Suffolk County Legislature
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TODAY AT 2PM: Learn more about Stony Brook Medicine's mobile stroke units from Dr. David Fiorella, who will be addressing the Suffolk County Legislature's Health Committee on Oct. 1 at 2 p.m.. Watch a livestream at www.scnylegislature.us.
"The pandemic has given mental health care a much-needed kick forward into the 21st century."
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How the pandemic forced mental health care to change for the better
We're ready!
Stony Brook University's #HispanicHeritageMonth celebrations officially start tomorrow. Click the link to learn more, and to register for events.
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University to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Virtual and On-Campus Events | | SBU News
There's still time to register! #MensHealth
Link: https://go.stonybrookmedicine.edu/qnk
TUE, SEP 29
Men's Health: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Talk
Are you putting your heart health visit off because of #COVID19 fears? Don’t. Here’s what you need to know:
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Keeping Our Patients Safe in the COVID-19 Environment | Stony Brook Heart Institute
Did you hear? Stony Brook University Hospital has been recognized as a Best Hospital for 2020-21 by U.S. News and World Report, ranking in the top 50 nationally for Neurology and Neurosurgery, and Orthopaedics!
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Stony Brook University Hospital earns national recognition from U.S. News & World Report | Stony Brook Medicine
It's that time of the year again, it's #PrEPAwareWeek2020. Stony Brook Medicine’s PrEP program support and services
are available throughout Suffolk County. For more, visit: https://bit.ly/2TcHoiu
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PrEP - a way to help prevent HIV | Stony Brook Medicine
Follow our friends Stony Brook Orthopaedic Associates!
It’s National Mammography Day! Did you know that Stony Brook Cancer Center’s mobile mammography van is open to all 40+ women for screening mammograms? For more info, call 631-638-4135. The mobile team can help you schedule an appointment or refer you for financial assistance.
Who knew that a favor from one neighbor to another would turn into a promising product line? ❤️ https://nwsdy.li/33OxB74
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Quick decision on face shields pays off
Stony Brook Midwives are celebrating National Midwifery Week! Help celebrate by sharing tips that worked for you in achieving a healthy and empowering birth experience down in the comments.
Today is Organ Donor Enrollment Day! Every 10 minutes another person is added to the national transplant waiting list. Be a hero, save a life, enroll as an organ donor today. #DonorDay2020 #DonateLife
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Register to Become an Organ and Tissue Donor Today
Stony Brook University Hospital employee Jennifer Okubo spreads sunshine through her artwork. Read about how painting one flower on her fence has blossomed into something so much bigger. https://nwsdy.li/3mXRJvo
Serious memory loss is not a part of normal aging. If you or a loved one are experiencing signs of Alzheimer’s or another dementia disorder, Stony Brook Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease can help.
Our center is one of only 10 such centers in the state supported by a grant from the NYS Department of Health and the only one serving Nassau and Suffolk counties. https://www.ceadlongisland.org/
Vampires aren't the only ones who need blood! The Blood Bank at Stony Brook University Hospital would like your blood too.
Donating blood at the Hospital Blood Bank is safe. For appointments call 631-444-DONATE (3662)
or online at www.donateblood.stonybrookmedicine.edu
When Christopher K. Pendergast was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig’s Disease, he was told he had three years to live. He lived 28 years instead. And what a 28 years they were.
Chris, who died on Oct. 14 at age 71, went on to found the ALS Ride for Life in 1997, raising over $10 million for ALS research. The Center for ALS at Stony Brook Medicine now bears his name. And along the way, he met with everyone from U.S. Presidents to legislators to the manager of the New York Yankees. It was all part of his unending quest to help others. Learn more: https://go.stonybrookmedicine.edu/w7q
"Every day when I leave the hospital and drive home, I look up at the bright blue sky, and I cry thinking about what I just left behind. I hate leaving work because help is always needed. My job is to transport patients throughout the hospital. This didn’t change when COVID hit, but my life certainly did. The number of patients we move on a given day has grown tremendously, and we now need to put on proper PPE before we can even be with a patient. But the biggest change of all is not being able to interact with patients the way we used to. Moving with patients from point a to point b allowed us to talk to them. This is our way of getting to know them and providing comfort. But patients with COVID have a hard time breathing and are often hooked up to oxygen, so they can’t really talk. That doesn’t stop us from doing what we do, but it’s different. I still talk to patients and have them nod or give a thumbs up. I will always do anything I can to provide comfort. I even visit patients during my breaks on occasion because it can be lonely for them, and sometimes you just need somebody to talk to.
The pandemic has really made clear we are all a team at the hospital. We in transport help the nurses as much as we can - especially right now. But it’s not easy. I am exhausted. According to my watch, I walk about eight miles per day within hospital walls. But I have to say, I have never been more proud to have a job than this one at Stony Brook."
-Jennifer Leone
Transport Distribution
#StonyBrookStrong
We interrupt your regularly scheduled scrolling to bring you an important message regarding the Big Game on Sunday. 🏈 #StonyBrookStrong
Thank you to the essential workers who kept hospital grounds cleared throughout the #snowstorm, ultimately keeping our patients and frontline workers safe. #SBMviews
Need to find a doctor? https://bit.ly/38ag2lb
This #snowstorm is something else! ❄️ Remember folks: Safety is #1.
Winter Weather Safety Tips from our Level I Trauma Center: https://bit.ly/2MkyRtS
We are kicking off #HeartMonth with a very important question: What’s your heart age? ❤️ https://bit.ly/2LlugY4
