NUMC SPREADS CHEER TO PEDIATRIC PATIENTS IN SUPPORT OF RED NOSE DAY MAY 25 TO HELP END CHILD POVERTY

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

President/CEO                                                                              Chairman Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 24, 2017

PRESS CONTACT:

Shelley Lotenberg

shelley@numc.edu

516-572-6055

East Meadow, NY………Victor F. Politi, MD, FACP, FACEP, NuHealth/NUMC’s President/CEO, announces that pediatric patients at Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC) will get a big Red Nose along with compassionate care on Thursday, May 25 at 9:30AM in the pediatric division of the NUMC Primary Care Center. In support of the annual Red Nose Day campaign to end child poverty, the NuHealth NUMC Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) and Nassau Health Care Foundation (NHCF) teams have donated 500 Red Noses to NUMC’s youngest visitors.

Red Nose Day was founded in 1988 in the U.K. by the non-profit organization Comic Relief Inc. and has raised over $1 billion globally. The U.S. Red Nose Day, launched in 2015 with Walgreens as the exclusive retailer, has provided more than $60 million to keep children in need safe, healthy and educated.

NUMC DSRIP and NHCF will distribute the red noses in the new NUMC Primary Care Center. This state-of-the-art comprehensive medical facility offers a private office model focusing on Women’s Health, Pediatric and Adolescent Health, and Adult Medicine. The Primary Care Center provides urgent as well as specialty care by board-certified physicians, bilingual patient navigators, and easy access to laboratory and radiological services.

“Red Nose Day is one of many NUMC DSRIP programs that educate residents of all ages about the importance of preventive and primary care,” said Dr. Politi. “The NUMC DSRIP team helps connect patients with the appropriate support including skilled NUMC physicians, patient coaches and other clinical resources.”

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 Northwell Health, NuHealth is working to make good care more affordable and easier to access.

About Red Nose Day

The U.S. Red Nose Day campaign will culminate in a celebrity-filled special starting at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. Beneficiaries of the Red Nose Day Fund include the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, which provides safe places for children to learn and play after school; Children’s Health Fund, which brings essential medical services to underserved children; hunger relief organization Feeding America; Save the Children, which provides critical early childhood programs, as well as charity: water; Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; National Council of La Raza; and The Global Fund.

About Walgreens

Walgreens, one of the nation’s largest drugstore chains, is included in the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA), the first global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise. For more information on Red Nose Day and how to get involved, visit Walgreens.com/RedNoseDay and Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.