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COVID-19: Hospital For Special Surgery Opens Five Urgent Care Centers As ER Alternative COVID-19: Hospital For Special Surgery Opens Five Urgent Care Centers As ER Alternative
Covid-19: Hospital For Special Surgery Opens Five Urgent Care Centers As ER Alternative The New York-based Hospital for Special Surgery is opening up urgent care centers as emergency rooms for “serious orthopedic injuries" that require immediate medical attention. The HSS Urgent Ortho Care facilities will be opened in Manhattan, Nassau County, Stamford, and in Paramus, New Jersey. Louis Shapiro, the CEO of HSS, said that it “has the expertise and resources to provide urgent orthopedic care at the new centers, including x-ray and MRI imaging to diagnose injuries,” during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “Right now, hospital emergency rooms need to focus their resourc…

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Sandra Papone, Longtime Resident Of Greenwich, Chaired Alzheimers Gala, Dies Sandra Papone, Longtime Resident Of Greenwich, Chaired Alzheimers Gala, Dies
Sandra Papone, Longtime Resident Of Greenwich, Chaired Alzheimers Gala, Dies A Greenwich resident of 50 years, Sandra Papone, who was chair of Alzheimer's Society galas, died Saturday, Aug. 24 of heart failure. She was 87. She was born on July 6, 1932, in New York City.  Papone is survived by her husband Aldo Papone, her daughter, Renata Papone-Lally, and her son-in-law Christopher Lally.  Her "greatest joy" were her grandchildren, Gregory and Alexandra. "Sandra would light up the minute they walked into the room," said the obituary. Working in Manhattan at a small Italian clothing boutique called Barra of Italy on Park Avenue in the early '50s, she met …

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Social Worker From Fairfield Wins Distinguished Educator Award Social Worker From Fairfield Wins Distinguished Educator Award
Social Worker From Fairfield Wins Distinguished Educator Award A prominent social worker from Fairfield County has been celebrated for her work in educating both her students and patients. Fairfield resident Jillian Rose, the director of Community Engagement, Diversity and Research at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City, has received the Distinguished Educator Award from the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ARHP).  The award honors an ARHP member "who has demonstrated sustained excellence in the teaching of patients and students/trainees, including health professional students, medical students, residents, graduate…

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HSS Director Of Community Engagement Honored By National Rheumatology Association HSS Director Of Community Engagement Honored By National Rheumatology Association
HSS Director Of Community Engagement Honored By National Rheumatology Association Fairfield’s Jillian Rose, LCSW, MPH, was honored by the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ARHP), receiving the Distinguished Educator Award during the American College of Rheumatology/ARHP annual meeting in October. Rose, originally from Guyana, has been with the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) since 2005 and has long been recognized by her colleagues as an innovative thought leader, talented educator and compassionate individual. She currently serves as the Director of Community Engagement, Diversity, and Research for HSS in New York City. The award honors an ARHP member…

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