By Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt
HealthDay Reporters
TUESDAY, March 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) You ve had a stroke and arrive at a hospital, but the stroke specialist is off-duty. Never fear: Telemedicine may help save your life.
Especially during the COVID-19 crisis, so-called telestroke services where health workers use video to consult with a stroke specialist who could be miles away is helping to lead to better patient outcomes, new research shows. Our findings provide important evidence that telestroke improves care and can save lives, study senior author Dr. Ateev Mehrotra, associate professor of health care policy and of medicine at Harvard Medical School, said in a university news release.
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In Bay Shore, hospital opens $2M cardiothoracic office By: Adina Genn February 17, 2021 Comments Off on In Bay Shore, hospital opens $2M cardiothoracic office
In Bay Shore, South Shore University Hospital opened a $2 million, 2,000-square-foot cardiothoracic office.
Located on the first floor of the hospital, a Northwell Health facility, the office provides patients convenient access to cardiac and thoracic care.
“This new facility has the capacity to handle 2,000 patient visits a year and gives us the opportunity to not only be the premier cardiothoracic facility on the South Shore, but a one-stop shop destination for our patients,” Dr. Robert Kalimi, chairman of the hospital’s cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, said in a statement.
Amy Loeb promoted to executive director at PBMC, replacing Andrew Mitchell Amy Loeb is now executive director at PBMC. (Credit: Northwell Health)
Andrew Mitchell, the president and CEO of Peconic Bay Medical Center since 2001, is leaving his current role after nearly 20 years of running the hospital’s day-to-day operations.
As Mr. Mitchell transitions to another position, Amy Loeb, who has been deputy executive director at the hospital, has been promoted to executive director, where she will be responsible for all strategic initiatives and operations for Peconic Bay Medical Center and Peconic Bay Medical Group.
The changes took place on Feb. 1, the hospital announced Tuesday.
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