at the center of everything we do,” said Joe Carofano, Catholic Health’s Senior Vice President for Strategy and Chief Marketing Officer. “We’re a Long Island-based system focused on providing exceptional quality care to Long Islanders with continued growth in ambulatory services. We
continually anticipate the needs of our communities and develop long-lasting relationships.” As a member of the Roswell Park Care Network, one of New York’s premier cancer centers, Catholic Health has strengthened its commitment to providing outstanding cancer care. Oncology services are offered at all six hospitals. Cancer Institutes are available at Good Samaritan Hospital, Mercy Hospital, St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center® and St. Joseph Hospital. Catholic Health is also committed to providing Long Islanders quality care close to home with its growing network of ambulatory services throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties. The new integrated care facilities in Lake Success and West Babylon offer a multitude of services including primary care, cardiology and endocrinology under one roof. These new locations join the St. Francis Ambulatory Center in East Hills and St. Catherine & St. Charles Center for Health & Wellness in Commack in providing a host of medical services outside the hospital setting. “Never losing sight of the changing needs of the residents and
communities of Long Island, and delivering high quality and safe care where and when they need it is what it takes to maintain a leading role in health care on the island,” said Carofano. “What sets us apart is how we deliver care. At Catholic Health, we’re committed to creating outstanding comprehensive care, pairing our remarkable clinical abilities with the emotional support of home.” Additionally, Catholic Health offers CHS eVisit, which provides “virtual appointments” that allows for prompt care from the comfort of home. Using a phone, computer or tablet, CHS eVisit is designed for non-emergency medical issues, follow-up visits and new prescriptions or refills. Connection to CHS eVisit is done easily through a mobile app available for iPhone and Android platforms. Catholic Health is an integrated system encompassing some of the region’s finest health and human services agencies. With nearly 17,400 employees, six acute care hospitals, three nursing homes, a home nursing service, hospice and a network of physician practices, Catholic Health’s high standards have resulted in a 24 percent market share.
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workers and other staff members to use as needed. Tranquility spaces were created at hospitals so staff could rest and temporarily recharge in a serene environment outside the clinical setting. Staff, first responders and community members supported hospital workers with grand clap out events on a regular basis to show appreciation and keep
morale up. Staff were supported by the outpouring of local business that donated an endless stream of lunches and dinners to those working extremely long hours without breaks. “Unlike other employer awards, Glassdoor does not have self-nominations or applications, it relies on reviews from current and past
employees so the process is very transparent,” said Joe Moscola, PA, senior vice president and chief people officer at Northwell Health. Visit www.glassdoor.com/Award/ Best-Places-to-Work-LST_KQ0,19. htm for the complete list of the Glassdoor Best Places to Work winners in 2021. —Submitted by Northwell Health
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orthwell Health has been honored with a first-time Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, ranking 65th among the 100 best companies in the nation to work for in 2021. The Best Places to Work award program is based solely on the voluntary and anonymous input of employees, who provide feedback about their jobs, employer, benefits and work environments on Glassdoor, one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites. To determine winners, Glassdoor evaluates all company reviews shared by employees over the past year. This year, Northwell was recognized as a Best Place to Work among U.S. companies with more than 1,000 employees, with a company rating of 4.3 out of 5, with 5 being the highest score. Employers with at least 75 ratings across eight attributes are considered for the list. Recognizing that well-being is essential, Northwell provided a special bank of time off to frontline
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Metro Therapy Celebrates Greenvale Opening
etro Physical & Aquatic Therapy, a provider of comprehensive therapy and wellness services with locations across Long Island and in Florida, is on the move again, expanding its facilities and rebranding others to reflect its high-end, spa-like facilities. “We have been part of the Roslyn JCC community for more than 20 years,” Metro Physical Therapy CEO Michael Mayrsohn, said. “It was a great experience, but due to Covid-19, increasing patient demand and physician referrals, we needed a standalone space.” The organization recently opened the doors of its new facility located at 50 Glen Cove Rd. in Greenvale. This was a relocation from the previous facility inside the nearby Roslyn JCC. “Our new space affords us the opportunity to serve more patients in the Greenvale community, while also offering the same top-notch facilities and amenities with the addition of parking spaces located right outside the facility.” Metro Physical Therapy will provide
professionals and not assistants. Our goal is to elevate the healthcare experience through a culture of caring, quality, safety, service and innovation.”
its comprehensive physical, occupational and speech therapies, as well as acupuncture, chiropractic, massage and aquatic therapies. Services are provided by experienced, certified manual therapists who provide one-onone therapy services for each patient to facilitate the best outcomes. “We are receiving and want to continue receiving a steady increase in patient referrals from area physicians who recognize the value in one-on-one patient care. In addition, we are treating more than 100 patients in a week and are looking forward to watching that number grow,” Mayrsohn said. “It is a testament to the high-caliber of our medical team and the emphasis we place on quality care. All treatments are performed by experienced healthcare
Visit www.metrophysicaltherapy. com for more information. —Submitted by Metro Physical & Aquatic Therapy
Virtual Thyroid Cancer Support Group ThyCa Long Island, a support group for thyroid cancer survivors will be holding a free virtual meeting on the Zoom platform on Sunday, Feb. 14, from 1 to 3 p.m. ThyCa Long Island is affiliated with ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc.; a nonprofit organization of thyroid cancer survivors, family members and health care professionals. The support group is dedicated to support, education and communication for thyroid cancer survivors, their families and friends. The group also sponsors Thyroid Cancer Awareness
Month, year-round awareness activities, thyroid cancer research fundraising and research grants. At meetings people share thyroid cancer information, their experiences and insights on how they are coping with thyroid cancer. The support group is free and open to any and all survivors and their families and friends. The support group will continue to meet online until the shelter-inplace order has been lifted. Contact Abby Melendez at 516-608-5113 or via e-mail at longisland-ny@thyca. org for further details.
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Clinic is NOW OPEN! With updated safety, screening, cleaning and social distance protocols.
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Nursing Home Staff Keeps Spirits Up During Pandemic
ursing homes in New York have largely not allowed visitation or group activities since March 2020, but recreation staff at some Long Island nursing and rehabilitation centers have had their creativity in overdrive, coming up with a variety of ways to keep residents active and social. Take the across-the-hallway cornhole games at Excel at Woodbury for Rehabilitation and Nursing. In fact, resident Stephen Sorensen still has a pretty good throw from his doorway. Corn hole competitions are held every Wednesday and usually get about a dozen participants. “Keeping our residents socially engaged is so important during this challenging time,” Excel Recreation Director Kim Gioia said. “It’s a good way to combat loneliness and gives everyone something to look forward to.” In addition to socially-distancing corn hole games, residents also play games of bingo and trivia while sitting in their doorway.
Excel resident Stephen Sorenson still has a pretty good throw from his doorway. Corn Hole competitions are held every Wednesday and usually get about a dozen participants.
Josh Kovner, a therapeutic recreation assistant at Excel at Woodbury Rehabilitation and Nursing, brings his guitar to work and enjoys playing for the residents.
Personal and caring services that could be described as “acts of kindness” during these trying times are common. There’s Adelphi student Brianna Paino, who serves as a Concierge at Lynbrook Restorative Therapy and Nursing. Before COVID-19 protocols, the bakery in
the lobby was visited frequently by residents who wanted to get a sweet treat. But now Paino makes the bakery run for residents. Resident roommates Caroline Manna, 97, and Cornelia Mason, 76, look forward to getting their bakery items from Paino but even more, they
look forward to her visits. “It’s a small gesture that I enjoy doing for Mrs. Manor and Mrs. Mason and knowing that they look forward to my visits means so much to me,” said Paino. At Excel, some of the staff members with musical talent give impromptu concerts and the music is played throughout the facility. Josh Kovner, a therapeutic recreation assistant at Excel at Woodbury Rehabilitation and Nursing, brings his guitar to work and enjoys playing for the residents. “With COVID-19 rules still prohibiting visitors from the outside, we are doing all we can to give our residents opportunities for socializing, whether it’s through Facetime calls with families, or phone calls,” Excel Administrator Stacy Altman said. “Our staff goes above and beyond to provide them with whatever they need, whether it’s a cookie or a visit. Human contact at a time like this is as important as food and water.” —Submitted by Woodbury for Rehabilitation and Nursing
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Hepatitis B: Don’t Forget Me In the world of COVID, hepatitis B, a common and potentially deadly virus, should not be forgotten. It can cause both acute and chronic disease. Although not commonly seen, some people with acute hepatitis B may rapidly need to undergo a liver transplant to survive. Hepatitis B is commonly acquired from either sexual contact or through exposure to contaminated body fluids such as blood, saliva, semen, etc. Casual contact does not lead to the spread of hepatitis B.
However, close intimate contact with someone infected with Hepatitis B can lead to disease acquisition. Therefore, it is recommended that all household and close contacts of persons with hepatitis B be given the hepatitis B vaccine. The hepatitis B vaccine is given either in two injections over a two-month period or three injections over a sixmonth period. Once complete, person should be checked for immunity. Once immunity has been achieved, there is lifelong protection against hepatitis B. The incidence of acute hepatitis B has steadily declined in the U.S. likely due to widespread availability of vaccination. Despite this, chronic hepatitis B affects an estimated three to four hundred million people worldwide and more than two million Americans. It is most common in Asian-Americans and African-Americans. The prevalence of hepatitis B is higher in men than in women. Chronic hepatitis B is characterized in the blood by a positive hepatitis B surface antigen and the presence of hepatitis B virus in the blood. This condition is worrisome and people suffering from this virus have an increased chance of developing cirrhosis, liver
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cancer and needing a liver transplantation due to liver failure. Therapy is available for people chronically infected with hepatitis B. Luckily, therapy is not indicated for all patients as the majority of patients will not develop significant progressive disease. A medical professional must determine who is an appropriate candidate for treatment as treatments may be costly and in many cases, is indefinite. Hepatitis B is not a curable disease and therefore the goal of therapy is to slow or prevent the progression of disease. The first approved therapy for hepatitis B was interferon, a naturally occurring substance whose function is to help rid the body of viral infection. Once weekly injections of pegylated
interferon for one year’s duration has been shown to be excellent first line therapy for the treatment of patients with low levels of hepatitis B virus in the blood and high liver enzymes. This therapy also appears to be more effective in the specific types of hepatitis B termed genotype A and B. Unfortunately, this therapy has significant side effects and is not well accepted by patients. Oral medications, such as entecavir and tenofovir, are available for treating hepatitis B. These are once-a-day medications which are well tolerated with minimal side effects. Once started, therapy for hepatitis B is usually lifelong. Therapy has been associated with an improvement in liver fibrosis, regression of cirrhosis and a decreased incidence of liver cancer. Usually, people on hepatitis B therapy need to be followed up with every six months for specific blood tests and abdominal imaging. Current therapies offer promise that we can control this common and deadly disease. There is significant research to develop treatments to cure hepatitis B but real cure is likely many years away from being available.
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NEUROMODULATION: A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE OPTION TO ELIMINATE CHRONIC PAIN & PAIN MEDICATIONS BRIAN J. SNYDER, M.D., F.A.A.N.S., specializes in the surgical treatment of chronic pain. He uses spinal cord stimulation (SCS), dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation, as well as intrathecal pumps and other types of neuromodulation to treat patients with significant chronic pain. Dr. Snyder has extensive experience implanting these devices and is an expert at revision surgery when these same devices produce sub-optimal results. He treats patients who are suffering in pain and not candidates for curative surgery or who have failed surgery. Such conditions include: - Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS) - CRPS/RSD (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) - Headache/Occipital Neuralgia
For more information, or to arrange a consultation with Dr. Snyder, please call (516) 255-9031. Most patients are seen within five business days.
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