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Posted on May 15, 2013 By Christian Preston
It's not whether you win or lose…but how you save lives! Staten Island, NY - Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) – member North Shore-LIJ Health System - will be hosting its second annual "Sim Lab Wars" a test a skills ...
Posted on May 13, 2013
Need for speed? Doc has training advice for Staten Island runners By Staten Island Advance on May 13, 2013 at 6:51 PM By DR. THEODORE STRANGE STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- For the last four weeks of your training, you’ve consistently and patiently ...
Posted on May 9, 2013 By Diane O'Donnell
More than one-third of baby boomers – people born between 1946 and 1964 – are taking care of an aging parent, according to the AARP. The challenges of providing such care, coupled with working and, for many younger boomers, caring for ...
Posted on Feb 14, 2013 By Christian Preston
Left to right - Bobbi Pellegrino, PA-C, Eric Varela, John Shiau, MD. "Being in the military was the greatest time in my life," said Ret. Staff Sergeant Eric Varela who joined the U.S. Army in 1997. But the long military career Eric ...
Posted on Jan 21, 2013 By Diane O'Donnell
Dr. Christopher Demas, director of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery at SIUH, and patient Kim Forstater discuss her breast reconstruction procedure. The phone call that Kim Forstater received on Valentine's Day 2005 was anything but sweet. ...
Posted on Jan 21, 2013 By Diane O'Donnell
In 2006, Kenneth Hood weighed more than 300 pounds and had a host of health issues. Today, he maintains his weight around 175 pounds and is healthy. By the time Kenneth Hood considered gastric bypass surgery in 2006, he had gained and lost 100 pounds ...
Posted on Apr 3, 2013
Spring is here, regardless of Staten Island Chuck's prediction. But don't go rolling down the windows and dropping the rag top on the car just yet. Nothing welcomes the warm weather like allergies. Here are a few tips to save your sinuses and ...
Posted on Mar 8, 2013
Time for a checkup; did you schedule a colorectal screening last year like we discussed? If you're reading this and think that it sounds familiar, it's not Déjà vu. It's just important that we talk about colorectal health ...
Posted on Feb 13, 2013 By Dr. Theodore Strange, MD
February is the shortest month of the year, but it can have the longest impact on your life. It's American Heart Month, a nationwide movement in support of healthier communities and healthier lives. And all across the U.S. the American Heart ...
Posted on Apr 2, 2013 By Diane O'Donnell
Faced with mystery ingredients and a ticking clock two chefs from Staten Island University Hospital North cooked their way to second place in North Shore-LIJ Health System's Ultimate Chef Healthy Entrée Challenge. The event, held on March ...
Posted on Mar 15, 2013 By Diane O'Donnell
From left, Staten Island University Hospital volunteers Katherine Cappetta and Leondina Caccavo, along with Susan Lamberti, a member of the hospital's Service Auxiliary, were honored at the 20th annual United Hospital Fund's Hospital Auxilian ...
Posted on Mar 15, 2013
Barbara Schierenbeck, Assistant Nurse Manager 4B In her nearly 36 years as a registered nurse, Barbara Schierenbeck has worked with countless patients. But one in particular stands out in her mind. It was during the mid 1980s and she was working in ...