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Northwell Staff Get Grateful Tears Of Thanks From Family For Reviving Zac Brown Band Roadie At Jones Beach Theater

LIMG November 21, 2023

A Georgia man who was found unresponsive behind the wheel of a tour bus at Jones Beach was reunited today in a teary event marked by hugs and thank yous from him, his wife and two children with the Northwell Health employees who saved his life. Brock Calhoun drove through the night to get a

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Northwell Receives Largest Single Gift In Its History From Victoria And Lloyd Goldman To Support Expansion In Manhattan

LIMG November 15, 2023

In gratitude for a significant gift from Victoria and Lloyd Goldman — the largest single gift in Northwell’s history — Northwell Health will name its new medical pavilion under construction on the Upper East Side of Manhattan the Victoria and Lloyd Goldman Medical Pavilion. The gift was announced at Northwell’s annual Constellation Gala held at […]

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Northwell Research Finds The Drug Metformin Prevents Weight Gain In Youth

LIMG November 9, 2023

A new, large-scale study led by researchers at Northwell’s Zucker Hillside Hospital and the University of Cincinnati found the drug metformin can help preventor reduce weight gain in youth taking medication to treat bipolar disorder. Medications to treat bipolar disorder are often effective in helping to treat symptoms in young people; at the same time, […]

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Six Northwell Hospitals Earn A Top ‘A’ Grade In Leapfrog Safety Report

LIMG November 6, 2023

Six Northwell Health hospitals, including four on Long Island, earned a top ‘A’ rating for its patient safety, according to a report released today by the Leapfrog Group for Fall 2023. The national distinction recognizes a health system’s commitment to patient safety and achievements in promoting best outcomes. Leapfrog’s Hospital’s 2023 Fall Grade report showed […]

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Cohen Children’s Medical Center Receives $57 Million In NIH Grants To Study Environmental Influences On Children’s Health

LIMG November 6, 2023

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded three grants totaling $56.9 million to Northwell Health’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center to study how environmental conditions in a chemical-intensive hospital environment can influence children’s health. The first stand-alone award will use $3.3 million over five years to examine how phthalate exposure in the neonatal

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Northwell Cardiologists Are The First In The U.S. To Implant Novel Defibrillator That Can Be Placed Outside The Heart

LIMG November 1, 2023

Cardiologists at the Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital (SABHH) at North Shore University Hospital are the first in the United States to implant a novel defibrillator outside the heart and veins to treat patients with dangerously fast heart rhythms, a condition that can lead to sudden cardiac arrest. Developed by Medtronic, the Aurora Extravascular Implantable […]

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Northwell Cardiac Programs Named Among America’s Best By Healthgrades

LIMG October 24, 2023

Four Northwell Health hospitals have been named among America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery by Healthgrades, a leading resource for consumers to find a hospital or doctor. Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore and Staten Island University Hospital were each recognized as […]

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Islip High Schoolers Show Support For The Pink By The Bay Campaign

LIMG October 12, 2023

Pictured: Islip High School kicked off this year’s Pink by the Bay breast cancer awareness campaign by hanging a breast cancer awareness banner on the school’s Main Street fence on Oct. 4. Photos courtesy of Islip School District Islip High School is once again participating in the annual Pink by the Bay breast cancer awareness […]