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Northwell Health’s Annual Walk Raises Record $1.14M To Improve Health In Local Communities

LIMG June 13, 2024

More than 6,000 people came together across five Northwell Health Walk locations on May 19 to raise more than $1.14 million for local hospital programs and services, a second record-setting year for the annual event. Supporters including patients, families, community members and Northwell

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Northwell Nurse Thanks Her Kidney Donor Friend And Colleague

LIMG May 24, 2024

A longtime Northwell Health nurse who was in desperate need of a new kidney reunited Thursday with the friend and colleague who donated the organ to save her life. “I was looking for an angel. I needed a special person who would give my  back my life,” said Nicole Salant, NP. Ms. Salant, of Massapequa, […]

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Grateful Patients Are Reunited With Their First Responders

LIMG May 22, 2024

It was a day of celebration mixed with fond remembrances of friends and colleagues whose lives continue to inspire during Northwell Health’s Dr. Michael G. Gutttenberg Second Chance Luncheon. Dozens of patients gathered at the Inn at New Hyde Park on Tuesday to meet the EMTs, paramedics and physicians who gave them a “second chance […]

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Northwell Health Named One Of Modern Healthcare’s “Best Places To Work”

LIMG May 17, 2024

Northwell Health has been selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the 2024 Best Places to Work in Healthcare – one of just 150 companies and organizations to make the list. Only four other New York companies made the list. Modern Healthcare partners with Workforce Research Group on the assessment process, which includes an extensive […]

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Cohen Children’s Medical Center Performs First Gene Therapy Treatment For Thalassemia in NYS

LIMG April 19, 2024

The first administration in New York State of Zynteglo, recently approved by the FDA as a one-time gene therapy custom designed to treat the underlying genetic cause of transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia in adult and pediatric patients, was performed earlier this month at Cohen Children’s Medical Center (Cohen) on an 8-year-old boy from Valley Stream, Long Island. […]

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Nisha Parikh, MD, Joins Northwell As New Head Of Women’s Heart Program

LIMG April 18, 2024

After a nationwide search, Nisha Parikh, MD, MPH, has been named the system director of the Women’s Heart Program for Northwell Health’s Cardiovascular Institute and the Katz Institute for Women’s Health. Dr. Parikh brings a wealth of experience with her to the role. In this newly created position, Dr. Parikh will oversee the Women’s Heart […]

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Healthgrades Names 3 Northwell Hospitals As Patient Safety Excellence Award Recipients

LIMG March 13, 2024

Three Northwell Health hospitals were named Patient Safety Excellence Award™ Recipients by Healthgrades, the leading resource consumers use to find a hospital or doctor. North Shore University Hospital, Lenox Hill Hospital, and Long Island Jewish Medical Center all received the Patient Safety Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades, reflecting their commitment to delivering

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Northwell Health Named One Of The Wold’s Most Ethical Companies For 2024

LIMG March 4, 2024

Northwell Health was named one of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 2024 by Ethisphere, one of only four healthcare providers in the world to be recognized. It is the ninth time Northwell has been named to the list, joining 136 companies from 20 countries and 44 industries in being honored. Ethisphere, which announced the list […]

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Northwell Health, New York City Public Schools Announce Innovative Healthcare High School To Address Local Healthcare Workforce Shortages With Support From Bloomberg Philanthropies

LIMG February 15, 2024

Northwell Health and New York City Public Schools announced today an unprecedented partnership to design a career-focused high school that will help prepare students for well-paying careers in healthcare and address local education and healthcare talent needs. The Northwell School of Health Sciences will fully integrate healthcare career knowledge and job training with a

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Northwell Health Wins Five Press Ganey Awards For Patient And Consumer Experience

LIMG February 5, 2024

Northwell Health, two of its hospitals and two of its outpatient facilities were named a 2023 Human Experience (HX) Guardian of Excellence Award winner by Press Ganey. The awards place Northwell in the top 5 percent for patient and consumer experience among healthcare providers. Press Ganey is the global leader in healthcare experience solutions and […]

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Healthgrades Ranks 3 Northwell Health Hospitals Among Best In Country

LIMG January 23, 2024

Three Northwell Health hospitals were named among the best in the country by Healthgrades, the leading resource consumers use to find a hospital or doctor. Multiple other Northwell hospitals were also ranked among the best in New York in various specialties by Healthgrades. Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan was named one of the 50 best […]

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Northwell Appoints Kidney Transplant Leader

LIMG January 22, 2024

Northwell Health today announced the appointment of Niraj Desai, MD, a renowned adult and pediatric transplant surgeon, as director of the kidney transplant program at the Northwell Health Transplant Institute. Dr. Desai is an innovator in expanding the availability of viable organs, advocating for the transplantation of organs from older donors and as well as […]