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Scholarship fund to kick off at school gala gala on Jan. 28 at Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 1790. The occasion will also serve to unveil the preschool’s nonprofit For over a decade, droves of families have entrusted the scholarship award program, early development and social- the Linnette Y. F ranklynization of their toddlers and Brown Elite Scholarship Foundation, which will ch i l d re n t o T h e grant its inaugural Elite Scholars round of scholarChristian Academy, ships in the form which opened its of financial aid and doors larg ely to mentorship assischildren from tance to three underserved backpromising stugrounds. dents. The Va l l e y “ L i n n e t t e Y. Stream day care Franklyn-Brown is and early childmy late aunt. She hood education passed a few center has prided months ago,” Mills itself on working said. “She was a closely with familicensed practical lies to lay the basic nurse, and she building blocks of PAUlA MIllS loved people and their early learning CEO, loved to give. We and socialization. want to keep her “We desire to Elite Scholars legacy going and create well-rounded Christian Academy also kind of live students by pourout exactly how she ing into them not only academically, but socially, lived out her life.” This year, two college freshemotionally, spiritually,” said CEO Paula Mills, whose team men and alumni of the precurrently hosts 12 children for school program, Angelique Brewington and Qeon Cayenne, children ages one to six. This month, the organiza- are recipients of the “Elite tion will celebrate its 15th anni- Scholarship Award.” Brewingversary during a charity award Continued on page 10
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northwell Health secured its place on the coveted list on Becker’s Hospital Review of ‘Hospitals and health systems with spine and neuroscience programs to know’ for 2023.
LIJVS makes list of nation’s top hospitals for spine surgery By JUAN lASSo jlasso@liherald.com
Last year marked another milestone achievement for the Northwell Health system making the list of 70 hospitals and health systems nationwide to receive national acclaim. Northwell was named to 2023 list of “Hospitals and health systems with spine and neuroscience programs to know” by Becker’s Hospital Review. As to the reason for Northwell earning a spot on the list, the medical industry trade magazine cites the recent inroads made by four Northwell hospitals in achieving rari-
fied distinction in spine surgery. Among those four is Valley Stream’s own Long Island Jewish Valley Stream Hospital. The hospital made g roundbreaking efforts to meet the highest standards of spinal surgery excellence in 2022, earning advanced certification in spine surgery from the Joint Commission, an independent regulatory organization that sets standards for healthcare programs in the United States. It also became the first in the nation to rack up certifications for advanced total hip and knee replacement, total shoulder replacement, total ankle replacement, and hip fracture care surgeries all in the same year. Continued on page 16
’ve striven to be consistent in these students’ lives . . . for as long as they want me to, every step of the way.