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Patricia Whelan, RN, Receives Wholeness of Life Award “A phenomenal nurse, a true-blue friend, a dedicated North Shore employee and a wonderful, beautiful, generous woman.”





Patricia Whelan, assistant director of patient care services at North Shore University Hospital, was recently honored by Dennis Dowling, the hospital’s executive director.



The award is given to patient care professionals who in treatment of patients, their loved ones and staff… Continue

LIJ Medical Center was recently recognized for its successes in improving healthcare in the clinical areas of heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia, thanks to the interdisciplinary collaboration and teamwork between quality management, nursing and physicians.



LIJ Medical Center is one of 15 facilities across New York State to receive “IPRO’s 2008 Quality Awards,” given annually by IPRO, New York State’s Medicare Quality Improvement Organization, which recognizes health care… Continue

MANHASSET, NY – A team of scientists has identified a novel gene that puts people at risk for Alzheimer’s disease and the gene’s surprising identity – it is a calcium channel modulator – suggests a potentially new way to treat or even prevent the mind-robbing disorder.



Philippe Marambaud, PhD, an assistant investigator at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, and Fabien Campagne, PhD, of The Weill Medical College of Cornell University, began focusing their search… Continue