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Northwell Direct To Provide Telehealth Services To U.S. Department of State

LIMG May 31, 2023

Northwell Direct today announced that it has been selected as the subcontractor on a U.S. Department of State (DOS) contract to provide telehealth consult services to DOS medical providers serving U.S. Government (USG) employees and family members posted overseas. Leveraging Northwell Health’s

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Emergency Department At Cohen Children’s Medical Center Receives National Accreditation For Pain And Substance Use Care

LIMG May 30, 2023

Cohen Children’s Medical Center, a member of Northwell Health and the largest pediatric emergency department in New York State, is the first pediatric emergency department in the nation to be awarded Pain and Addiction Care in the Emergency Department (PACED) accreditation by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). Cohen Children’s is challenging industry

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Plainview Hospital First In The United States To Be Named Center Of Excellence For Endocrine Surgery

LIMG May 26, 2023

Plainview Hospital has been accredited as a Center of Excellence for endocrine surgery, the only site in the country to receive this designation from the Surgical Review Corporation. The Surgical Review Corporation is a nonprofit, patient safety organization that develops and administers best-in-class accreditation programs for medical professionals, surgeons, hospitals

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Northwell Announces Winners of 9th Annual SPARK! Challenge

LIMG May 25, 2023

Northwell Health announced the winners of the 9th Annual SPARK! Challenge at the Cradle of Aviation Museum after thousands of students from dozens of schools in the Tri-State area participated in the competition. The Northwell SPARK! Challenge, which took place on May 15, shows students what it’s like to work in different medical fields. Students […]

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Celebrity Chef David Burke Spices Up Northwell’s Annual Cooking Challenge

LIMG May 19, 2023

Northwell Health held its 12th annual Chef’s Challenge competition this year, with cooks presenting their dishes to special guest judge Chef David Burke. The world-renowned restauranteur and cookbook author, who has displayed his skills on Bravo TV and the Food Network, joined Northwell’s judge’s table. Each year chef teams from different hospitals within Northwell bring

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Patient Lives Tremor-Free, Thanks To New Brain Procedure

LIMG May 18, 2023

For Murray Bocian, the aftermath of a groundbreaking procedure to eliminate essential tremors means a triumphant return to life before drinking from a sippy cup and a straw. Mr. Bocian, 76, of New Hyde Park, was the second patient to undergo high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) at North Shore University Hospital (NSUH), the only facility on […]

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Northwell IDs Sign Of Human Trafficking In Global Medical Supply Chain

LIMG May 17, 2023

Northwell Health has developed a new process to help identify signs of human trafficking within a given hospital’s extended, global supply chain. It presented this novel method at a regional meeting sponsored by the American Hospital Association’s Hospitals Against Violence Initiative, the Jones Day law firm and Health, Education, Advocacy, Linkage (HEAL) Trafficking. The

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Northwell Cardiothoracic Programs Recognized For Superior Quality Ratings By The Society Of Thoracic Surgeons

LIMG May 9, 2023

All four Northwell Health hospitals with cardiothoracic surgery programs – Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital at North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) in Manhasset, Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, Staten Island University Hospital  (SIUH) and South Shore University Hospital (SSUH) in Bay Shore – earned prestigious three-star quality overall ratings in several cardiac

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Northwell Health Inducted Into DiversityInc Hall Of Fame

LIMG May 4, 2023

After being rated the No. 1 health system nationally for advancing diversity and inclusion in health care for three years in a row according to DiversityInc ranking of Top Hospital and Health Systems, Northwell Health has now been inducted into DiversityInc’s Hall of Fame. Northwell was also named among the top companies for employee resource […]

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Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care Continues Growth In Suffolk County With New Location In Deer Park

LIMG May 4, 2023

Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care opened a new center in Deer Park this week, expanding Suffolk County’s access to affordable, high-quality urgent care. It is located at 504 Commack Road, in the same shopping center as T-Mobile and GNC. The new center in Deer Park opens just four months after Northwell Health-GoHealth opened its Lindenhurst location […]