PRESS ADVISORY

WHAT:Opening of the essential and much needed additional thirty-five bed inpatient psychiatric unit for residents of Long Island, for a total of 183 psychiatric and chemical dependency beds, the third of three new behavioral health units to open at NUMC, the most active provider of comprehensive behavioral health services on LI. Following the opening, a special grand rounds lecture by NYS Commissioner of Mental Health, Michael F. Hogan, PhD., will take place at 1:30 PM in the NUMC amphitheatre.

WHO:Arthur A. Gianelli, President/CEO, Nassau Health Care Corporation
NHCC Board of Directors, State and County Officials
Nyapati R. Rao, MD, MS, Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Michael F. Hogan, PhD, Commissioner of NYS Office of Mental Health

WHEN:Wednesday, November 7th, 2007 at 12 Noon
WHERE:Nassau University Medical Center 12th Floor

WHY:This vital initiative, financially important for the Nassau Health Care Corporation and capitalizing on its strengths and its emphasis on quality improvement, treats patients who are suffering from emotional and/or behavioral problems, especially if the problems have not responded to outpatient interventions and require inpatient psychiatric services for their management.