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Vol. 57 No. 4
JANUARY 20 - 26, 2022
O’side battles over Sunrise variances By Tom CARRozzA tcarrozza@liherald.com
Tom Carrozza/Herald
ANDY ENgliSh, pRoJECT manager at ECA Architects, presented mock-ups of the Sunrise Assisted Living building proposed for Oceanside.
Hempstead Town Hall was the site of a three-hour battle on Jan. 12 over variances sought for a proposed three-story Sunrise Senior Living facility at Atlantic and Terrell avenues in Oceanside. Attorneys and zoning experts from both sides made their cases to the Hempstead Board of Zoning Appeals for an hour and a half each. The BZA did not reach a decision that night. Elisabetta Coschignano, Sunrise Senior Living’s legal
representative and a partner at the Uniondale-based firm SW/ SahnWard PLLC, and a team of experts in real estate, engineering, architecture, traffic and parking made the case for the residential building’s variances. If approved, a retaining wall with a fence varying in height from six to eight feet, two ninefoot-tall arbors, three detached monument signs and a pergola would be installed at the site. “If approved, this facility will serve the needs of the aging population in the Oceanside community with the abiliContinued on page 14
Mount Sinai South Nassau names chief medical officer By Tom CARRozzA tcarrozza@liherld.com
Courtesy Mount Sinai South Nassau
DR. AlAN WoNg took over as Mount Sinai’s chief medical officer last Friday, succeeding Dr. Adhi Sharma, who was named the hospital’s new president in September.
Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital, in Oceanside, has named Dr. Alan Wong, a healthcare quality and patient safety administrator, as chief medical officer and senior vice president for medical affairs, to help oversee ongoing efforts to combat Covid-19 and chart a course for post-pandemic initiatives. Wong succeeds Dr. Adhi Sharma, who was named the hospital’s new president last September. “Dr. Wong is highly regarded for his clinical acumen, strategic leadership and collegial
approach,” Sharma said. “I am confident he will fit in well to our team and help move us forward to better serve the community.” In his new post, Wong will oversee all operations related to all medical care at MSSN. He also will act as the intermediary between medical staff and the hospital administration and board of directors. And he will oversee strategic planning and monitor the effectiveness of management practices and productivity indicators. “This is an exciting time to be at Mount Sinai South Nassau,” Wong, 47, said. “The hospital is expanding its services and
becoming the dominant provider of acute and specialty care on the South Shore. The ongoing partnership with the Mount Sinai Health System also makes it the right place to be. I am looking forward to helping Dr. Sharma and his team grow the scope of services we can provide.” Wong’s pursuit of a medical career began when he was a stu-
dent at the Bronx High School of Science. There, he developed a curiosity and passion for medical science, biology and human anatomy, and served as a research volunteer at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. Wong maintains board certification in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, critical care, Continued on page 14