NUHEALTH SYSTEM HURRICANE IRENE UPDATE SUNDAY AUGUST 28, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 28, 2011
PRESS CONTACT:
Shelley Lotenberg
Shelley@numc.edu
516-572-6055
NUHEALTH SYSTEM HURRICANE IRENE UPDATE SUNDAY AUGUST 28, 2011
East Meadow, NY……..The following is an update of Sunday, August 28, 2011, on the NuHealth System, following Hurricane Irene:
Arthur A. Gianelli, President/CEO of the NuHealth System announced that the situation at the Nassau University Medical Center and at the A. Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility is being well managed, with hospital patients and nursing home residents being provided appropriate care: “We are managing staffing levels in taking care of NUMC’s patients as well as all those that had been transferred from the Long Beach Medical Center and nursing home residents from Long Beach Nursing Home as a result of Hurricane Irene. NuHealth’s campuses and buildings at NUMC, AHP and health centers have made it through the pounding from Hurricane Irene, with some minor leaks and downed tree limbs. Clinical, nursing and support services leadership stayed overnight to oversee emergency preparedness and manage our response during the hurricane.”
Gianelli went on to thank NuHealth’s staff members for their dedication on behalf of all their hospital patients and nursing home residents: “NUMC and AHP played a most important role in Nassau County, particularly because of the number of transfers that we accepted and the increase in emergency room visits as a result of southern-most hospitals not being able to accept patients. At times of crises, NuHealth’s staff rose to the occasion, proving to everyone how indispensible our health system is and demonstrating the quality of the professionals that we employ. Thank you all.”
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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