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33-Year-Old Critically Injured In Crash Near Shopping Plaza On Long Island 33-Year-Old Critically Injured In Crash Near Shopping Plaza On Long Island
33-Year-Old Critically Injured In Crash Near Shopping Plaza On Long Island One person suffered severe injuries in an overnight crash in front of a Long Island shopping center. It happened just before 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, in Miller Place. A 33-year-old Selden man was operating a 2016 Suzuki westbound on Route 25A at 6:55 p.m. when the motorcycle struck the rear of an eastbound 2023 Chevrolet Traverse attempting to turn left into the Miller Place Plaza, located at 451 Route 25A, according to Suffolk County Police. The motorcyclist was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital in critical condition.  The driver of the Chevrolet, a 50-year-ol…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Perfect Health: 8 Long Island Hospitals Receive ‘A’ For Patient Safety Perfect Health: 8 Long Island Hospitals Receive ‘A’ For Patient Safety
Perfect Health: 8 Long Island 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
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Nabbed For Two Carjackings, One Attempted Theft, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed For Two Carjackings, One Attempted Theft, Police Say
Long Island Man Nabbed For Two Carjackings, One Attempted Theft, Police Say A Long Island man has been arrested for allegedly carjacking two vehicles and attempting to steal another while wearing only shorts and high on a hallucinogen. The incident began around 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 5, in Suffolk County when a woman called the Riverhead Police to report that a man had just attempted to carjack her vehicle, said Detective Michael Schmidt of the Riverhead Police.  According to Schmidt, a 67-year-od woman called 911 to report that a Hispanic man had just attempted to forcibly remove her from her vehicle in the TJ Maxx shopping Plaza located on Route…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Missing Long Island Woman Found Missing Long Island Woman Found
Missing Long Island Woman Found Update: A 29-year-old Long Island woman who went missing has been located. Julie Nicholson had last been seen at Mather Hospital in the village of Port Jefferson at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 8.  On Sunday, May 9, Suffolk County Police she had been found, unharmed. Original report: A 29-year-old Long Island woman has gone missing and authorities are asking the public's help in locating her. Julie Nicholson is a vulnerable adult with autism and may be in need of medical attention, authorities say.  She was last seen at Mather Hospital in the village of Port Jefferson at 7…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Missing Long Island Woman Found Missing Long Island Woman Found
Missing Long Island Woman Found Update: A 29-year-old Long Island woman who went missing has been located. Julie Nicholson had last been seen at Mather Hospital in the village of Port Jefferson at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 8.  On Sunday, May 9, Suffolk County Police she had been found, unharmed. Original report: A 29-year-old Long Island woman has gone missing and authorities are asking the public's help in locating her. Julie Nicholson is a vulnerable adult with autism and may be in need of medical attention, authorities say.  She was last seen at Mather Hospital in the village of Port Jefferson at 7…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Workers Overcome By Carbon Monoxide At Long Island Construction Site Workers Overcome By Carbon Monoxide At Long Island Construction Site
Workers Overcome By Carbon Monoxide At Long Island Construction Site Two construction employees were overcome by carbon monoxide while working at a home on Long Island. The incident took place around 5 p.m., Thursday, April 15, when Southampton Police received a call regarding an unconscious man at a residence on Bay Avenue North, in Hampton Bays, said Southampton Police Lt. Susan Ralph. Responding officers found one person unconscious inside the residence and one semi-conscious person inside a vehicle outside, Ralph said. The residence was under construction and the two workers apparently had been working inside with a piece of equipment without …

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by Kathy Reakes
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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
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Northwell Gets State Approval To Open Four Cardiac Catheterization Labs Northwell Gets State Approval To Open Four Cardiac Catheterization Labs
Northwell Gets State Approval To Open Four Cardiac Catheterization Labs Three Northwell Health facilities have received approval from the state to establish cardiac catheterization labs, expanding access to critical cardiology services in the region. The facilities are Lenox Health Greenwich Village, Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson and Plainview Hospital. In addition to Lenox Health, Mather and Plainview programs, the New York State Health and Health Planning Counci authorized Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco to open a cath lab in December.  Cath labs specialize in using X-ray guided catheters help open blockages in coronary arteries or repa…

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