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New hospital center focuses on caregivers entrance, was part of a larger $750,000, 2,600-square-foot project, which also includes a renoHospital patients are often vated lobby, reception area, gift not the only ones who need sup- shop and café. The center proport — many times vides emotional and their caregivers do, psychosocial suptoo. To help provide port, as well as a for their emotional place for caregivers needs, Northwell to take a break, Glen Cove Hospital whether their loved opened a new Careones are at the hosgiver Center for pital or in the compatients’ families on munity. Volunteer Oct. 5. coaches throughout Glen Cove Hospithe hospital help tal Executive Direcidentify caregivers tor Kerri Scanlon who need support. advocated for the Social workers staff center and said she the center. is happy to see it “Being a caregivopen. The center, er is stressful on a she noted, is availg o o d d ay, ” s a i d able to caregivers of Susan Rassekh, the t h o s e r e c e iv i n g SuSAN hospital’s director inpatient or ambula- rASSekH of patient and custory-care services, tomer experience, as well as hospital Director of patient “but when the loved staffers, patients, and customer one is in the hospivisitors and commu- experience, tal on top of it, and nity members. you’re trying to live Glen Cove Hospital “We’re looking your life outside of forward to seeing here while still takthis center be a destination that ing care of that person, there’s can help provide resources,” a lot more to it. The level of Scanlon said. stress increases exponentially.” The Caregiver Center, near the hospital’s first-floor main Continued on page 5
by Jill NoSSA
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Abracadabra! Oyster Bay Day was fun for all ages. While the adults spoke to small-business owners, Denise Trezza, right, helped Ava Staudt, 7, “release the fairies.” More photos, Page 8.
Curran’s veto of first-responder bill may stand in Legislature by lAurA lANe and ANNeMArie DurkiN llane@liherald.com, adurkin@liherald.com
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran vetoed a bill on Sept. 27 introduced by Legislator Josh Lafazan, an independent, that would change the way first responders — including police — could sue people in civil court who harass or injure them.
The Legislature has 30 days to schedule a vote to override Curran’s veto, which requires 13 votes. Republicans currently hold an 11-8 majority. First responders were given the right to sue civilly by state legislation in 1996, and they were included in the county’s Human Rights Law in 2019. Lafazan’s bill, which was introduced this year, would require the county
attorney to approve of a first responder’s lawsuit before it could be filed, and would limit monetary rewards, which are currently open-ended, to a maximum of $25,000 per violation, or $50,000 if the act is committed during a riot. “Because of the 13-vote threshold needed to override a veto by the county executive, the Continued on page 7
hat we’re really doing is shining a light on the fact that you are a caregiver, and you need to also have some self-care.