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Perfect Health: 4 Nassau Hospitals Receive ‘A’ For Patient Safety Perfect Health: 4 Nassau Hospitals Receive ‘A’ For Patient Safety
Perfect Health: 4 Nassau Hospitals Receive ‘A’ For Patient Safety The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 30 evidence-based measures to grant hospitals a grade on a scale of A to F. Eight Long Island hospitals were awarded the highest grade for patient safety, according to the Leapfrog Hospital 2023 Spring Grade released on Wednesday, May 3. Using 30 evidence-based patient safety measures, The Leapfrog Group evaluates and assigns grades to nearly 3,000 acute-care hospitals around the country. A grade report is released twice annually. The perfect-grade hospitals are: Huntington Hospital Mather Hospital North Shore University Hospital Peconic Bay M…

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by Sophie Grieser
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LI Man Arraigned For Fatal Shooting Of Ex-Girlfriend At Northwell Building In New Hyde Park LI Man Arraigned For Fatal Shooting Of Ex-Girlfriend At Northwell Building In New Hyde Park
LI Man Arraigned For Fatal Shooting Of Ex-Girlfriend At Northwell Building In New Hyde Park A Long Island man has been charged with murder for allegedly shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend, authorities announced. Amelia Laguerre, age 33, of Queens, was found shot and killed on Thursday, March 31 was found shot in the underground parking garage of the Northwell Health office building where she worked on Marcus Avenue in New Hyde Park. The investigation by the Nassau County Police Department determined that Laguerre’s ex-boyfriend, 30-year-old Bay Shore resident Quay Sean Hines - also known as Quay-Sean Renard Hines - allegedly tracked her down in the garage with a loaded gun and…

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by Zak Failla
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North Shore University Hospital Unveils $325M Surgical Pavilion In Nassau North Shore University Hospital Unveils $325M Surgical Pavilion In Nassau
North Shore University Hospital Unveils $325M Surgical Pavilion In Nassau After more than a decade of planning, North Shore University Hospital unveiled its new $325 million surgical pavilion. On Thursday, May 20, 13 months into construction, officials held a steel beam topping off ceremony at the Petrocelli Advanced Surgical Pavilion at the hospital, signaling Northwell Health’s “ongoing commitment to deliver quality, state-of-the-art care to the region. Local officials were on hand on Thursday morning to sign the beam and watch as it was hoisted in place atop the seven-story 280,000-square-foot building. 
“The Petrocelli Advanced Surgical Pavilion represents …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Here's How Many Long Island Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot COVID-19: Here's How Many Long Island Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot
Covid-19: Here's How Many Long Island Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot More than 50 percent of the hospital workers on Long Island who are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine have done so, though the region is lagging behind others across the state. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that 60 percent of hospital workers on Long Island have received the COVID-19 vaccine, while statewide, a total of 60.8 percent of medical professionals have been vaccinated. Cuomo also made note that vaccination performance is uneven by region, with Long Island hospitals having used 78 percent of the doses allocated to them, with only New York City (60 percent), Finger Lakes (7…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Baby New Year: Northwell’s Katz Women’s Hospital Welcomes Its First Long Island Newborn Of 2021 Baby New Year: Northwell’s Katz Women’s Hospital Welcomes Its First Long Island Newborn Of 2021
Baby New Year: Northwell’s Katz Women’s Hospital Welcomes Its First Long Island Newborn Of 2021 Northwell Health’s Katz Women’s Hospital welcomed its first Long Island baby of the New Year at 1:38 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 1. First-time parents Kathleen and Jerry Serafin of Dix Hills named the boy Tyler James. Born at Northwell’s Katz Women’s Hospital at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, Tyler weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces, and measured 18 inches. Staff in the hospital’s labor and delivery unit helped the brand-new parents celebrate by donning party hats and gifting their newborn with original onesie pajamas inscribed with “NSUH First Baby of the New Year.”  …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Four Northwell Hospitals Rated Among Nation’s Best By US News & World Report Four Northwell Hospitals Rated Among Nation’s Best By US News & World Report
Four Northwell Hospitals Rated Among Nation’s Best By US News & World Report Some Long Island and New York City hospitals ranked among the nation’s best, according to a new report. Four Northwell Health hospitals made it in on the top 50 list of adult medical specialties according to the US News and World Report’s “Best Hospital” rankings. Of the four, three - North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park and Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan – rate among the top 10 hospitals in the New York metropolitan area. North Shore University Hospital was ranked fourth in the metro area and ranked as Long Island’s top hospita…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
COVID-19: Noted Sports Photographer Anthony Causi Dies In Nassau At 48 COVID-19: Noted Sports Photographer Anthony Causi Dies In Nassau At 48
Covid-19: Noted Sports Photographer Anthony Causi Dies In Nassau At 48 Anthony Causi, a prominent and popular sports photographer, died from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Causi, a Pace University graduate who worked for the New York Post, died on Sunday, April 12 at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, the paper announced. He was 48. A Brooklyn native, Causi joined The Post in 1994, working his way up from a photo messenger to a full-time photojournalist. During his career, he covered the Yankees, Mets, Giants, Jets, Knicks, Rangers and more for The Post. Causi was remembered by Yankee legend Derek Jeter on social media. “Anthony was an amazingl…

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by Zak Failla
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Northwell Health Performs Long Island’s First Liver Transplant Northwell Health Performs Long Island’s First Liver Transplant
Northwell Health Performs Long Island’s First Liver Transplant A surgical team with the Sandra Atlas Bass Center for Liver Diseases at North Shore University Hospital has performed Long Island’s first liver transplant, Northwell Health announced. Carlos Rosales, 42, of Brentwood, underwent a complex 11-hour transplant surgery on Wednesday, Dec. 4, after spending three months on a waiting list for a liver, which he received from a 19-year-old deceased donor, hospital officials said. According to doctors, Rosales would have most likely died if not for the transplant. “I honestly believe Mr. Rosales would not have survived the week without this incredibl…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Nassau Community College Student Fatally Shot, Body Reportedly Dumped In Queens Neighborhood Nassau Community College Student Fatally Shot, Body Reportedly Dumped In Queens Neighborhood
Nassau Community College Student Fatally Shot, Body Reportedly Dumped In Queens Neighborhood A Nassau Community College student was found shot to death just a block from his Queens home. New York City Police said Jay Patel was found by police around 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, after receiving a 911 call for an unconscious man in front of a building on 268th Street. Upon arrival, officers discovered a 19-year-old man, later identified as Patel, with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, the NYPD said. EMS responded and transported Patel to North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, where he was pronounced dead. Multiple reports said police believe the murder may have taken place in ano…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Long Island Man To Head Northern Westchester Hospital As CEO Long Island Man To Head Northern Westchester Hospital As CEO
Long Island Man To Head Northern Westchester Hospital As CEO A Long Island man who has been helping run Northwell Health’s North Shore University in Manhasset has been named as the new executive director of Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco. Greenlawn resident Derek Anderson was chosen as the successor to Northern Westchester Hospital’s President and CEO Joel Seligman, a Pound Ridge resident who will be retiring at the end of the year after nearly two decades at the helm. Anderson, 36, is scheduled to join the hospital after Labor Day, and Seligman is expected to help ease him into the job before his retirement takes effect. Before being …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Video: Trapped Woman, Six Others Rescued From Capsized Boat On Long Island Sound Video: Trapped Woman, Six Others Rescued From Capsized Boat On Long Island Sound
Video: Trapped Woman, Six Others Rescued From Capsized Boat On Long Island Sound First responders saved seven passengers who were in a boat that capsized on the Long Island, including one woman who was trapped under the vessel and tangled in fishing gear. Police released a video showing the daring rescue on Sunday, June 9, which shows the divers who were deployed from a helicopter and found a female victim in an air pocket under the boat. Video of the interaction can be found here. "Great job by #NYPD Aviation & #SCUBA rescuing a victim trapped under a capsized boat in the Long Island Sound," the NYPD posted on Twitter. "The divers deployed from the helicopter and …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In Northern State Parkway Crash Woman Killed In Northern State Parkway Crash
Woman Killed In Northern State Parkway Crash A 25-year-old woman was killed when she was ejected from a motorcycle during a crash on the Northern State Parkway. Passenger Carina J. Castro Perez, 25, of Westbury, was killed around 8:44 p.m., Tuesday, April 23, east of Exit 26N in the town of North Hempstead, said New York State Trooper Daniel Ahlgrim.  A preliminary investigation revealed that the collision occurred when a 2006 Suzuki motorcycle traveling eastbound in the left lane, lost control and struck the center median, he said.  The impact caused the ejection of both riders. Perez was taken to North Shore University Ho…

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by Kathy Reakes