PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Three Mather physicians and graduate medical education faculty members were chosen as recipients of the 2020-2021 Northwell Health Teacher of the Year award. They are: Yassar Abdelbaki, MD – Hospital Medicine, honored by our Internal Medicine program Michael Destefano, MD – Psychiatry, honored by our Psychiatry program Zachary Kuschner, MD –…
PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Mather Hospital’s Graduate Medical Education program (GME) has received approval for a new gastroenterology fellowship to begin July 2021. The new program will eventually have a total of six fellows, two in each of the program’s three years. The first two fellows will start on July 1, 2021. “We are excited…
PORT JEFFERSON, NY – Mather Hospital’s New Graduate Nurse Transition to Practice program – also known as a nurse residency program – has been reaccredited with distinction for four years by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Mather’s nurse residency program, which became the first to be accredited in New York State in 2018, helps…
PORT JEFFERSON, NY ― Mather Hospital colorectal surgeon David Schwartzberg, MD, will be honored by the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Long Island Chapter’s Take Steps Walk, which takes place Sunday, June 6, 2021, from 12-2pm at RXR Executive Park in Melville. “I am honored to be the medical honoree for this year’s Take Steps…
PORT JEFFERSON, NY ― Heart health, back and neck pain, healthy nutrition, arthritis and osteoporosis are just some of the topics featured in Mather Hospital’s HealthyU webinar series. Recordings of the webinars are available online at www.matherhospital.org/healthyu The free one-hour webinars cover a wide range of medical issues and health topics presented by local…
PORT JEFFERSON, NY ― Mather Hospital will institute limited visitation beginning on Friday, April 2. The change in visitation policy is based on New York State Department of Health updated guidance regarding hospital visitation during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Visitation hours will be from 3-6 p.m. every day; Patients may have up…
PORT JEFFERSON, NY ― Nicole Jean Christian, executive director of the Uniondale Community Land Trust Inc. and an economic development consultant, has been named to the Mather Hospital Board of Directors. Over the past 15 years, Ms. Christian has written grants for local municipalities, educational institutions and non-profits to secure funds for storm recovery, waterfront…
PORT JEFFERSON, NY ― Mather Hospital’s Voyage to Excellence employee teams dedicated a bench in front of the hospital to mark the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic and to thank the entire Mather family for their dedication during this difficult time. “We wanted to remind the Mather Hospital family that they are appreciated, and…
PORT JEFFERSON, NY ― Lisa Khavkin has been named vice president for human resources for Mather Hospital, effective March 1, 2021. Ms. Khavkin was previously the vice president for human resources at Huntington Hospital. She joined Huntington in 2013 as the director of talent and organizational performance. In her seven years at Huntington, she was…
PORT JEFFERSON, NY ― Paul Vertullo, chief operating officer and treasurer for Seviroli Foods, Inc. / Vertullo Imports LLC of Garden City, has been appointed to the JTM Foundation Board of Directors. Vertullo said he had been discussing with a friend, Donald Lippencott, who is vice chairman of the JTM Foundation Board, that he would…