NUMC DOCTORS WHO SAVED THE LIFE OF A LONG ISLAND 15-YEAR-OLD SUFFERING FROM RARE LIFE THREATENING DISORDER, TO BE HONORED BY MOTHER AND TEEN

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

President/CEO                                                                              Chairman Board of Directors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 6, 2017

PRESS CONTACT:

Shelley Lotenberg

shelley@numc.edu

516-572-6055

(East Meadow, NY) Nassau County University Medical Center President / CEO Dr. Victor Politi, along with local doctors from the ophthalmology and burn center, will be honored by a local 15-year-old boy who was suffering from toxic epidermal necrosis, which affected over 95% of his body, on Friday July 7th at 10:30 AM at Nassau University Medical Center (6th Floor). Family members will join the boy on his birthday to say thank you to the doctors who treated him for over a month and will present a plaque to the hospital for saving the boy’s life.

Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a potentially life-threatening dermatologic disorder characterized by widespread erythema, necrosis, and bullous detachment of the epidermis and mucous membranes, resulting in exfoliation and possible sepsis and/or death. Mucous membrane involvement can result in gastrointestinal hemorrhage, respiratory failure, ocular abnormalities, and genitourinary complications. Doctors believe the disorder was triggered by a common acne medication.

NUMC is also home to a 12,000-square-foot burn center that is one of the best-staffed, most technologically advanced facilities in the United States.  There, specialized surgeons and nurses use sophisticated equipment designed to ease patients’ excruciating pain, fend off complications and promote healing.

WHEN:
Friday, July 7 at 10:30 AM

WHERE:
Nassau University Medical Center
Firefighters Burn Center (6th Floor)
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 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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