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Nassau Health Care Corporation earns Gold Seal of Approval Honor complements medical center’s recent financial improvements Facility in Uniondale, which houses 500 elderly residents, according to Megan Ryan, the The Nassau Health Care Cor- medical center’s interim presiporation — which oversees the dent and chief executive. While Nassau University Medical Cen- this distinction only applies to ter in East Meadow — recently the medical center, it overall earned the Joint Commission’s demonstrates the dedication from the corpoGold Seal of Approval for hosration in their pital accreditavariety of protion by demonvided services strating continuand care, includous compliance ing psychologiwith its perforcal, dental, mance standards. wound, and eye The Joint care. Commission is a “NHCC proU.S.-based nonvides tremenprofit organiza- MEg RyAN dous resources tion that accred- Interim president and chief to Nassau Counits more than executive, Nassau University ty’s residents 22,000 health care Medical Center beyond the treatorganizations ment of more and programs. Earning the Gold than 270,000 patients annually at Seal of Approval indicates that NUMC,” Ryan said in an emailed the organization has undergone statement. “A. Holly Paterson a rigorous evaluation process Extended Care Facility employs and has demonstrated compli- five hundred workers and is Nasance with high standards for sau County’s only public skilled patient safety, quality of care nursing and rehabilitation faciliand performance improvement. ty, offering services to people of According to Nassau Health all backgrounds, regardless of Care Corporation, the Gold Seal their ability to pay.” is a symbol of quality reflecting For the Gold Seal, the health its commitment to providing care corporation underwent an safe and quality patient care. unannounced, in-depth onsite NHCC also oversees the A. Holly Paterson Extended Care ContinUed on Page 16
By JORDAN VALLONE
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Courtesy Christian Cooper
Christian Cooper, a Uniondale native and avid bird-watcher, recently gave a presentation about birding at the Uniondale Public Library.
The many joys of birding in Uniondale Christian Cooper shares knowledge, advice on favorite hobby
and even homebound people can see different birds by looking out of their window. Cooper’s considered an expert on birding, Uniondale native Christian Cooper — an having written a memoir, “Better Living avid bird-watcher with a memoir and a televi- Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World,” which sion show documenting his was released in June of 2023. journey — gave a presentation In the memoir, he detailed the at the Uniondale Public many facets of his life, and Library last Wednesday about how birds have played a major the joys of birding and why it role. His Emmy-winning oneremains a great hobby to take season show about birding, up. “Extraordinary Birder,” is on “I encourage you all to bird Disney Plus and National Geoas much or as little as you graphic, and he is also releaswant, as much pleasure as it ing a children’s book, “The gives you,” Cooper, 61, told the Urban Owls,” in February. audience at the library. During his presentation at Birding is the act of observ- ChRIStIAN COOpER the library, Cooper outlined ing birds in their natural habi- Birder and Uniondale native his seven pleasures of birding, tats, and it’s a hobby available to everyone, Cooper said. He added that peo- all of which give him his motivation to continple who are sight-impaired can listen to the ue looking for birds. The first is the beauty of birding, Cooper different chirps and songs of different birds, people with physical disabilities can bird- said, as he displayed numerous photos of bird watch from a wheelchair on accessible paths, ContinUed on Page 5
By KELSIE RADZISKI
kradziski@liherald.com
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