MEDIA ADVISORY—NUMC, FIRST HOSPITAL ON LONG ISLAND, TO ADOPT DEIRDRE IMUS ‘ AWARD-WINNING GREENING THE CLEANING®” PROGRAM

PRESS CONTACT:
Shelley Lotenberg
shelley@numc.edu
516-572-6055                                                        

—MEDIA ADVISORY—

NUMC, FIRST HOSPITAL ON LONG ISLAND, TO ADOPT
DEIRDRE IMUS ‘ AWARD-WINNING GREENING THE CLEANING®” PROGRAM
 
East Meadow, NY  Author and children’s health advocate Deirdre Imus will join Arthur A. Gianelli, President/CEO of the NuHealth System, in launching the Greening the Cleaning® program at the Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC).   The program aims to eliminate toxins and help create a more healing environment for patients, staff and the Long Island community.   
 
NUMC becomes the first hospital on Long Island to adopt the award-winning program, which was developed by The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology® at Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, N.J.
 
WHEN: Thursday, January 21, 2010 — 10:30 AM
WHERE: Nassau University Medical Center Auditorium
  Carman Avenue (main entrance)
  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 University 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.

For more information about NuHealth or its Centers of Care, visit www.nuhealth.net.