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NUHEALTH CLINICAL TEAM PROVIDES HEALTH INFORMATION TO RESIDENTS OF MAGNOLIA GARDENS SENIOR HOUSING COMPLEX


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 18, 2012

 

PRESS CONTACT:

Shelley Lotenberg

shelley@numc.edu

516-572-6055

 

NUHEALTH CLINICAL TEAM PROVIDES HEALTH INFORMATION TO RESIDENTS OF MAGNOLIA GARDENS SENIOR HOUSING COMPLEX

 

 

East Meadow, NY……..Nassau University Medical Center staff visited with Magnolia Gardens in New Cassel, a Town of North Hempstead’s senior citizen residence, to provide information about the services provided at the hospital and its family health centers in Nassau County.

 

The presenters highlighted preventive health care programs, cardiac care services, as well as physical rehabilitation services. Magnolia Garden residents were invited to tour and access services that were provided at the Westbury/New Cassel Family Health Center, located a few blocks away from their home. The NuHealth team was also joined by Dermot Kelly, Executive Director Town of North Hempstead Community Development Agency, Henry Cunningham from the Nu-Cassel Pharmacy as well as representatives from North Hempstead Project Outreach.

 

Healthfirst sponsored the informational event.

 

 

Photo left to right:  Alex Vidal, MD, Julie Harnisher, Jaime Huete, Patricia Gargallo, Art Cusack, Lorinda Bauer, Lynn Weiss, MD, Christine Brown, MD, Diane Cohen, Lee Raifman.

 

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.

 

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