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NUMC opens new mental health suite county’s health care services for decades, Meg Ryan, the medical center’s interim president The Nassau University Medi- and chief executive, said at a cal Center in East Meadow has ribbon-cutting ceremony on opened a newly remodeled men- July 23. “We receive referrals from tal health clinic — a state-of-theart facility designed to provide all over Nassau County — the comprehensive mental health courts, the correctional center, division of social services to some of s e r v i c e s, ” Rya n Long Island’s most said. “It has the vulnerable populalargest training tions. program in Nassau NUMC, which is County for both overseen by the psychiatric resiNassau Health Care dents and psycholoCorporation, previgy inter ns and ously housed its externs.” mental health facilAfter touring the ities in the J Buildmental health clining, which is one of ic in the J Building, the many buildings Ryan said she felt on its campus. The the hospital could medical center and DR. CoNSTANTINE “do better.” N u H e a l t h , t h e IoANNoU “It was immedihealth care network Chair of psychiatry, ately clear to me that the hospital is Nassau University that we could do part of, has providbetter for our ed adult outpatient Medical Center patients, and we psychiatric services to Nassau County residents certainly could do better for our for 42 years, including compre- staff,” she explained. The building lacked an elevahensive psychiatric care and psychotherapy, delivered by tor, central air conditioning and both psychologists and psychia- was in poor physical condition, and the estimated cost to repair trists. The mental health clinic has the J Building was $2 million, played an important role in the Continued on page 10
By JoRDAN VAlloNE
jvallone@liherald.com
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Photos courtesy East Meadow School District
Bowling Green students meet and greet NCPD The Nassau County Police Department stopped by Bowling Green Elementary School last week to meet with students in the Extended School Year program. The police ran an interactive presentation, allowing students to learn about equipment and the roles of police officers. Above, students took a look at some rovers on the ground with their teachers, while police answered questions. Right, a student got to try on a shield. Story, more photos, Page 3.
think it will help us provide a better and less stigmatizing source of care for our patients.