J2759-2011 Actions

• Jan 10, 2012: ADOPTED
• Jan 10, 2012: REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO FINANCE
• Oct 26, 2011: REFERRED TO FINANCE

J2759-2011 Text

 LEGISLATIVE  RESOLUTION commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Southside
 Hospital
 WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body  to  recognize  those
 hospitals within the State of New York which provide outstanding medical
 care  and vital services to meet the healthcare needs of their patients;
 and
 WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its  long
 standing  traditions,  this  Legislative Body is justly proud to commem
 orate the 100th Anniversary of Southside Hospital, to be celebrated at a
 Centennial Gala on Friday, October 21, 2011, at the Hyatt  Regency  Long
 Island in Hauppauge, New York; and
 WHEREAS,  Established  in  1911  by  a  group of physicians, Southside
 Hospital began as the Babylon Hospital, a  21-bed,  non-profit  facility
 located in a frame house in Babylon, New York; and
 WHEREAS,  From  its inception until the late 1950s, Southside Hospital
 was the only hospital between  Rockville  Centre  and  Southampton,  New
 York; and
 WHEREAS,  Over  the  years,  Southside Hospital has undergone numerous
 expansions and today, is a complex comprised of several  buildings  with
 growing programs in nearly all areas of healthcare; and
 WHEREAS,  Always  at  the  forefront  of quality healthcare, Southside
 Hospital's proud heritage includes a great number  of  firsts  and  many
 significant milestones; and
 WHEREAS,  As  part  of  North  Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System,
 Southside Hospital has the ability to bring  the  latest  medical  inno
 vation,  education and clinical advances to residents in Suffolk County;
 and
 WHEREAS, Southside Hospital is home to a  top-flight  cardiac  surgery
 and interventional program with a new cardiac catheterization lab; and
 WHEREAS,  In  conjunction  with its expanding cardiovascular services,
 Southside Hospital recently added a cardiac surgery program,  headed  by
 Dr.  Alan  Hartman, one of New York State's preeminent cardiac surgeons;
 and
 WHEREAS, Southside Hospital's newly added hybrid operating room allows
 complex cases, often requiring a combination of procedures from multiple
 specialists, to be completed in a single operating room; and
 WHEREAS, In 2006, this illustrious institution became the first commu
 nity hospital in New York State to receive Department of Health approval
 to perform elective angioplasty; and
 WHEREAS, As part of North Shore-Long  Island  Jewish  Health  System's
 Harvey  Cushing  Institutes  of  Neuroscience,  Southside  Hospital is a
 state-designated stroke center; its  brain  injury  rehabilitation  unit
 provides  unparalleled expertise and compassionate care for those recov
 ering from the most severe cases of brain trauma; and
 WHEREAS, Moreover, Southside Hospital has  the  only  New  York  State
 designated brain injury unit on Long Island; and
 WHEREAS, Always at the forefront of cutting-edge technology, Southside
 Hospital uses innovative remote presence technology, the assistance of a
 robot in the Emergency Room, as part of its Telestroke program; and
 WHEREAS,  The  Telestroke  program  connects patients at the Southside
 Hospital Emergency Room, via robot, to a North Shore University Hospital
 stroke neurologist 24 hours a day, seven days a week; and
 WHEREAS, In addition  to  its  unsurpassed  cardiac  and  neuroscience
 programs,  Southside Hospital provides top quality orthopedic, obstetric
 and gynecological specialties; and
 WHEREAS, As Southside Hospital embarks upon its second hundred  years,
 it  does  so  as  the  first tertiary facility in Suffolk County for the
 region's premier healthcare provider, the North Shore-Long Island Jewish
 Health System; and
 WHEREAS,  For  over  a  century,  Southside  Hospital, with its expert
 staff, has had a long and sustained commitment to the health and welfare
 of the citizens of Long Island and merits the  highest  commendation  of
 this Legislative Body; now, therefore, be it
 RESOLVED,  That  this  Legislative  Body pause in its deliberations to
 commemorate the 100th Anniversary  of  Southside  Hospital;  and  be  it
 further
 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran
 smitted to Southside Hospital.

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