NEW YORK STATE AND NUMC TO UNVEIL ”NEW LOOK” FOR 3D BREAST CANCER DETECTION VEHICLE TODAY

Victor F. Politi, MD, FACP, FACEP                                                                                               Michael B. Mirotznik, Esq.,

President/CEO                                                                                                                              Chairman Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 23, 2016

PRESS CONTACT:

Shelley Lotenberg

shelley@numc.edu

516-572-6055

East Meadow, NY (August 23, 2016) – New York State Senator Kemp Hannon-Chair of Health Committee and Nassau University Medical Center President and CEO, Dr. Victor F. Politi will join breast cancer survivor and President of  LI Breast Cancer Coalition 1 in 9, Geri Barish in unveiling the ”new look” of New York State’s only state-of-the-art 3D Mammography Mobile Breast Cancer Clinic at a ceremony being held Tuesday (Today) Aug 23 at 10:30 AM at Nassau University Medical Center at 2201 Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow, NY.  The vehicle now has large pink ribbons with dark blue paint to symbolize the fight against breast cancer.

Nassau University Medical Center is going the extra mile to make sure women on Long Island and New York have access to state-of-the-art screening mammograms in 3D, having screened over one thousand women last year with a grant to screen uninsured women.

Offering the latest technology and state of the art in breast cancer detection, the three-dimensional breast tomosynthesis is the most effective imaging procedure when performing a mammography.  Proven to find cancers earlier, the 3D mammogram oftentimes cuts the number of call backs for the patients because it is more efficient at the way its imaging program works. It has traveled through over 100 communities in Nassau County last year.

WHEN:     Today, Tuesday, August 23, 2016

10:30 AM

WHERE:   Nassau University Medical Center

2201 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY 11554

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NuHealth is a Long Island health care organization delivering essential medical care and disease and lifestyle management to everyone at every stage of life.  Also known as Nassau Health Care Corporation, NuHealth is a public benefit corporation managing the operations of Nassau Medical Center, A. Holly Patterson Extended Care and a network of Family Health Centers that bring primary and specialty care out into the community.  By emphasizing wellness, cultural sensitivity and collaborative efforts with the North Shore-LIJ Health System, NuHealth is working to make good care more affordable and easier to access.

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