LONG ISLAND MEDICAL FOUNDATION TO HOST “HEROES IN HEALTH CARE 2008 GALA” ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2008 AT 6:30 PM AT THE CRADLE OF AVIATION MUSEUM

September 26, 2008

Contact: 
Shelley Lotenberg
(516) 572-6055
shelley@numc.edu
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

LONG ISLAND MEDICAL FOUNDATION TO HOST “HEROES IN HEALTH CARE 2008 GALA” ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2008 AT 6:30 PM AT THE CRADLE OF AVIATION MUSEUM,
WITH GALA PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT NUMC’S ZAKI HOSSAIN CENTER FOR HYPERTENSION, DIABETES AND VASCULAR DISEASE

FUNDRAISER HONORING THE HONORABLE DEAN G. SKELOS, MAJORITY LEADER, NEW YORK STATE SENATE, LAWRENCE G. SMITH, MD, NORTH SHORE-LIJ CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, DEAN-HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, S. ZAKI HOSSAIN, PRESIDENT, MODERN PACKAGING & BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LONG ISLAND MEDICAL FOUNDATION, DIANA COLEMAN, VICE CHAIR, NASSAU COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH, FOR THEIR COMMITMENT AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SUCCESS OF THE NHCC AND IN HELPING ENSURE ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR ALL

East Meadow, NY…..The Long Island Medical Foundation, the fundraising arm of the Nassau Health Care Corporation, announced that it will hold its “Heroes in Health Care 2008 Gala” on Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 6:30 PM at the Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, Long Island, co-chaired by Arthur A. Gianelli, President/ CEO of the Nassau Health Care Corporation and John T. O’Connell, executive director of the Long Island Medical Foundation.
“I am delighted to be co-chairing the “Heroes in Health Care 2008 Gala” and urge friends of the NHCC to support this worthwhile fundraiser to benefit the NUMC  Zaki Hossain Center for Hypertension, Diabetes and Vascular Disease.  Our committee is working diligently to ensure an evening of great fun, a superb reception and special entertainment,” said Mr. Gianelli.
            
This year, the gala committee has selected four outstanding supporters of the NHCC as honorees in recognition of their continued commitment and contributions to the success of Nassau’s only public health care system:

• The Honorable Dean G. Skelos, Majority Leader, New York State Senate
• Lawrence G. Smith, MD, North Shore, LIJ, Chief Medical Officer and Dean Hofstra University School of Medicine
• S. Zaki Hossain, President, Modern Packing & Board of Directors Long Island Medical Foundation
• Diane Coleman, Vice Chair, Nassau County Board of Health

“The honorees, selected by the Gala Committee, have helped the NHCC advance its initiatives, benefiting patients and residents of Nassau County, and have helped ensure access to quality health care to all regardless of ability to pay,” stated Arthur A.Gianelli, president/CEO of the NHCC.  “The mission of the Zaki Hossain Center for Hypertension, Diabetes and Vascular Disease (ZHCHDVD) is to advance the care of Nassau County residents, particularly the medically underserved and uninsured, that suffer from the intertwined epidemics of hypertension, diabetes and vascular disease that exist in our communities.  This will be done through a combination of outreach education and clinical care.”

NHCC operates the Nassau University Medical Center a 530-bed tertiary care teaching hospital; the A. Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility, a 589-bed skilled nursing facility; six diagnostic and treatment centers, and a school-based clinic.  It is the safety-net health care system +in Nassau County.

Tickets are $250 per person, with sponsorship packages and advertising opportunities available.  To reserve tickets or for additional information, please call Legendary Events, at 516-222-0550, extension 127 or the Public Affairs Department of Nassau University Medical Center at 516-572-6055.

Photo taken at the recent kick-off party includes from left to right:

Jack O’Connell, Executive Director, LI Medical Foundation
Arthur A. Gianelli, President/CEO, NHCC
S. Zaki Hossain, Honoree
Diana Coleman, Honoree
Norma Gonsalves, NC Legislator