NUMC DOCTORS AND NURSES WHO SAVED SEVERELY BURNED 7 YEAR OLD CHILD FROM FIRE AT HER LI HOME TO BE HONORED BY FAMILY

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

President/CEO                                                                              Chairman Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 14, 2016

PRESS CONTACT:

Shelley Lotenberg

shelley@numc.edu

516-572-6055

Child Who Suffered Life -Threatening Third and Fourth
Degree Burns Over Half Her Body Will Join Family in Thanking
Life-Saving Doctors and Nurses
East Meadow, NY…… Nassau University Medical Center President / CEO Dr. Victor Politi will be joined by fire officials, family members and the 7-year-old girl who suffered life-threatening third and fourth degree burns over half of her body tomorrow, Tuesday November 15th at 11 AM at Nassau University Medical Center (6th Floor) to directly thank the life-saving doctors and nurses who treated her.

The girl was transported to Nassau University Medical Center by helicopter on Easter Sunday and was treated around-the-clock for about 82 days by a team of burn doctors, pediatric intensive care unit physicians and nurses.

Nassau University Medical Center receives more than 50 percent of the area’s most critically injured patients, as well as those with serious acute medical problems via ambulance and helicopter. NUMC is also home to a 12,000-square-foot burn center that is one of the best-staffed, most technologically advanced facilities in the United States.  There, specialized surgeons and nurses use sophisticated equipment designed to ease patients’ excruciating pain, fend off complications and promote healing.

WHEN: Tuesday, November 15 at 11AM

WHERE: Nassau University Medical Center
Firefighters Burn Center (6th Floor)
2201 Hempstead Turnpike
East Meadow, NY 11554

ABOUT NUHEALTH
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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