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Education
School car wash canceled
May 24, 2013
Don’t forget to vote: Polls open until 9 p.m.
May 20, 2013
Obituaries
Obituary: Reporter staffer David Lee Draper
May 20, 2013
Obituaries: Draper, Rodgers
March 7, 2013
Real Estate
ZBA: Both yes and no on controversial house
May 23, 2013
High end real estate deals escalate
May 1, 2013
Opinion
Gimme Shelter: The baby of the family
May 24, 2013
This week's letters to the editor
May 24, 2013
Health
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Mixed grades for hospitals on patient surveys
Hospitals routinely ask patients for feedback on their inpatient experiences. Since 2006, that effort has included a standardized patient survey developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that allows both statewide and nationwide hospital rankings and comparisons. That survey, known as the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and...
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ELIH cutting ribbon on new ambulatory center
The public is welcome to attend the ribbon cutting of Eastern Long Island Hospital's new Ambulatory Care Pavilion at 1 p.m. today. The pavilion includes nine pre-op and post-op surgical bays, wall mounted digital TV’s, private locker rooms, an extended nurses station and a spacious and waiting area with views of...
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Bellone looks to transition three East End health centers to a federally operated model
East End lawmakers are divided over County Executive Steve Bellone’s recent recommendation that more county health centers transition to a federally operated model. Touting the “successful” transfer of the county’s Elsie Owens Health Center in Coram to Hudson River HealthCare earlier this year, Mr. Bellone’s preliminary 2013 budget proposes to shift...
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New breast cancer screening law bittersweet news for husband of late Islander
It’s a bittersweet reality for Shelter Islander Townsend Montant that the New York State Legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo have finally taken steps to improve breast cancer detection by requiring that patients with dense breast tissue be informed that they may be candidates for further testing. Less than a year ago,...
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Legislature approves task force to bring long-term pediatric care to Suffolk
The Suffolk County Legislature approved a resolution Tuesday that would create a task force to look into bringing a long-term pediatric care facility to Suffolk County to help underserved local children with serious medical needs. The task force will explore costs, licenses, space, funding and research related to establishing a public...
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Health help for vets
Nurse Practitioner Joseph Fasano, left, checked Supervisor Jim Dougherty’s blood pressure at the American Legion Hall last Wednesday, June 8, with support from County Legislator Ed Romaine, center, and representatives from the Northport Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Lorraine Tabone and Michael Poindexter. As part of the Mobile Assistance Program, over...
