Northwell to begin COVID-19 testing within the week
By GREGORY ZELLER // Referencing past responses to swine flu and Ebola virus outbreaks, New York State’s largest healthcare system will begin testing for the dreaded novel coronavirus within days….
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Island interests blast gun violence, with both barrels
By GREGORY ZELLER // As deadly shootings rage across the nation, a common theme is ricocheting more frequently around Long Island socioeconomics: protection from gun violence. Several Island-based institutions and…
LI institutions on call as nursing shortage spirals
By GREGORY ZELLER // With a national nursing shortage in their sights, Hofstra University and Northwell Health are launching a new undergraduate nursing program on Long Island – and planning…
No. 462: Silver bells, silver medals and the ‘Silver Tsunami’ – plus, STEM education for grown-ups
Are those bells we hear? Santa’s sleigh is warming up, dear readers, as we hurdle another Wednesday and trigger the one-week countdown to Christmas Day. That makes it Dec….
For more convenient blood testing, gonna LabFly now
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new “concierge healthcare app” will allow patients of the Northwell Health system to schedule blood draws at home, and to digitally track the subsequent blood…
Northwell, IT ace Allscripts going for the record
By GREGORY ZELLER // New York State’s largest health system and a Chicago-based provider of digital healthcare solutions are teaming up on a new electronic health record system. New Hyde…
No. 438: With stops in Cuba, Bulgaria and the Peconic Bay – plus, a V2G rollout
Well-balanced: A palindromic 9-1-8-1-9 to you, dear reader, as we welcome Wednesday and the midpoint of another busy workweek. Going for Yucs: It is indeed Sept. 18 out there,…
STEM scholarships help out Northwell dependents
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Two Birds One Stone File comes Northwell Health, which is helping out its employees – and bolstering its own future – with a new…
Employees honor Island CEOs with Glassdoor nods
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two visionary Long Island leaders made the cut Wednesday, when digital employment hub Glassdoor named its top United States CEOs of 2019. Northwell Health Chief Executive…
All’s wellness as Northwell, Canyon Ranch saddle up
By GREGORY ZELLER // Meanwhile, back at the ranch, a new strategic alliance is set to educate Northwell Health clinicians on how to care for themselves – the makings of…
No. 411: In which Voder speaks, the Apple II arrives, iTunes departs – and the Avengers assemble!
Half full: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we reach the midpoint of another exciting week of socioeconomic innovation. Before we dive in, a warm welcome to new newsletter…
At Manhasset hospital, they’re a liver to their people
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island’s first adult liver-transplant program has been green-stamped by state health officials. The Sandra Atlas Bass Center for Liver Diseases, housed inside North Shore University…
No. 407: Lincoln tinkers, Doyle detects, Alessi hustles and Northwell pays out – plus, the USPTO cometh
Variety show: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and the midpoint of another exciting week of inventing, incorporating and investing. It’s May 22 out there, and we’re shouting out first…
As PGA Championship looms, Northwell gears up
By GREGORY ZELLER // When the masses congregate on Long Island in May for one of professional golf’s crown-jewel events, they’ll be in good hands, medically speaking. New Hyde Park-based…
No. 363: The Master of Innovation prognosticates, Dowling writes it down and DG Sotheby’s techs up (once again)
Welcome to Friday: You’ve done it, intrepid innovators – the sun sets on another busy workweek and rises on another well-earned weekend. Nicely played. Changeable skies: It’s Dec. 7…