NUMC’S DR. POLITI TO BE HONORED AT ROTACARE’S 22 ANNUAL CAREGIVERS’ BALL

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

President/CEO                                                                                                                              Chairman Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 10, 2016

PRESS CONTACT:

Shelley Lotenberg

shelley@numc.edu

516-572-6055

East Meadow, NY………NUMC officials are pleased to announce that Dr. Victor F. Politi, NuHealth/NUMC’s President/CEO, along with Gerard C. Keegan, Dr. Drew Bogner and Senator Kemp Hannon, will be honored at this year’s Rotacare 22nd Caregivers’ Ball. The event will be held on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 6pm at the Cherry Valley Country Club in Garden City.

“For 22 years, RotaCare has served to make Long Island’s poorest families stronger and healthier by assisting with healthcare challenges. The approach of providing primary care to prevent complications, which may require hospitalization and costlier care, has successfully kept patients out of the hospital, minimized use of the ER, and has enhanced medication and treatment compliance. Through generous support and partnership, RotaCare has created a space where people in need can access healthcare in a dignified and respectful setting. This makes a big difference, not only for RotaCare patients, but for the overall health of our communities,” says RotaCare Board President, Dr. Kathleen Lamaute.

Receiving this year’s Distinguished Leader Excellence Award is, Gerard C. Keegan, Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Astoria Financial Corporation and Astoria Bank.

The Distinguished Community Service Award will go to Victor F. Politi, MD, FACP, FACEP, President and Chief Executive Officer, NuHealth System/NUMC.  Says Dr. Politi, “I am humbled to be honored by RotaCare and look forward to continuing to support an organization so dedicated to addressing the health care needs of uninsured and vulnerable residents of Nassau County.”

Senator Kemp Hannon will be honored with The Humanitarian Service Award. The Paul Harris Award will be given to Drew Bogner, Ph.D., and President of Molloy College.

RotaCare began in 1992 by members of the Mineola-Garden City Rotary Club to address the needs of the uninsured in Nassau County.  It began very simply when a group of concerned volunteers at the Mary Brennan INN soup kitchen in Hempstead, New York recognized that many of the medical needs of the clients they served were not being adequately met by the healthcare system.  They responded through the collaborative efforts of the Rotary Club, local healthcare professionals, local residents and Mercy Hospital by operating a weekly “MASH” unit at the soup kitchen.  And, RotaCare was born. Space soon became inadequate and in January 2000, RotaCare moved to its own facility in Uniondale.  A staff of volunteer doctors, nurses, support staff and translators give selflessly of their time and talent.

For more information about RotaCare’s 22nd Annual Caregivers’ Ball, including event tickets, sponsorship opportunities and journal ads, please call Legendary Events at (516) 222-0550 or email Tracey Gittere at tgittere@legendaryevents.net.

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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