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Hospital Newspaper is proud to recognize nurses as part of National Nurse Week which is May 6-12.
Facing unknown health issues can be very stressful. Hospital stays can be made more comfortable
because of the gentle, encouraging care provided by nurses.
Around the clock, patients push the alert button to summon the nurses. What an immense sense of
relief when the kind and helpful face of a nurse appears.
Most nurses feel their services are not recognized. However, they should be. Nurses are a special
group, an important part of our communities. Many nurses expressed that a few encouraging words
would mean so much to them after a 24-hour work shift. In today's healthcare system, these special
men and women face ever changing challenges.
Please take the opportunity during national Nurse Week to put a smile on a valued nurse! Where we
would be without them?
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Hospital Newspaper salutes all Nurses during National Nurses WeekMay 6-12, 2013
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Gerardi Hosts Webinar for theEmergency Medicine PatientSafety Foundation (EMPSF)
Michael Gerardi, MD, FACEP, pre-sented a webinar entitled, “Safetyin Pediatric Emergency Medicine”for the Emergency Medicine Pa-tient Safety Foundation (EMPSF)Oct. 30, 2012.
Dr. Gerardi is a member of the fac-ulty of the Department of Emer-gency Medicine at Morristown(N.J.) Medical Center; a senior vicepresident with Emergency MedicalAssociates; and a member of theBoard of Directors of the AmericanCollege of Emergency Physicians(ACEP).
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About Emergency Medical AssociatesEmergency Medical Associates(EMA), headquartered in Parsip-pany, N.J., is a physician-led,physician-owned medical practicethat specializes in emergency, hos-pitalist and urgent care medicine.Dedicated to providing exceptionalsolutions for the measurable suc-cess of our hospital partners, EMAis recognized for clinical excel-lence, quality service and sus-tained improved patientsatisfaction. For more information,visit www.ema.net, www.face-book.com/EMANews or www.twit-ter.com/EMANews.
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David Stuhlmiller, MD, FACEP,CMTE, co-authored two chaptersin the Commission on Accredita-tion of Medical Transport Systemstextbook. The first surroundedmeasurement and data titled“Safety and Quality in MedicalTransport Systems. Creating an Ef-fective Culture” and the secondchapter emphasized Essentials oflearning and improvement “Safetyand Quality in Medical TransportSystems. Creating an Effective Cul-ture.”
Dr. Stuhlmiller is a partner ofEmergency Medical Associatesand chairman of the department ofemergency medicine at NewtonMedical Center, Newton, N.J.
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All too often, conversations about product quality, costs, and nursing take place separately. While the relationship
between nurses and the quality of hospital care has been a frequent topic of discussion and research (with much of it
linking nursing care to safety, patient satisfaction, and outcomes), the same cannot be said about nurses and their
impact on costs. The celebration of National Nurses Week (May 6-12) provides a good time to recognize the vital role
nurses play in helping to control hospital costs, specifically in the supply chain.
As supply chain management rightly takes ownership of the intersection of cost, quality, and outcomes in response to
the integrated care delivery model, the once deeply siloed supply chain will need to become more collaborative.
Nurses—with their hands-on experience using the majority of hospital products, their expanding professional duties,
and their clinical backgrounds—are indispensable supply chain allies in helping to select the right product and technology
at the right price.
The disconnect between nurses and the supply chain does not work in today’s collaborative supply chain, which, more
than ever before, has a big-picture focus that goes beyond costs. According to an American Society of Health-System
Pharmacists survey, nurses administer medications in 99.7% of hospitals. And for many patients, nurses, who have
the most patient contact, are the face of the hospital, delivering life-saving care and advice, and making valuable patient
care decisions. Nurses comprise most of hospital staff. Therefore, hospitals that relegate nurses solely to the role of
supply users who have little or no input on products, tools, or equipment choices—and who are left out of training on
product purchasing and cost savings—are bypassing a critical resource that could facilitate major improvements that
lead to a better bottom line.
In order to evaluate a new product or technology, or fix supply chain issues by prioritizing patient care over process
approach, supply chain professionals need to go beyond the numbers and learn about care practices and how products
are used on the hospital floor. Nurses, in turn, should be aware of how their work with patients connects to hospital
costs. Nurses who are engaged with their supply chain department can positively affect the product decision-making
process by adding valuable product usage insight, such as the long-term expense of a low-cost but inefficient product.
Supply chain educated nurses can also serve as partners in promoting cost consciousness and product use efficiencies
to hospital physicians and other clinicians who are often more responsive to colleagues who understand their job
firsthand. In addition, nurses can add a perspective based on experience rather than supplier claims.
The value of nurses’ unique skill set—patient care, clinical expertise, and supply and equipment knowledge—cannot
be ignored. Involving nurses early and often in the supply chain process (especially during value analysis) should be
a fundamental requisite of any optimized, strategic, clinically integrated supply chain.
Christopher J. O’Connor is Executive Vice President of GNYHA Ventures, Inc., the for-profit arm of the Greater New York Hospital
Association, and President of two GNYHA Ventures companies: GNYHA Services, Inc., an acute care group purchasing organization,
and Nexera, Inc., a healthcare consulting firm. Mr. O’Connor is Chair-Elect of the Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials
Management (AHRMM).
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Latestinfo fo
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nurses and
students
By Alison Lazzaro
National Nurses Week allows nurses to be recognized for their around
the clock diligence and caring. The week actually ends on May 12 to
celebrate Florence Nightingale's birthday. National School Nurse Day is
incorporated into the Wednesday of the weeklong holiday. In February
of 1974, President Nixon designated National Nurse Week through a
proclamation. Later in 1982, the American Nurses Association formally acknowledged May 6th as National
Nurses Day, which helped pass a joint resolution of the United States Congress to recognize the day for
nurses.
During this week, nurses can take some time to show each other their appreciation, reflect on growth, and
cherish unique nursing friendships. Whether the individual is a co-worker on your unit, professor, or preceptor,
show a special nurse how much he or she meant to you and helped your career.
College chapters of Student Nurses Associations are a great avenue for student nurses to show their
appreciation to mentors and friends in nursing who have aided in their success. The American Nurses
Association Board of Directors actually designated May 8th as National Student Nurses Day. Candy grams
are an easy fundraiser that allows students to purchase a piece of candy for a fellow nursing student or
professor in order to show their appreciation. All profits from the candy sale can go directly to the organization
or contribute to a small award honoring a nurse or teacher. Nursing friendships are bonded through countless
hours of studying, group projects, and long hours at clinical.
College chapters can also honor the nursing profession and their peers through a health
fair or preventative screening in their student center. This promotes the positive influence
nurses can have and brings awareness to all organizations throughout campus. Using
promotional pins, tee-shirts and posters can help to make it an inspirational event and
raise awareness.
Nurses working in hospitals or facilities after graduation can recognize other nurses
on their unit through awards, honorary breakfasts or a simple card. Think about the
nurses who are always willing to go out of her way to switch hours with you so you can
make it to an appointment, the nurse who brought you a coffee to help jump start your night shift, or the
nurse who got out late but helped you review a procedure so you would feel more comfortable. Do not let
these special people who work days, nights, weekends, and holidays go unnoticed.
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BURKEPAGE 12 May, 2013 Hospital Newspaper - NY
When she was a 1-year-old, Kathleen Friel was diagnosed
with cerebral palsy, and given a poor prognosis for becoming
an independently-functioning adult.
However, through her determination, she began developing
compensatory motor strategies to make up for her significant
deficits with movement. Being unable to grasp Cheerios,
her favorite cereal, she developed a strategy of licking her
fingertip, inserting them into the center of the O and bringing
the snack to her mouth.
Indeed, Kathleen Friel has come a long way, and she serves
as an inspiration to – among others – the patients she now
treats. Kathleen Friel, Ph. D., joined Burke Medical Research
Institute’s Early Brain Injury Recovery Program earlier this
year. Being part of this program lends itself to her mission
of helping others who suffer from the same disease she has
battled throughout her life.
Approximately one million people in the U.S. suffer from
cerebral palsy, a disorder of movement and posture caused
by injury to the developing brain.
“In neurology, anatomy is considered destiny, with the
pattern of brain injury determining which neurological functions
are lost,” explains Dr. Friel, the director of the Clinical
Laboratory for the Early Brain Injury Recovery at Burke, “but
we believe that for children with early brain injury, anatomy is
not destiny and we can improve their neurological outcomes.”
photo provided
Rehabilitation HospitalSecond, the laboratory will enroll qualified children in
clinical trials to test newer treatment methods including
high-intensity training programs and non-invasive brain
stimulation. Both have been proven as safe and practical
treatments to restore neurological function based on research
that previously has been conducted at the Institute.
“The addition of Dr. Friel to the Early Brain Injury Recovery
Program is a great stride in our quest to restore motor function
and improve neurological outcomes in children with injury to
their developing nervous systems,” says Dr. Carmel, who
initiated the program and also heads Burke’s Motor Recovery
Laboratory. “Her deep understanding of the use of intensive
hand rehabilitative training on children will help us better
understand brain structure and function in children with
cerebral palsy and be able to devise new therapies for them.”
Dr. Friel, who was recruited from Columbia University in
New York City where she was an assistant professor in the
Division of Experimental Therapeutics, has spent more than
a decade studying various aspects of brain injury and repair.
Her research uses sophisticated techniques to non-invasively
study the anatomy and function of the brain and spinal cord
as well as how brain structure and function may change as
children receive rehabilitative training. Her studies show the
utility of activity-based therapies for restoring motor function.
She brings these insights and understanding to the Early Brain
Injury Program where she will focus on improving hand
function in children with cerebral palsy.
According to Rajiv R. Ratan, M.D., Ph.D., executive director
of the Burke Medical Research Institute and professor of
neurology and neuroscience at Weill Cornell Medical College,
“The goal of the Burke Medical Research Institute is to
provide the tools necessary to reduce neurological disabilities,
the number one causes of disability in the United States.
The addition of Dr. Friel to our research staff and the opening
of the Early Brain Injury Recovery Program bring us another
step closer to achieving this goal.”
Dr. Friel is a resident of White Plains, New York. She received
her doctorate in neurophysiology from the University of Kansas
Medical Center and conducted her post-doctoral studies at
Columbia University. These studies were seminal in demon-
strating the importance of motor activity in neurorehabilitation.
Founded in 1978 as the medical research affiliate of the
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, the Burke Medical Research
Institute is one of the only free-standing rehabilitation
research facilities with dedicated programs in basic research
(understanding how the normal brain functions and how it is
affected by disease), translational research (understanding
how to bring basic research to the patient bedside), and clinical
research (testing of new therapies in patients). These research
endeavors are funded by private donations and through highly
competitive grants awarded by the National Institutes of
Health (NIH) and private and public foundations.
Just as Dr. Friel figured out how to compensate for her
lack of motor function during her childhood, Dr. Friel and
Jason B. Carmel, M.D., Ph.D., who will direct the clinic
portion of the Early Brain Injury Recovery Program, have
found that the uninjured regions of the developing brain
also have the ability to take over and compensate for the
injured portions, when trained properly.
The Early Brain Injury Recovery Program, which
consists of a clinic and a laboratory, will be the first of
its kind in New York and the Northeast, and will serve
as an important new resource for parents of children
with cerebral palsy or who have experienced a trau-
matic brain injury. To date, scientific efforts have fo-
cused largely on protecting brain cells at the time of
injury and there are currently no FDA-approved treat-
ments for improving neurological function in children
with brain injuries. This program is one of the few in
the nation that aims to restore function in children with
chronic injuries.
The program’s approach will be two-fold. First, the
clinic will evaluate the neurological function of children,
set goals for rehabilitation and monitor progress to pro-
vide insight into brain regions and connections affected
by injury. This will help determine which alternative
brain pathways might be used to restore lost motor function.
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Hospital Association offers $2,000 Scholarship
The Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council (NSHC) announces a $2,000
scholarship with optional internship for college juniors/seniors or post
graduate students who are studying Journalism, Marketing/Communication,
or Healthcare Administration. The Ann Marie Brown Memorial Scholarship
honors the late Ann Marie Brown, who served as vice president for gov-
ernment and public relations for the Hospital Council from 1983 to 1993.
The scholarship is administered by the Hospital Council’s Communications
Committee. Filing deadline is May 17, 2013.
Recipient is expected to attend the award luncheon on June 12, 2013. For more
information and an application go to www.nshc.org and click on programs or
call 631-963-4156.
The NSHC represents the not-for-profit and public hospitals on Long Island.
Its goal is to enhance health care for all Long Islanders through its advocacy
with lawmakers, regulatory agencies, the media, and the public.
NUMC Emergency Department Nursesraise funds for children in Haiti
NUMC staff save lives in many ways.The staff of the Emergency Department took the time amidst
the commotion of their work days to share Dr. Rosarion’s passion for education and service to benefit
women and children in Haiti.
A five hundred and thirty dollars gift was raised on behalf of Eye of a Dream.This sum will pay in
full a year tuition for one of the children in secondary school in Gonaives, Haiti.Dr. Rosarion thanks
the emergency department nurses, especially Irene Sheehan, RN, who spearheaded the fundraising.
NUMC’s emergency department nurses and Dr. Rosarion commemorate their donation toEye of a Dream. Liz, Irene, Dr. Rosarion, Jody and Jane
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When Donna McGregor completed her M.B.A. in healthcaremanagement at LIU Hudson in 2001, little did she know it wouldhelp her become Co-CEO of Health Quest, the Mid-Hudson Valley’slargest healthcare system.
“I decided to get my M.B.A. to expand my career opportunitiesbeyond finance into administration,” McGregor said. My passionwas to grow and expand my career in healthcare administration.”
Demand for healthcare administrators and managers has neverbeen greater. The $2-trillion U.S. hospital industry continues toexpand, making healthcare sector management one of the fastestgrowing and in-demand career fields in the U.S. today. Accordingto the Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 12% of the USworkforce — one out of 10 people — is in healthcare. Projectedgrowth in this decade is considerably above all other occupations.
According to Dr. Lynn Gunnar Johnson, director of the M.B.A.Program, “Medical and health services manager jobs are expectedto grow more than 22% over the next five years. Hospitals andother healthcare-related organizations are looking for people withmanagerial and financial expertise.”
LIU Hudson at Westchester now offers two options for graduatestudy in healthcare sector management. Designed to meet the
management and business needs of individuals in healthcare andrelated industries, the program provides individuals who are seekingto secure or advance in middle- and upper-management positionsin the healthcare industry with the knowledge and specializedskills they need to compete in this growing market sector, including competencies in finance, management, organizationaldynamics, information systems management and other matterscritical to the rapidly changing healthcare environment.
For McGregor, LIU’s program was attractive for a number of reasons, not the least of which was its “interesting and relevantcurriculum,” she said. The 48-credit curriculum includes six general business core courses and five advanced core courses.Students in the program also complete a capstone course consistingof practical application of relevant principles and theories throughan individual study project based on a current issue in a healthcare sector organization.
Leading these courses is a faculty comprised of business andhealthcare practitioners who are leaders in their field.
“We are extremely proud of our faculty in the program,” said Dr.Johnson. “The CEO of Nyack Hospital is teaching the capstonecourse; the EVP of Greenwich Hospital teaches healthcare management; the comptroller of Burke Hospital teaches finance.In this M.B.A. program, the faculty is made up of people with advanced academic credentials with extensive leadership experience in business or healthcare.”
McGregor also cites the faculty as a key element of her successin the program. “The faculty was very supportive of a workingstudent’s schedule,” McGregor said. “I also appreciated the flexibility to apply work-related projects to my graduate studies.” McGregor’s group thesis project focused on a “real life” business plan that she developed and was able to bring to life at Health Quest.
“Donna exemplifies in many ways the kind of person that benefitsfrom this M.B.A. program,” said Dr. Johnson. “She brought previous experience with her into the program, and learned howto apply the business concepts to the work that she is doing in the workplace in an ongoing basis.”
In McGregor’s case, what she learned in the M.B.A. program enabled her to move upwards in the healthcare field. Accordingto Dr. Johnson, the healthcare management component that recently has been added to the program will benefit many others
like McGregor who have leadership potential in the healthcarefield but need the business discipline and competencies.
“I wouldn’t be where I am without my LIU M.B.A.,” McGregor said.
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education & careersTeen “teachers” educate classmates about dangers of smoking
More than 150 students from Saint Aidan’s
School in Williston Park joined over 1,000
schools and youth groups across the country
on National Kicks Butt Day to take a stand
against smoking and educate their peers
about the dangers of tobacco.
With the help of nurses and smoking
cessation experts from the North Shore-LIJ
Health System’s Center for Tobacco Control
(CTC), students in six through eighth grade
transformed their gym into a health class-
room and theatre, complete with information
booths, educational games, a gigantic ciga-
rette filled with toxic substances found in
real cigarettes and a “tobacco store” showing
how much cigarettes cost. Trained as teachers
for the day by CTC staff, eighth graders
teamed up to write and produce short videos,
or public service announcements, about
the health dangers of smoking and tobacco
advertising.
While the event had a carnival-like atmos-
phere, the messages to students and teachers
were hard-hitting. Boys and girls are vulner-
able to smoking through advertising targeted
to them, and second-hand smoke poses a
health risk to children.
According to the US Center for Disease
Control and Prevention, smoking is still a
major problem among middle-school stu-
dents. In the US, more than three million
adolescents smoke cigarettes. Each day,
3,550 kids try their first cigarette; another
1,000 kids under age 18 become new, daily
smokers. That’s approximately 400,000 new
underage daily smokers in this country each
year. Another startling statistic: tobacco use
kills more than 400,000 Americans each year.
“We hope that students discover for them-
selves that the best way to stop smoking is to
never start in the first place,” said Patricia
Folan, DPN, director of the Center for
Tobacco Control.
“Approximately 90 percent of all adult
smokers started smoking as adolescents,”
said Dr. Folan. “Our goal is to reach kids
when they’re at the age where they’re going
to be more vulnerable to peer pressure and
smoking. Middle school is the perfect time
to emphasize prevention.”
Students from Saint Aidan’s School compare healthy pig lungs to black diseasedlungs, which were simulated to 20 years of tobacco use. Dan Jacobsen, NP, of NorthShore-LIJ’s Center for Tobacco Control emphasized the health benefits of stayingsmoke-free.
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Orange Regional Medical Center Foundation names Golf Classic Co-Chairs
Orange Regional Medical Center
Foundation is pleased to announce
Frank Giordano III, CPA and
Jonathan Nasser, MD as Co-Chairs
of its 2013 Annual Golf Classic to
take place on Monday, June 17,
2013. The tournament will be held
at West Hills Country Club and
Wallkill Golf Course, both located
in Middletown. The event will con-
clude with a celebratory dinner and
awards ceremony at West Hills
Country Club.
Mr. Frank Giordano III, CPA is a
shareholder of Judelson, Giordano
& Siegel, CPA, PC and has been
with the firm since 1991. Mr. Gior-
dano is an expert in management
advisory services and information
technology. He has assisted new
clients and startup businesses in
implementing complete accounting
packages including both hardware
and software. Mr. Giordano has be-
come an outsourced controller to
companies that have experienced
changes in personnel – to retrain
new employees and keep the ac-
counting department functioning
without interruption. His specialty
consists of organizations within the
beverage distribution industry and
he also advises manufacturers,
wholesalers and professional serv-
ice providers. Mr. Giordano re-
ceived his Bachelors of Science
degree in accounting and finance
from Pace University. He is a mem-
ber of the New York State Society
of Certified Public Accountants and
the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants.
Dr. Jonathan Nasser is an Internist
and Pediatrician at Crystal Run
Healthcare, where he has been in
practice since 2002. At Crystal Run,
Dr. Nasser is the Division Leader for
Pediatrics and the Co-Chief Clinical
Transformation Officer, helping to
lead the organization’s transition to
accountable care. Dr. Nasser has
been a member of Orange Re-
gional’s medical staff since 2002.
He received his medical degree
from the University of Virginia and
completed his residency training at
the University of Rochester. Dr.
Nasser is a fellow of the American
Academy of Pediatrics and a mem-
ber of the American College of
Physicians.
Proceeds raised from the tourna-
ment will benefit Orange Re-
gional’s new Pediatric Center,
aimed to bring exceptional pedi-
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Various levels of sponsorship
packages are available. With their
round of golf, golfers receive
breakfast, golf cart, lunch and
appreciation gift as well as golfers’
hour and buffet dinner at our
awards ceremony.
To learn more about the sponsor-
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Valley Health System.
About the Orange Regional’s Pediatric Center
The Pediatric Center will be
phased in over three years. The
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designated Pediatric Emergency
Unit within Orange Regional's cur-
rent Emergency Department, the
hiring of Pediatric Hospitalists, Pe-
diatric Unit staff and a Child Life
Specialist, the addition of Pediatric
sub-specialty services for outpa-
tients and inpatients, enhancements
to the existing Pediatric Inpatient
Unit, as well as the addition of a
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
(PICU) plus community outreach
and education programs focusing
on children's health and wellness.
All this will be done with the goal
of creating a child-friendly envi-
ronment and experience suited for
children from birth to 18 years.
Frank Giordano III Jonathan Nasser, MD
Proceeds raised from the tournament will benefit Orange Regional’s new Pediatric Center
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New $130M Pavilion dedicated at Cohen Children’s Medical Center
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
was recently the recipient of a $250,000 grant
secured with the assistance of New York State
Senator Owen Johnson. The Senator has been
a long-time supporter of Good Samaritan
Hospital services and programs. The grant
funding went towards a Central Monitoring
System for the hospital’s Pediatric Unit.
“Having a state-of-the-art monitoring
system for children in Good Samaritan’s
Pediatric Unit offers a significant advantage
in caring for patients,” said Good Samaritan
Hospital’s Chair of Pediatric Services Catherine
Caronia, MD.
New York State Senator Phil Boyle,
members of the Hospital Foundation
Board and physicians shared in the cele-
bration on the Good Samaritan pediatric
roof top garden, a beautiful and soothing
outdoor space, available for patients and
their families to help speed the recovery
and minimize the stress associated with a
hospital stay.
“It was an honor to join Senator Johnson
and my friends at Good Samaritan Hospital
in celebrating this grant. The funding will
help the hospital’s Pediatric Unit continue to
provide innovative, quality health care to
children in our community,” said Senator
Boyle.
Good Samaritan’s commitment to chil-
dren’s health begins at birth and continues
throughout childhood. By offering a seamless
network of pediatric subspecialties, Good
Samaritan provides families with the ad-
vanced medical care they require.
For more information on Good Samaritan’s
pediatric services, please call (631) 376-4444
or visit www.good-samaritan-hospital.org.
Pictured (L-R): The Good Samaritan Foundation board memberKelly Daniele-Crosman, Chair, Department of Pediatrics CatherineCaronia, MD, The Good Samaritan Foundation board memberDaniel O’Donnell, New York State Senator Owen Johnson(Former), New York State Senator Phil Boyle, The Good SamaritanFoundation Vice Chairperson Aileen Eppig, Good SamaritanExecutive Vice President and CAO Nancy Simmons and GoodSamaritan Department of Medicine and Senior Vice President ofMedical Affairs Jerome Weiner, MD.
Good Samaritan Pediatric Services receives grant from New York State Senator
Hundreds of supporters of Cohen
Children’s Medical Center recently
celebrated the upcoming opening of
a new $130 million pavilion that will
house the region’s largest, dedicated
pediatric emergency department and
50 additional beds, further enhanc-
ing the hospital’s reputation as the
leading provider of children’s health
services in the metropolitan area.
The six-story, 120,000-square-
foot facility doubles the size of
Cohen’s Emergency Department to
30 beds and two trauma bays, and
expands the number of beds in its
pediatric intensive care unit to a ca-
pacity of 37. The new pavilion also
contains shell space for pediatric
operating rooms. The expansion
was especially important in meeting
community needs, considering that
Cohen is one of only two pediatric
trauma centers in the New York
area and the number of emergency
visits has jumped by more than 20
percent in the past five years to over
60,000 children annually.
The new facility, also includes
the lowest radiation dose computed
tomography (CT) scanner, a dedi-
cated pediatric-only pharmacy and
25 additional medical-surgical beds
-- all private rooms to accom-
modate parents and loved ones.
Alexandra and Steven Cohen, third and fourth from left, front, joinrepresentatives from Cohen Children’s Medical Center and theNorth Shore-LIJ Health System in cutting the ribbon on a new $130pavilion that features a dedicated pediatric emergency departmentand 50 additional single-bed rooms.
In total, the expansion increases
the bed capacity of the children’s
hospital to more than 190.
“Alex and I are committed to
helping sick children get well and
we are very pleased that the
Cohen Pediatric Center will help
innumerable Long Island families
and their children heal,” said
benefactor Steven Cohen. The
children’s hospital was named in
honor of his wife Alexandra and
him in 2010, after their $50 mil-
lion pledge enabled the new pavil-
ion to be built.
“This pavilion is an exciting
new chapter in the illustrious 30-
year history of what is truly be-
coming a world-class children’s
hospital,” said Michael Dowling,
president and chief executive of-
ficer of the North Shore-LIJ
Health System, of which Cohen
Children’s is a member.
“We stand as a beacon of hope for
the communities in the New York
Metropolitan area and beyond,” said
Kevin McGeachy, executive direc-
tor of Cohen Children’s. “Last year
alone we received transfers of more
than 2,500 patients from more than
100 hospitals throughout the New
York metropolitan region.”
Charles Schleien, MD, chair of
pediatrics, said the expansion of the
hospital’s emergency department
and pediatric ICU (PICU) will have
a dramatic impact on the delivery
of pediatric care in the community.
“Obviously, the idea of bringing
their child to an emergency room or
intensive care unit is traumatic for
the parents as well as the patients,”
he said. ”Great care was placed in
the design of this new facility.” For
example, the new PICU has been
designed as a forest, with custom
floor patterns, mosaic murals of
wildlife and unique staff stations.
To add to their comfort while visit-
ing, each private patient room con-
tains a dedicated parent area.
The expanded medical-surgical
unit has been designed as a moun-
tain ecosystem. Tracks of mountain
animals crisscross the floor, encour-
aging discovery and play. Rooms
designed with families in mind have
a sleeper sofa and two televisions in
each patient room (one for the pa-
tient, one for family) and a gaming
system for the child. Each unit will
provide family focused amenities
such as shower facilities, free WiFi,
a parent/family lounge and a dedi-
cated playroom for patients.
This modern facility would not
have been possible without the gen-
erosity and vision of Steven and
Alexandra Cohen, who have en-
joyed a 17-year-relationship with the
North Shore-LIJ Health System.
Prior to the $50 million gift that led
to the renaming of the Children’s
Hospital in March 2010, the Cohen
Foundation donated $7 million to
North Shore-LIJ to build a new am-
bulatory pediatric chemotherapy
unit at the children’s hospital and to
establish an endowment called the
Philip Lanzkowsky, MD, Professor-
ship in Pediatrics. Dr. Lanzkowsky,
the long-time executive director of
the hospital, was one of more than
200 supporters to attend the dedica-
tion of the new facility.
The opening of this new facility
marks a crowning achievement in
the history of the hospital, which
celebrates its 30th anniversary of
service to the community since its
official opening in 1983.
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First-of-its-kind natural gas-powered ambulance debuts on Long Island
The North Shore-LIJ Health System has recently
added a new cleaner, greener and quieter ambulance to
its ambulance fleet. Powered by compressed natural
gas (CNG) and built to the health system’s specifica-
tions, it is the first ambulance of its kind operating in
the US.
According to Paul Power, assistant director of opera-
tions for the health system’s Center for Emergency Med-
ical Services (CEMS), the CNG-powered ambulance hit
the streets at the end of 2012 as a pilot project, mainly
servicing the Village of Rockville Centre. Mr. Power,
who researched the CNG ambulance over the last two
years with vehicle manufacturers and the West Nyack,
NY-based Clean Vehicle Solutions, a leader in the CNG
vehicle industry, said that using compressed natural gas
offers many advantages over diesel or gasoline fuel.
“We have a goal to green our fleet of ambulances
and emergency vehicles to protect the environment,
and reduce pollutants and noise in the neighborhoods
we serve,” said Mr. Power. “The CNG-ambulance
reduces greenhouse gas emissions by about 30 percent,
improves air quality and decreases fueling costs.”
Running on natural gas is about about $2 cheaper
per gallon than diesel or gasoline prices. The CNG-
ambulance, which runs 60 hours a week, would see
about an annual fuel savings over $6,000, said Mr. Power.
Alternate fuel vehicles are one way that North Shore-
LIJ is working toward reducing green house gas
emissions, as part of its comprehensive sustainability
plan, said Lisa Burch, the health system’s director of
sustainability and social responsibility.
“It’s also important to diversify our fueling op-
tions for our fleets, especially after the crippling gas
shortage during superstorm Sandy, said Mr. Power.
“After the hurricane all CNG stations were open.”
North Shore-LIJ’s CEMS owns over 100 emergency
vehicles and consumes the majority of the health
system’s diesel and gasoline, costing over $1.1 million
annually.
While equipping ambulances for CNG adds about
$20,000 to cost of the $115,000 vehicle, Mr. Power
says the additional investment is recouped over the
life of the ambulance in terms of fuel savings and
decreased maintenance costs. The health system is
working on acquiring another CNG-fueled ambulance
in the coming months.
Compressed natural gas is delivered to the ambu-
lance in cylinders that are encased in a metal box
behind the driver’s seat and underneath the vehicle.
CNG fueling stations are readily available in the tri-
state area and close to CEMS headquarters and other
service areas.
Natural gas powers about 120,000 vehicles in this
country, mainly fleets of taxicabs, transit and school
buses, construction vehicles, garbage trucks and other
trucks due to lower fuel costs, cleaner emissions and
easier maintenance. This represents less than one
percent of all vehicles powered by natural gas world-
wide. According to Clean Vehicle Solutions, convert-
ing one truck from diesel to natural gas is the
equivalent of taking as many as 325 cars off the road
in terms of pollution reduction.Paul Power, CEMS assistant director of operations, refuels thespecially-equipped ambulance with compressed natural gas.
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We have worked for over 100 hospitals and another 200private healthcare facilities, across the United States.Our project types have included all hospital and healthcareservice groups, including:
Adult Day Care, Alcoholism Treatment Facilities, AmbulatorySurgery Centers, Assisted Living, Cancer Centers, Cardiac Cath,Cardiology, CCU/ICU, Clinics, Coronary Care, Dental, Derma-tology, Dialysis Clinics, Doctors Offices, Drug Treatment Fa-cilities, Elder Care, Employee and Student Health SupportServices, Emergency Departments, Emergency Preparedness,Endoscopy, ENT, Expert Witness, Group Practices, Hospices,Hospitals, Infectious Disease, Information Systems, IntensiveCare, JCAHO Survey, Joint Commission Survey, Laboratories,Master Plans, Medical Offices, Medical Equipment, MedicalLibraries, Medical Records, Neurology, Nursing Homes, Oph-thalmology/Eye Center, OB/Gyn, Orthopedic, Pain Care Facil-ities, Pathology, Patient Safety Consulting Services, Pediatric,Pharmacy, Physical Fitness and Sports, PT/OT, Primary CarePrograms, Psychiatric, Radiology, Rehabilitation, Senior CitizenFacilities, Sleep Centers, Social Services, Statement of Condi-tions, Surgical Suites and Ambulatory Surgery Centers, UrgentCare Centers, and USP 797 Consulting Services.
The firm's projects have won design awards from Progres-sive Architecture, Architectural Record, and the ArchitecturalWoodworking Institute, and have been published in Advance,Health Facilities Management, Medical Technology Today,Bio/Technology, Progressive Architecture, ArchitecturalRecord, Design Solutions, Hospitality Design, Sound andCommunication, Contract Design and Hospital Newspaper.
Architectural Services include: programming, planning,design, construction documents, bidding and negotiation, andconstruction administration.
The firm also offers sustainable or “green” healthcare design.The firm has a number of LEED-accredited professionals, hassuccessfully completed numerous green healthcare projects, andhas published articles on “Greening the Healthcare Environment”.
Project Management (or Owner’s Representative Services)is offered as a stand-alone service through our affiliated projectmanagement company, Empire Projects, Inc. (www.empire-projects.com).
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Students in the M.B.A. program follow the standard 48-creditcurriculum, normally completed by part-time students over a24-month period, with a focus on leadership in healthcareorganizations.
The Healthcare Sector Management Program will be offeredat Long Island University’s Hudson Graduate Center atWestchester, located on the grounds of Purchase College, 735Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase, N.Y. Courses are offered onweekday evenings and on Saturdays.
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A strong component of the Home's activities includeconducting research to improve the quality of life of olderadults. Jewish Home Lifecare is the home of the LesterEisner, Jr. Center for Geriatric Education, the SaulAlzheimer's Disease Special Care Unit (Bronx), theGreenberg Center on Ethics in Geriatrics and Long TermCare and the Center on Pharmacology for the Elderly(COPE).
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BRIEF SUMMARYNitroMist® (nitroglycerin) lingual aerosol Rx OnlyINDICATIONS AND USAGE– NitroMist is indicated for acute relief of an attack or acute prophylaxis of angina pectoris due to coronary artery disease. CONTRAINDICATIONS– PDE5 Inhibitor Use: Administration of NitroMist is contraindicated in patients who are using a selective inhibitor of cyclic guano-sine monophosphate (cGMP)-specifi c phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5), as PDE5 inhibitors such as sildenafi l, vardenafi l, and tadalafi l have been shown to potentiate the hypotensive effects of organic nitrates. Severe Anemia: NitroMist is contraindicated in patients with severe anemia. Increased Intracranial Pressure: NitroMist is contraindicated in patients with increased intracranial pressure. Hypersensitivity: NitroMist is contraindicated in patients who have shown hypersensitivity to it or to other nitrates or nitrites. Skin reactions consistent with hypersensitivity have been observed with organic nitrates. WARN-INGS AND PRECAUTIONS– Tolerance: Excessive use may lead to the development of tolerance. Only the smallest number of doses required for effective relief of the acute anginal attack should be used. As tolerance to other forms of nitroglycerin develops, the effect of sublingual nitroglycerin on exercise tolerance, although still observable, is reduced. Hypotension: Severe hypotension, particularly with upright posture, may occur even with small doses of nitroglycerin. The drug should therefore be used with caution in patients who may be volume-depleted or who, for whatever reason, are already hypotensive. Hypotension induced by nitroglycerin may be accompanied by paradoxical bradycardia and increased angina pectoris. The benefi ts of NitroMist in patients with acute myocardial infarction or congestive heart failure have not been established. If one elects to use NitroMist in these conditions, careful clinical or hemodynamic monitoring must be used because of the possibility of hypotension and tachycardia. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Nitrate therapy may aggravate the angina caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Headache: Nitroglycerin produces dose-related headaches, which may be severe. Tolerance to headaches occurs. ADVERSE REACTIONS– Headache, which may be severe and persistent, may occur immediately after nitroglycerin use. Flushing, drug rash and exfoliative dermatitis have been reported in patients receiving nitrate therapy. Postural hypotension, as manifest by vertigo, weakness, palpitation, and other symptoms, may develop occasionally, particularly in erect, immobile patients. Marked sensitivity to the hypotensive effects of nitrates (manifested by nausea, vomiting, weakness, diaphoresis, pallor, and collapse) may occur at therapeutic doses. Syncope due to nitrate vasodilatation has been reported. DRUG INTERACTIONS– PDE5 Inhibitors: Administration of NitroMist is contraindicated in patients who are using a selective inhibitor of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-specifi c phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5). PDE5 inhibitors such as sildenafi l, vardenafi l, and tadalafi l have been shown to potentiate the hypotensive effects of organic nitrates. The time course and dose dependence of this interaction have not been studied, and use within a few days of one another cannot be recommended. Appropriate supportive care for the severe hypotension has not been studied, but it seems reasonable to treat this as a nitrate overdose, with elevation of the extremities and with central volume expansion. The use of any form of nitroglycerin during the early days of acute myo-cardial infarction requires particular attention to hemodynamic monitoring and clinical status. Antihypertensives: Patients receiving antihypertensive drugs, beta-adrenergic blockers, and nitrates should be observed for possible additive hypotensive effects. Marked orthostatic hypotension has been reported when calcium channel blockers and organic nitrates were used concomitantly. Labetolol blunts the refl ex tachycardia produced by nitroglycerin without preventing its hypotensive effects. If labetolol is used with nitroglycerin in patients with angina pectoris, additional hypotensive effects may occur. Aspirin: Coadministra-tion of aspirin and nitroglycerin has been reported to result in increased nitroglycerin maximum concentrations by as much as 67% and AUC by 73% when administered as a single dose. The vasodilatory and hemodynamic effects of nitroglycerin may be enhanced by concomitant administration of aspirin. Tissue-type Plasminogen Activator (t-PA): Intravenous administration of nitroglycerin decreases the thrombolytic effect of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA). Plasma levels of t-PA are reduced when coadministered with nitroglycerin. Therefore, caution should be observed in patients receiving nitroglycerin during t-PA therapy. Heparin: Intravenous nitroglycerin reduces the anticoagulant effect of heparin. Activated partial thromboplastin times (APTT) should be monitored in patients receiving heparin and intravenous nitroglycerin. It is not known if this effect occurs following single nitroglycerin doses. Ergotamine: Oral administration of nitroglycerin markedly decreases the fi rst-pass metabolism of dihydroergotamine and subsequently increases its oral bioavailability. Ergotamine is known to precipitate angina pectoris. Therefore, patients receiving sublingual nitroglycerin should avoid ergotamine and related drugs or be monitored for symptoms of ergotism if this is not possible. USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS– Pregnancy: Pregnancy category C: Animal reproduction and teratogenicity studies have not been conducted with NitroMist or nitroglycerin sublingual tablets. It is also not known whether NitroMist can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman or can affect reproduction capacity. A teratogenicity study was conducted in the third mating of F0 generation female rats administered dietary nitroglycerin for gestation day 6 to day 15 at dose levels used in the 3-generation reproduction study. In offspring of the high-dose nitroglycerin group, increased incidence of diaphragmatic hernias and decreased hyoid bone ossifi cation were seen. The latter fi nding probably refl ects delayed development rather than a potential teratogenic effect, thus indicating no clear evidence of teratogenicity of nitroglycerin. There are no adequate and well controlled studies in pregnant women. NitroMist should be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed. Nursing Mothers: It is not known whether nitroglycerin is excreted in human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when NitroMist is administered to a nursing woman. Pediatric Use: The safety and effectiveness of nitroglycerin in pediatric patients have not been established. Geriatric Use: Clinical studies of NitroMist did not include suffi cient numbers of subjects aged 65 and over to determine whether they respond differently from younger subjects. Other rep-
orted clinical experience has not identifi ed differences in responses between elderly (greater than or equal to 65 years) and younger (less than 65 years) patients. In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, refl ecting the greater frequencyof decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy. OVERDOSAGE– Signs and symptoms of hemodynamiceffects: The effects of nitroglycerin overdose are generally the results of nitroglycerin’s capacity to induce vasodilatation, venous pooling, reduced cardiac output, and hypotension. These hemodynamic changes may have protean manifestations, including increased intracranial pressure with any or all of persistent throbbing headache, confusion, and moderate fever; vertigo; palpitations; tachycardia; visual disturbances; nausea and vomiting (possibly with colic and evenbloody diarrhea); syncope (especially in the upright posture); dyspnea, later followed by reduced ventilatory effort, diaphoresis, with the skin either fl ushedor cold and clammy; heart block and bradycardia; paralysis; coma; seizures; and death. No specifi c antagonist to the vasodilator effects of nitroglycerin is known, and no intervention has been subject to controlled study as a therapy of nitroglycerin overdose. Because the hypotension associated with nitroglycerinoverdose is the result of venodilatation and arterial hypovolemia, prudent therapy in this situation should be directed toward increase in central fl uid volume. Passive elevation of the patient’s legs may be suffi cient, but intravenous infusion of normal saline or similar fl uid may also be necessary. The use of epinephrineor other arterial vasoconstrictors in this setting is not recommended. In patients with renal disease or congestive heart failure, therapy resulting in central volume expansion is not without hazard. Treatment of nitroglycerin overdose in these patients may be subtle and diffi cult, and invasive monitoring may berequired. Methemoglobinemia: Methemoglobinemia has been rarely reported with organic nitrates. The diagnosis should be suspected in patients who exhibit signs of impaired oxygen delivery despite adequate arterial PO2. Classically, methemoglobinemic blood is described as chocolate brown, without color changeon exposure to air. If methemoglobinemia is present, intravenous administration of methylene blue, 1 mg/kg to 2 mg/kg of body weight, may be required.NONCLINICAL TOXICOLOGY– Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment of Fertility: Animal carcinogenicity studies with sublingually administered or lingual spray nitroglycerin have not been performed. Rats receiving up to 434 mg/kg/day of dietary nitroglycerin for 2 years developed dose-related fi brotic and neoplastic changes in liver, including carcinomas, and interstitial cell tumors in testes. At the highest dose, the incidences of hepatocellular carcinomas was 52% compared to 0% in untreated controls. Incidences of testicular tumors were 52% vs 8% in controls. Lifetime dietary administration of up to 1058 mg/kg/day of nitroglycerin was not tumorigenic in mice. Nitroglycerin was found to have reverse mutation activity in the Salmonella typhimurium strain TA1535 (Ames assay). A similar mutation in S. typhimurium strain was also reported for other NO donors. Nevertheless, there was no evidence of mutagenicity inan in vivo dominant lethal assay with male rats treated with oral doses of up to about 363 mg/kg/day or in ex vitro cytogenic tests in rat and dog tissues. In vitro cytogenetic assay using Chinese hamster ovary cells showed no chromosomal aberrations. In a 3-generation reproduction study, rats received dietary nitroglycerin at doses up to about 408 mg/kg/day (males) to 452 mg/kg/day (females) for 5 months (females) or 6 months (males) prior to mating of the F0 generation with treatment continuing through successive F1 and F2 generations. The highest dose was associated with decreased feed intake and bodyweight gain in both sexes at all matings. No specifi c effect on the fertility of the F0 generation was seen. Infertility noted in subsequent generations, however, was attributed to increased interstitial cell tissue and aspermatogenesis in the high-dose males. PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION– Interaction with PDE5 Inhibitors - NitroMist should not be used in patients who are using medications for erectile dysfunction such as sildenafi l, vardenafi l, and tadalafi l. These products have been shown to increase the hypotensive effects of nitrate drugs such as NitroMist. Administration - Patients should be instructedthat prior to initial use of NitroMist Lingual aerosol, the pump must be primed by pressing the actuator button 10 times to ensure proper dose priming. If the product is not used for more than 6 weeks, the bottle can be adequately re-primed with 2 sprays. NitroMist is meant to be sprayed on or under the tongue at the beginning of angina or to prevent an angina attack. Treatment with nitroglycerin products such as NitroMist may be associated with lightheadedness on standing, especially just after rising from a laying or seated position. This effect may be more frequent in patients who have consumed alcohol, since alcohol use contributes to hypotension. If possible, patients should be seated when taking NitroMist. This reduces the likelihood of falling due to lightheadedness ordizziness. Headache - Headaches can sometimes accompany treatment with nitroglycerin. In patients who get these headaches, the headaches may indicate activity of the drug. Tolerance to headaches develops. Flushing - Flushing, drug rash and exfoliative dermatitis have been reported in patients receiving nitrate therapy. Container information - The NitroMist bottle should not be forcefully opened. Because NitroMist contains a highly fl ammable propellant (butane),do not have the container burned after use and do not spray directly towards fl ames. While the container is in the upright position, if the liquid reaches the top to middle of the hole on the side of the container, a new supply should be obtained. When the liquid reaches the bottom of the hole, the remaining doses will have less than label content.Manufactured for Akrimax Pharmaceuticals, LLC Cranford, NJ 07016 by Dynamit Nobel GmbH, Leverkusen, Germany Marketed and Distributed by: Akrimax Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Cranford, NJ 07016 USANitroMist is a registered trademark of NovaDel Pharma Inc., used by permission. 141B002 10/2012
* Priming NitroMist: After receiving a new prescription or refi ll, patients should remove the plastic cap, place forefi nger on actuator button, and press 10 times. NitroMist is now primed for 6 weeks and ready to use. If not used for more than 6 weeks, the NitroMist bottle can be adequately reprimed with 2 sprays.
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