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Video series looks ‘behind the mask’ on the front line during the pandemic. The hospital’s external affairs The nurses and staff at staff partnered with videograMount Sinai South Nassau pher David Handschuh to inter“never wanted to be heroes,” view workers inside the triage said Fran Stevens, of Merrick, tent, which was set up in March an assistant nurse manager in to accommodate overflow, the emergency department. around the height of the crisis. In her 35 years The peak at MSSN wo rk i n g at t h e came on April 13, Oceanside hospital, when there were Stevens had also 383 coronavirus never seen such a patients being “ruthless” virus treated there. until Covid-19 hit T h e i d e a fo r in March. The jobs “Behind the Mask” of doctors and came about when caretakers became Dr. Adhi Sharma, more dangerous as fraN STeVeNS chief medical offithey were exposed cer and executive Nurse, Mount Sinai t o c o r o n av i r u s vice president for p a t i e n t s b e i n g South Nassau clinical and profesadmitted at high sional affairs, sugrates. gested document“In the E.R., we’re on the ing an oral history of the front line of the pandemic,” Ste- unprecedented challenges the vens said. “The majority of peo- hospital was facing. From there, ple coming into the E.R. did have MSSN partnered with Altice and it, and they were sicker than 16 sponsors to get the video clips anything we’ve ever seen on the air. They are now playing before.” on News 12 and 20 other major Stevens was one of about a stations and networks, as well as dozen MSSN workers to share the hospital’s social media chantheir stories for the hospital’s nels. “Behind the Mask” campaign, a “A lot of them just talked very mini-documentary and series of videos highlighting people’s lives Continued on page 2
By BriaNa BoNfiglio bbonfiglio@liherald.com
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Sailing on Seniors in Oceanside’s class of 2020 were recently presented with congratulatory lawn signs. Jack Bier is among the seniors who were set to graduate on Tuesday, after the Herald went to press.
County: L.B. Bridge repair may snarl traffic in Island Park By Mike SMolliNS msmollins@liherald.com
Traveling over the Long Beach Bridge between Island Park and Long Beach will be difficult for about a month, as the span undergoes extensive repairs that may cause traffic jams. Nassau County Deputy Director Michael Fricchione said the county will be working on the bridge daily through
Aug. 14, between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. “During this period, two of three lanes on the southbound bridge will remain open in order to facilitate the orderly flow of traffic,” he said. The bridge will be open for marine traffic at 10 a.m. and 1 and 4 p.m. during working hours. After 5 p.m. each day, the bridge will operate as it nor mally does. Fricchione noted that a barge might be positioned under the bridge to
assist with the repair work, and motorists and boaters are advised to plan accordingly. During an inspection, Fricchione said, corroded steel was found on the southbound portion of the bridg e, likely caused by the saltwater of Reynolds Channel. Though the bridge was found to be safe for travel, the issue needs to be addressed. Continued on page 5
n the E.R., we’re on the front line of the pandemic.