Mount Sinai South Nassau

Proceeds from the 4th Annual Casino Royale will support South Nassau's Emergency Department Expansion Campaign. The campaign is a five-year, $10 million fundraising initiative to help pay for a $60 million renovation of the ED.

Dr. Singh joined South Nassau in 1977, and from that year onward he was a dependable, wise source of leadership, demonstrating a zeal for medical innovation centered on patient-centered care.

The Feil family has gifted more than $5 million to South Nassau in the past several years. This includes a $3 million donation in the spring of 2011 that supported the continued growth and expansion of the hospital's existing Gertrude

The grant will be used to establish a diabetes self-management education program (DSME) to teach patients with poorly controlled diabetes the lifestyle changes necessary to manage the condition.

"These awards underscore our ongoing commitment to quality," said Richard J. Murphy, president & CEO at South Nassau.

Men 50 years of age and older were more likely to report to work with the flu, the survey found, with 37 percent of men reporting that they had gone in to work despite having a flu diagnosis.

The discussion was prompted by the results of a 2013 survey conducted by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and The Forum of State Nursing Workforce Center which found that 55% of the RN workforce is age 50 or older.

The campaign is a five-year, $10 million fundraising initiative to help support a $60 million renovation and expansion of the Oceanside Emergency Department, serving all residents of the South Shore from Queens to Suffolk.

The one-on-one screenings will be conducted by qualified memory specialists and will consist of a series of questions and tasks. The assessment will take only 10 to 15 minutes to administer.

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