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Public hearing opinions on Sands casino improve its sustainability and upgrading energy infrastructure to meet growing demand. Beautification initiatives are The draft environmental impact statement for the pro- also planned to improve the posed Las Vegas Sands resort area’s public spaces, as part of and casino at the site of the Las Ve gas Sands’ ef fort to Nassau Coliseum was met with enhance both aesthetics and both resounding support and quality of life for residents and visitors. critical opposition “We are grateful at a public hearing to the Nassau at the Nassau County Legislature County Legislature for its thorough on Dec. 9. review of the comLas Vegas Sands pleteness of our officially submitted environmental the DEIS to the impact statement,” L e g i s l at u r e l a s t Michael Levoff, the month, after a company’s senior unanimous vote by vice president of legislators confirm- ADRIENNE strategy and public ing the document’s ESpoSIto affairs, stated in c o m p l e t i o n a n d Executive Director, the release. “This availability for pub- Citizens Campaign for ove r 2 8 , 0 0 0 - p a g e lic review. the Environment document further The DEIS outdemonstrates lines a range of investments — totaling more Sands’ commitment to comprethan $150 million — aimed at hensively and holistically mitimodernizing Uniondale’s infra- gate the potential impacts of structure and revitalizing the our transformative project at hamlet and surrounding com- the site of the Nassau Colisemunities, according to a Sands um.” At Monday’s contentious news release. The projects include expanding the Meadow- hearing, both supporters and brook Parkway to alleviate traf- detractors shared their opinfic congestion, enhancing the ions on the DEIS. Adrienne Uniondale water district to Continued on page 16
By KElSIE RADZISKI
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Shannon Costello, center, was named chief nursing officer, at a September event with danielle pollaro, director of critical care, and Jennifer Rufle, nurse manager for special procedures.
Meg Ryan is first female chief executive of NUMC By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com
The Board of Directors of the Nassau Health Care Corporation, which oversees the operations of the Nassau University Medical Center and the A. Holly Paterson Extended Care Facility in Uniondale, voted earlier this month to appoint several new members to the leadership team of the largest public, safety-net hospital on Long Island. Among the appointees was Megan Ryan, who was named president and chief executive of the hospital system — the first woman to lead the health care corporation. Ryan had previously served for nearly a
decade as general counsel of the corporation and had been acting as interim president and chief executive since January. “The more than seven years that I’ve spent working with the staff and patients of NUMC as general counsel and interim president and chief executive have (been the) greatest honor of my career,” Ryan said in a Dec. 5 news release. “I thank the NHCC board of directors for its confidence in allowing me to continue the enormous progress we’ve made toward ensuring this critical institution thrives for many years to come.” The East Meadow-based hospital serves Continued on page 12
t was a very comprehensive and a very complete draft EIS.