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Chronic nurse shortage at Northport VA raises red flags Feds recommend trio of changes in staffing, hiring and overtime management to facility’s new leadership A federal investigation into Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center’s four community living centers has shown a troubling trend of chronic nursing staff shortages and excessive overtime, issues that could have placed patients “at a higher risk for adverse events.” In one case, federal investigators found a nurse’s assistant worked double shifts for six straight days — more than 96 hours in a single week – while expected to diligently oversee a patient requiring one-on-one care. As the Northport facility is the only VA Medical Center on Long Island it serves more than 31,000 patients per year and oversees several outpatient clinical sites. Its four nursing homes are located in two buildings, with an approximate capacity of 170 beds. The Office of Inspector General, a division of U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, charged with independent oversight of Department of Veterans Affairs programs, received several anonymous complaints about the quality of care received at Northport VAMC in 2017
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following the deaths of two patients. In September 2017, the OIG launched a yearlong investigation into staffing shortages after receiving two further emails: the first from an employee at Northport VAMC, the second from a liaison to the House Committee on Veterans’
Affairs. The investigation produced a Sept. 18 report that found Northport VAMC’s leadership knew about the staff shortages, forced administrative level nurses to care for patients, and yet still continued to accept new patients despite knowing they wouldn’t have the staff needed to
provide the expected level of care. Federal investigators recognized in August 2017 there was significant turnover in the leadership at the Northport VAMC, affecting key positions such as its director, acting chief of staff and acting nurse executive, who were cited “as catalysts for this change.” Staff members’ remarks indicated it’s given them hope for a better future. The agency recommended a series of changes for the Northport VAMC pertaining to the nursing staff currently being enacted, and the facility says is bringing immediate tangible results.
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Anonymous complaints about two patient deaths at the Northport VAMC in 2017 started the series of federal investigations into the facility. The first death was a male patient in his late 60s who died as a result of choking on his food. Federal inspectors found insufficient evidence the man’s death was due to a lack of nurse oversight, as alleged in the complaints, but did conclude Northport VAMC had ongoing NORTHPORT VA CONTINUED ON A8
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Amid mandatory evacuation orders in the Carolinas and Virginia in advance of Hurricane Florence, many fleeing residents left their pets behind to fend for themselves. For those pets lucky enough to be rescued, they were brought to area shelters already full to capacity. When news spread the animals would start being euthanized if no one adopted them, Kent Animal Shelter in Calverton quickly joined other outreach groups to make a difference. Working in conjunction with Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons, the shelter took in 12 dogs two weeks ago. “We then sent our own truck down to South Carolina and when they came back last Monday night they had 17 more,” Pamela Green, Kent’s executive director, said last Thursday. The most recent group of dogs came from South Carolina’s Marlboro and Horry counties, two of the hardest hit areas devastated by flooding. “Those counties were still pretty much under water as recent as last Tuesday so those dogs were from people who lost their homes and relinquished the animals,” Green said. “The people probably don’t have places to live themselves at this point.”
The new arrivals range in age from 9 weeks to 4 years and come in a variety of shapes and sizes. The executive director said there are hound mixes “which are common in the South” as well as Labrador mixes and a few Chihua-
huas. While many have already been adopted, all the dogs will all be spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped before going to their new homes. (To see some of the available pets, see page B12.) Shelters in areas ravaged by Hurricane Florence announced earlier this week that they are temporarily halting the transport of animals to give residents more time to reclaim their dogs. For the staff at Kent, however, this is only a short reprieve as they are expecting 10 dogs to arrive Sunday from a Missouri puppy mill. According to Green, the shelter is always looking for foster homes. “Sometimes the animals we get in are a bit traumatized. In the case of the hurricane, they’ve already been exposed to some trauma so then they are transported a very long way and by the time they get here they’re pretty scared or nervous,” she said, adding, “Those animals usually come around more quickly in a foster home.” Financial donations and supplies such as canned cat and dog food, paper towels, bleach,
cat litter, treats, towels and blankets are also appreciated. Kent Animal Shelter celebrates its golden anniversary this year. The private not-for-profit, located at 2259 River Road in Calverton along the Peconic River, opened its doors in 1968. It rescues and finds homes for over 700 dogs and cats each year. “We had almost 100 adoptions this July alone,” Green said proudly, who has been at the helm of the no-kill facility for over 30 years. Several events have been planned to commemorate the anniversary including the upcoming Wines and Canines Run/Walk fundraiser at the Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard in Calverton Oct. 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person at www.kentanimalshelter.com. Leashed, friendly dogs are welcome. For Green, working at the shelter is a labor of love filled with rewards and happy endings. “I’ve been doing this for 33 years and I still come to the same office because I feel that we are really making a difference here. Maybe we’re not going to save all the animals, but just saving the ones that we can get to changes their lives and changes the lives of people too,” she said. “I still get so much joy out of seeing an animal leave the shelter and go to a new home. It’s the greatest thing – it makes my day.”
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Former Thatched Cottage owner pleads guilty to forced labor BY SARA-MEGAN WALSH SARA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM
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The former restaurateur behind a once-popular Centerport catering hall admitted to forcing immigrants to work at his establishment. Huntington resident Ralph Colamussi, former owner of the Thatched Cottage and Jellyfish Grill, pled guilty Sept. 26 before U.S. District Judge Denis Hurley in Central Islip federal court to charges of forced labor of employees. He faces up to 20 years in prison, as well as restitution to his victims and a fine of up to $250,000. In December 2017, Colamussi was arrested alongside his former restaurant manager Roberto Villanueva on charges of conspiring to engage in forced labor of immigrants, visa fraud and fraud in foreign labor contracting. In entering his guilty plea, Colamussi admitted to bringing prospective workers from the Philippines to the United States on H-2B visas that expired shortly after their arrival here. Once the visas expired, he admitted to encouraging workers to apply for student visas
Huntington resident Ralph Colamussi, pictured inset left, former owner of the Thatched Cottage, pictured above, pled guilty to charges of forced labor.
by fraudulently representing they intended to attend school full time and had the resources to do so. Colamussi admitted at times he would deposit funds in the workers’ bank accounts to ensure the appearance of ample financial
resources to attend school and then would withdraw the funds once a student visa was approved. “This case is an example of ruthless labor trafficking hiding in plain sight,” said Angel
Melendez, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations special agent-in-charge at the time of Colamussi’s arrest. “These individuals allegedly committed visa fraud while forcing people to work in their catering hall under horrible conditions in what seemed to be an inescapable situation.” The restaurateur also admitted when immigrant workers objected to performing certain jobs, such as working consecutive shifts or not being paid promptly, he threatened to report them to immigration. In the original indictment, federal prosecutors said Colamussi threatened his employees with physical violence and deportation. In one instance, Colamussi allegedly asked a worker to assist him in burning down the Thatched Cottage, and then threatened the worker with a knife for refusing to aid him. This is not the first time Colamussi has faced legal issues over his operation of the former Centerport restaurant. Colamussi filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy of the Thatched Cottage in January 2014, after which the restaurant was sold at auction for $4.65 million in September 2014. Lawsuits followed as December 2015 court documents claimed he transferred funds to Jellyfish Restaurant, and he was ordered by the judge to pay restitution.
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A section of New York State Route 25 will be dedicated by the state to honor the life of a fallen U.S. airman from Commack. Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has signed into law legislation sponsored by state Sen. John Flanagan (R-Smithtown), to ceremonially rename a stretch of Jericho Turnpike after the late Lt. Christopher Raguso. The state will dedicate seven miles of Route 25 spanning from East Deer Park Road in Dix Hills east to St. Johnland Road in Smithtown as “Lt. Christopher J. Raguso FDNY-CFD Memorial Highway.” “The renaming of this roadway will serve as a reminder of the service and dedication of Lt. Raguso to all who travel through this area,” Flanagan said. “While the word ‘hero’ is sometimes overused, it is a truly fitting description to the life of Lt. Raguso who lived a selfless life of dedication to others. It is my hope that this honor helps to express the deep appreciation our
community has for his brave service.” Raguso was one of seven members of New York’s 106th Rescue Wing unit killed in the line of duty March 15 when an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while carrying out a mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, an American-led mission to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. In addition to serving in the U.S. military, Raguso joined the Commack Fire Department in 2000. He served as captain of Company 2 before stepping up as lieutenant of Company 4, located off Kings Park Road. Raguso was posthumously bestowed the rank of honorary fire chief based on a unanimous vote of the Commack Fire Department’s membership March 16. The seven-mile long stretch of state roadway that will be renamed in Raguso’s honor includes the site of Commack Fire Department’s main headquarters, located at 6309 Jericho Turnpike. Raguso was also a 13-year veteran of the FDNY, where he served the majority of his
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A stretch of New York State Route 25 that includes Commack Fire Department’s headquarters, pictured above, will be renamed in honor of fallen U.S. airman and firefighter Christopher Raguso, pictured at left.
career with Ladder Company 113 in Brooklyn. He rose to the rank of lieutenant and was stationed with Battalion 50 in Queens at the time of his death. On six different occasions, he was cited for bravery and lifesaving actions either for his individual actions or as part of a unit. Raguso is survived by his wife, Carmela, and two young daughters, Eva and Mila. “Chris was an extraordinary husband and father,” his wife said. “We miss him tremendously every day. The outpouring of support
and love gives our hearts comfort during this very difficult time.” An official ceremony will be held with the installation of the memorial highway signs, according to Flanagan’s spokesman Robert Carappoli, but a date and time had not been set by press time. The roadway’s official name as Jericho Turnpike will remain unchanged to help avoid confusion and to limit any disruption of commerce, according to Flanagan.
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Long Island’s water is facing a dangerous threat — not a mythical sea monster, but harmful and poisonous algal blooms. Recently released data showed the problem was more far reaching this summer than years past. The Long Island Clean Water Partnership, an advocacy collective supported by the Rauch Foundation, that includes members from Stony Brook University and the Long Island Pine Barrens Society headed by Dick Amper, released an annual water status report Sept. 25 that showed new harmful algal blooms in Port Jefferson, Northport and Huntington harbors and in North Shore ponds and lakes. “Every single water body across Long Island, be it the North Shore or the South Shore, East End, Suffolk County, Nassau County, all had significant water impairments during this time frame,” said Christopher Gobler, endowed chair of Coastal Ecology and Conservation at the Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. “We would call this a crisis.” The Island-wide study, which was conducted from May through September, showed Northport Harbor suffered a bloom of Dinophysis, a type of algae that releases a powerful neurotoxin that can affect shellfish. Both Northport and Huntington harbors showed a rash of paralytic SBU’s Christopher Gobler, with Dick Amper, discusses alarming trends for LI’s water bodies at a Sept. 25 press conference. shellfish poisoning in other marine life from “environmental public enemy No. 1.” Since then support and engagement and leadership we can the local ecology. eating shellfish. The algal blooms and hypoxia were both the county has worked with local scientists and en- aggressively respond to this problem at a faster In May, shellfish fishing was temporarily banned in Huntington and Northport harbors exacerbated by a particularly warm summer, gineers to craft technology that could replace Long pace than at present.” Many of these areas now experiencing algal by the New York State Department of Envi- a trend expected to continue due to climate Island’s old cesspool and septic tanks, but some of blooms were only encounterronmental Conservation because of PSP. The change. In coming years, Gobler said he expects those replacement systems have harmful poison began to wane in June, Gob- the number of dangerous algae to spread be- been very cost prohibitive. Suf“Technology and ing hypoxia, or a depletion of folk has made some grant mondissolved oxygen in water necler said, and those bans have since been lifted, cause of this trend. governmental “We’re expecting that tem- ey available to those interested essary for sea life to survive, according to an automatic mesperatures will rise 5 or 10 degrees in upgrading. policies are rapidly in the same report released sage put out by the state DEC. New York Gov. Andrew this century, so we need to make back in summer 2017. Last Stony Brook University’s Roth changing to changes or things will get signifi- Cuomo (D) signed legislation year Mount Sinai Harbor was Pond has been experiencing for address our in April that put $2.5 billion cantly worse,” Gobler said. spared from severe hypoxia, years summer blooms of poisonThe prognosis looks grim, with toward clean water protection but now has seen a decrease ous blue-green algae, a type that is island’s water multiple other places across Long and improving water infrain necessary oxygen levels harmful to animals. This past sumIsland experiencing harmful algal structure, including $40 mil- crisis, but we need this past summer. Gobler said mer the researchers saw the algae blooms, but the source is already lion for the new sewer systems it wouldn’t be out of the quesspread into neighboring Mill Pond to increase our well known. This year’s study cites in Smithtown and Kings Park, tion that Mount Sinai Harbor in Stony Brook. In 2017, Suffolk pace of change” could experience a potentially County had more lakes with blue-Kevin McDonald heavy loads of nitrogen pollution and adding a rebate program for from sewage and fertilizers as the those upgrading outdated septic dangerous algal bloom next green algal blooms than any other -Adrienne Esposito summer. ultimate source of the algal events, systems. Suffolk County and of the 64 counties in New York, particularly the nitrogen waste from scientists from Stony Brook One thing is for sure, acaccording to the report. University are currently working on cheaper cording to Gobler: Long Island will experience The summer also saw the rise of a rust tide old cesspool systems leaking into local waters. Suffolk County and several state and local nitrogen filtration systems, but commercial avail- more hypoxia and harmful algal blooms until in Port Jeff Harbor and Conscience Bay caused new waste systems can catch up to the amount by another poisonous algae, which, while not politicians have been advocating for changes, ability of those systems could be years away. Kevin McDonald, the conservation project of nitrogen that’s already in the water. dangerous to humans, is dangerous to marine either for creating sewer systems — such as “Technology and governmental policies are life. Gobler said while it did not necessarily Smithtown’s projects in Kings Park, Smithtown director at The Nature Conservancy, said that lead to fish kills along the North Shore, places Main Street and St. James — or by creating there is a strong impetus for all of Long Island rapidly changing to address our island’s water crisis, but we need to increase our pace of like Southampton saw the deaths of tens of thou- financing programs for property owners to over- to change its waste standards. “We are the nitrogen pollution capital of change,” said Adrienne Esposito, the executive sands of oysters and fish due to rust tide. If the haul waste systems. In 2014, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bel- America,” McDonald said. “We can’t reverse director of the environmental advocacy group problem persists, Port Jeff might start to see a fish die-off, which could have lasting implications to lone (D) called nitrogen pollution the county’s climate change by ourselves, but with the right Citizens Campaign for the Environment.
“We are the nitrogen pollution capital of America”
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Northport VA
Closer look at staffing numbers
homes’ staffing issues were due to an inability to position has been added in order to streamline hire and retain the members of its nursing staff. nursing staff’s efficiency, according to SpellNorthport VAMC got approval to hire 10 addi- man. At the beginning of 2018, the facility tional registered nurses and 10 nurse assistants as was given approval to hire 2.6 more full-time intermittent staff in November 2016, though the employees and another 10 staff members were recently approved to bring the total nursing team wasn’t assembled until August 2017. Often the process of hiring new nursing staff to the equivalent 140.6 positions. “A staffing methodology is in the process of staff was delayed. In one instance, Northport’s leadership said two applicants interviewed and being completed, with additional staff expected,” hired in January 2017 were told they would not Spellman said. The Northport VA has received approval to start working until July. “This delay in hiring often resulted directly hire its nursing staff and is giving new employees immediate start in the loss of selected dates, according to him. It applicants who took other ‘While the OIG has also had plans to expand jobs,” the report reads. its nursing floating pool, The leadership of Northhelped Northport and to cross train other port VAMC said the high cost of living on Long Island identify areas in which VAMC nurses in longhas also made finding and we can improve, we term care to continue to grow the available number maintaining a full-time staff have implemented of staff who can provide difficult. measures to make residents with care. “Not only does this affect Third, Northport’s our ability to retain talent, those improvements leadership was also told to but to recruit it as well,” — and we are improve its management spokesman Spellman said. of staff’s overtime hours already seeing Steps to improvement and make sure of future reThe federal investigators results’ sponsible use of financial made three recommendations resources, citing the $1.5 to Northport VAMC in ormillion in 2017 overtime. — Levi Spellman der to ensure it has adequate “Federal employees nursing care for its patients are expected to be good and improve quality of care stewards of government funds,” the report for residents. reads. “The OIG found a lack of accountabilFirst, that the VAMC’s acting director, ity for managing OT expenditures.” Dr. Cathy Cruise, completes a review of the Spellman said the nursing homes staff had nursing homes to ensure staffing levels align a total weekly average of 437.3 hours of overwith the needs of its current residents. More time for the 2018 fiscal year, which ended Sept. staff should be recruited and hired to fill the 30. This indicates a significant drop from last current vacancies “until optimal staffing is year, where the total weekly average of overattained,” reads the report. time exceeded 750 hours. Spellman said leadership of Northport “All of this is to say that, while the OIG has VAMC, including Cruise, have already started helped Northport identify areas in which we taking action, implementing changes to improve can improve, we have implemented measures the quality of care and working conditions. to make those improvements — and we are A registered nurse clinical coordination already seeing results,” Spellman said.
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Records pulled by the federal investigators Continued from A3 showed Northport VAMC has been chronically short of nursing staff dating back to at least challenges in maintaining basic necessary 2016. Allegations were made that understaffing staffing levels. could lead to a higher rate of “nurse-sensitive out“Conditions such as staffing shortages could comes,” such as surgical wounds getting infected, create an environment where the increased urinary tract infections, ulcers and pneumonia. workload assigned to each staff member was Northport’s four nursing homes were found such that it became more difto be short approximately ficult to remain vigilant,” the 6.3 full-time employees in ‘Conditions such as report reads. needed to meet VA’s staffing shortages 2016 A forum was held for the recommended number of Northport VA nursing homes could create an nursing hours spent with staff to voice their concerns patients per day. By 2017, with the facility and its oper- environment where the facility’s staffing shortation while an investigation the increased age had more than doubled, of the first patient’s death was with 15.3 additional fullworkload assigned ongoing. time employees needed. to each staff “Many [staff members] Northport VAMC’s nursing shared a concern about staffmember was such homes were only staffed at ing levels being too low,” the to 80 percent of recomthat it became more 60 report reads. mended levels over the two difficult to A second death raised claims years, according to federal of poor quality of care in the investigators. remain vigilant’ Northport VAMC’s Northport vets nursing homes, leadership attempted to after a patient in his mid-60s — OIG report tackle the short staffing slipped, fell and fractured his issue by using “floating” hip. He underwent surgery and six days later stopped breathing. Allegations shifts and overtime — sometimes mandatoincluded the VA staff failed to protect the pa- ry, according to the federal report. Floating tient from falling and failed to properly provide shifts meant staff from other areas of the one-on-one observation post surgery, neither of VAMC were brought in to assist with pawhich was substantiated by federal investigators. tients in the nursing homes. In 2016, Northport VAMC’s nursing home The investigation into the second death showed the nurse’s assistant caring for him was on her employees put in a total of 19,991 hours of sixth consecutive day of double shifts — 16 hours overtime. It nearly doubled by the end of 2017 at a stretch. Investigators again cited “concern that as only 107.9 of the facility’s authorized 128 working extra hours with double shifts could lead full-time positions were filled, according to Spellman, causing the facility’s overtime costs to staff becoming tired and less vigilant.” A staff member working double shifts was to skyrocket to nearly $1.5 million. “Nurse managers had no mechanism to not common practice, according to Northport alert them if one of their unit nursing personnel VAMC spokesman Levi Spellman, who said union workers are contractually required to have worked excessive OT,” the report reads. Federal investigators found part of the nursing 10 to 12 hours off between nursing shifts.
Obituaries Peter F. Barry
Peter F. Barry, 90, of Northport, died Sept. 23. He was president and chairman of the Long Island Association, president of Huntington Arts Council, an executive council member of Huntington Chamber of Commerce and a trustee of the Stony Brook Foundation. He was the beloved husband of the late Sheila (Connolly); cherished father of Kevin (Mary Lee), Kate Hawkins, Dina (Paul) Pigott and Peter Joseph (Kathleen) Barry; and cherished grandfather to William Pigott, Christopher Pigott, Ryan Hawkins, Matthew Pigott, John, Peter Joseph, Michael, Amelia, Brendan and Joseph. A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Philip Neri Church in Northport. Interment followed at Northport Rural Cemetery. Arrangements were entrusted to Nolan Funeral Home of Northport.
Lester M. Bellows Jr., 90, of Huntington, died Sept. 13. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was the beloved husband of the late Marion; loving father of Linda (John) Guyer and Richard (Erin); cherished grandfather of Ryan McLaughlin, Kristin (Matthew) Klinefelter, Jaclyn (Arnaud) Vanderbeken and John Guyer IV; devoted great-grandfather of Madison Klinefelter and Aiden McLaughlin; dear brother of Donald (Marjorie); and fond uncle of Donald and James. A funeral service was held at Nolan Funeral Home in Northport. Interment with military honors followed at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Farmingdale. In lieu of flowers, donations in his name may be made to the American Cancer Society, 75 Davids Drive, Hauppauge, NY 11788 or VNS Hospice, 505 Main St., Northport, NY 11768.
Edward H. Gates, 91, of Centerport, died Sept. 20. He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth “Betty” for 68 years; loving father of the late Edward (Michele), the late Cathlyn, Elizabeth, Kerry, Christopher (Tina) and Kevin (Silvia); beloved grandfather of Edward, Darryl, Jackie (Mike), Evan (Donna), Jessie, the late Corey, Shannon, Casey (Joe), Mac and Carlie; and proud great-grandfather of Alex, Logan and Ella. A funeral Mass was celebrated at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church in Centerport. Interment followed at St. Philip Neri Cemetery in East Northport.
John F. Golde
John F. “Jack” Golde, 87, of East Northport died Sept. 17. He was a devoted member of St. Anthony of Padua Congregation, serving as part
of the original parish council, and a member of St. Joseph Council Knights of Columbus. He was the loving husband of Jean T. (née Kirchert); beloved father of John (Cyndy), Robert (Pamela), Catherine (Edward) Fitzpatrick, Mary Hammond, Jeanie (Ken) Wright and Michael (Kerry); cherished grandfather to Liz, Sean, Chris, Bridget, Jacob, Ross, Mike, Evan, Jim, Clay, Abby, Lexie, Liam, Chloe and Stephanie; and adored great-grandfather to Elijah, Caroline, Patrick John, Alaina, Samuel and Nora. A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Anthony of Padua Church in East Northport. Interment followed at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Farmingdale. Arrangements were entrusted to Nolan Funeral Home in Northport. In lieu of flowers, donations in his name may be made to the St. Anthony of Padua Parish Outreach Center, 1025 Fifth Ave., East Northport, NY. 11731.
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Health Link Health Information from Local Health Care Professionals
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is a worldwide annual campaign to highlight the importance of early breast cancer detection, treatment, education, research, and support services. This year, St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center’s Breast Health Program will invite over 500 breast cancer patients to honor their strength and celebrate their survival at our Seventh Annual Pink Ribbon Salute scheduled during October.
Diana Yoon-Schwartz, MD, Ph.D Reconstructive Surgeon Administrative Director Reconstructive Microsurgery St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center
St. Catherine of Siena's Breast Health Center provides innovative, comprehensive care for women of all ages and backgrounds in a welcoming and supportive environment. The Breast Health Center combines advanced technology with personalized interest to offer a broad range of clinical and support services from screening and diagnosis to treatment and counseling. The multidisciplinary team consists of physicians, surgical specialists, nurses, specialized technologists, radiologists, a breast health nurse navigator, and is dedicated to caring for the physical and psychosocial needs of all patients.
What is Reconstructive Microsurgery?
What other Plastic Surgical procedures are available at St. Catherine of Siena?
A. At St. Catherine of Siena, we perform some of the most advanced procedures available in reconstructive surgery. In fact, we have equipment and devices that are not even readily available at the most advanced institutions in the country. St. Catherine is one of the first and only programs on Long Island to routinely utilize the Aeroform needle-less expanders for advanced implant-based reconstruction.
A. In addition to immediate breast reconstruction for cancer or after prophylactic mastectomies, I also often perform revisional breast surgery for patients who have had surgeries elsewhere, presenting to me months or years later and are in need of advanced reconstructive procedures. Other hospitalbased procedures routinely performed include: breast augmentation with implants, breast implant exchange, primary skin cancer surgery or repair of Mohs’s defects, breasts lifts, breast reductions, abdominoplasty, post weight-loss body-contouring, facial rejuvenation, and mommy-makeovers.
St. Catherine utilizes new, long-acting local anesthetics, analgesic pumps, and new procedures such as pre-pectoral breast reconstruction to reduce postoperative patient discomfort, which encourages earlier ambulation and improve recovery times. More importantly, at St. Catherine and moreover at Catholic Health Services of Long Island, every patient is an individual and receives customized, coordinated, and the compassionate care they deserve. I cannot understate the importance of coordination of compassionate care. With my prior experience in molecular research, and my current interest in the molecular biology of breast cancer; I consider each patient’s pathology when planning and offering the best reconstructive options.
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A. Reconstructive Microsurgery (RM) is a specialty that requires advanced surgical training and a cohesive team which includes surgeons, anesthesiologists, physician assistants, nurses and operative staff. RM uses magnification from a microscope to facilitate the attachment of exceptionally small blood vessels called arteries that supply blood to transplanted tissue, and it uses small veins to facilitate drainage of blood from that tissue. Thus, tissue, which can be comprised of a combination of skin, fat, muscle and bone, is detached from one part of the body and then moved and microsurgically reattached to another part of the patient’s body, enabling reconstruction. This is performed with sutures, “finer than a hair”, that are used to reattach the blood vessels allowing the transplanted tissue the opportunity to survive in a new location. For example, this technique allows the immediate reconstruction of person’s body part, for example a breast, which was removed for cancer or a jaw injured as a result of a trauma. At St. Catherine, the Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator flap, known as the DIEP flap, uses the patient’s lower abdominal skin and fat to replace or reconstruct the breast that had been removed after a mastectomy.
Why should I have my Reconstructive Surgery at St. Catherine of Siena?
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HARBORFIELDS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Sports
Harborfields takes stand against cancer at homecoming
The Harborfields Tornadoes fought fierce at homecoming, but it was their community pride that shone through in taking a stand against cancer. Harborfields school district hosted its 2018 homecoming parade and football game against Eastport-South Manor Sept. 29. The Tornadoes varsity football team came up just short, falling to the Wolverines 29-26. Many students walked alongside the floats to collect donations to fund research for childhood cancer, which is near to the Harborfields community’s heart. The high school joined with Greenlawn Civic Association in the civic’s Greenlawn Goes Gold movement, which was developed and put into action by sophomore Natalie Pedrazzi.
Along with collecting donations, cancer awareness gold ribbons were available for purchase with all proceeds from the awareness week going to Maggie’s Mission. This local organization supports awareness and funds pediatric cancer research in honor of Maggie Schmidt, a Harborfields High School student who lost her battle with cancer in 2017. Harborfields also held its first-ever Stand Up 2 Cancer event, which was initiated by student Catherine Capodanno. People purchased signs to write the name of a loved one battling with cancer and when the moment came, community members held their golden signs high in recognition of loved ones and their immense strength in the battle. — Sara-Megan Walsh
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Sports - Game of the Week
Harborfields 0 Eastport-S Manor 3
Harborfields Tornadoes wiped out by Eastport-South Manor Harborfields varsity girls volleyball dug deep but fell 3-0 to the visiting Eastport-South Manor Sharks Oct. 1. The loss dropped the Tornadoes to an even 3-3 in league competition this season. Harborfields will host Islip at home Oct. 4 at 4 p.m. before holding a tournament Oct. 6. Pictured above, clockwise from top left: Senior Hallie
Simkins delivers a kill shot; senior libero Amanda MacDonald returns the ball against visiting Eastport-South Manor; sophomore Anna Paradise battles at the net; senior Olivia Maher sets the ball; and junior Victoria Carbone sets up the play.
— Sara-Megan Walsh
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SERV ICES Cleaning COME HOME TO A CLEAN HOUSE! Attention to detail is our priority. Excellent References. Serving the Three Village Area. Call Jacquie or Joyce 347-840-0890 STACY’S CARPET CLEANING & POWERWASHING Carrpet cleaning, tile/grout, upholstry, powerwashing. SPECIAL $79: 2 rooms w/free hallway, up to 400 sq. ft. 631-509-1510
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Handyman Services JOHN’S A-1 HANDYMAN SERVICE *Crown moldings* Wainscoting/raised panels. Kitchen/Bathroom Specialist. Painting, windows, finished basements, ceramic tile. All types repairs. Dependable craftsmanship. Reasonable rates. Lic/Ins. #19136-H. 631-744-0976 c.631 697-3518
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Your “Picking up speed” editorial published in the Sept. 27 issue makes sense. Long Island Rail Road President Philip Eng’s announcement at a recent MTA board meeting, that he would seek funding in the next MTA 2020-24 Capital Program to pay for both extending electrification on the Central Branch, running east of Hicksville on the Ronkonkoma line to Babylon, and look into the feasibility of doing the same on the Port Jefferson Branch. These are both great ideas worthy of consideration. Estimated costs for electrification are $18 million per mile. Electrification of the 7-mile Central Branch would provide additional options for thousands of riders from Babylon. They could travel from the Central Branch to Jamaica via the $2.6 billion Main Line Third Track. Electrification of the Central Branch could also afford creation of a new north/south “scoot” service, running
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We have hit the point as a society where it is near impossible to believe a definitive conclusion will be reached that will convince both sides of the political divide as to what happened between Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh in 1982. This is not to say we did not find Blasey Ford’s testimony under oath credible, but we wish the conversation could go in a different, more productive direction on parallel tracks with the predictable political mudslinging. Believe it or not, we see this moment and conversation as far more important than a single seat on the Supreme Court bench, as mind blowing as that may be for some partisans. The tenor of the national conversation following the hearing on the matter before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week is a perfect representation as to why people like Blasey Ford hold accusations back, sometimes for decades. As a country we need to take a step back and figure out why the knee-jerk reaction from so many when sexual assault or misconduct accusations come up is to find a reason to invalidate them. The #MeToo, #WhyIdidntreport and #TimesUp movements have moved the discussion undoubtedly in the right direction, but this week should serve as proof we still have a long way to go. Defining sexual assault and instilling a baseline of acceptable behavior — especially in young men, but all young adults — would be an extremely healthy first step. Legally the term is defined as any unwanted sexual contact. It seems simple when phrased that way, but because of the way rites of passage and coming of age are portrayed and depicted in our society, truly hearing and understanding a partner and being conscious of someone else’s comfort in a certain situation is likely far from the minds of young people in that situation. This should not be read as an excuse for people who cross the line into sexual assault — which is a crime — but rather a demand to be open to communication and self-reflection as a means to avoid perpetuating this type of behavior. If we can get our kids to a place of having that reaction, to look within and take up a dedication to learning from mistakes, instead of the knee-jerk deny, deny, deny, we’ll have taken a critical, if minimal, first step toward a healthier tomorrow for everyone. The U.S. Senate used to be a body looked to for leadership, a place where Americans use their democratic right to send our very best, and most objective, neutral arbiters. Anyone who watched the hearing would scoff at that notion in the present day. We can only hope that once the dust settles on this ugly chapter that body will resume its intended function and becomes a leader in this discussion, regardless of political persuasion.
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Port Jeff line electrification is worth it from Huntington via Hicksville to Babylon. Electrification of the Port Jefferson Branch beyond Huntington has been proposed on and off for more than 50 years. In the 1980s, MTA and LIRR management decided to go forward with electrification of the Ronkonkoma line rather than on the Port Jefferson Branch. Completion of the proposed $12 million Port Jefferson Branch feasibility study by the end of 2019 would be a great first step. Eng, MTA senior management, board members and many others may not be aware of past history of this concept. Besides electrification of the Central and Port Jefferson Branch from Huntington to Port Jefferson (estimated $360 million), there is the need to do the same for the Montauk line from Babylon to Speonk ($360 million), on the Ronkonkoma line from Ronkonkoma to Yaphank ($120 million) and Oyster Bay to Mineola ($120
million). All five combined could easily cost more than $1 billion. This does not include several hundred million for a new storage yard on the Port Jefferson Branch between Huntington and Port Jefferson to support electric multiple-unit MU cars. Once East Side Access is completed by December 2023, all would provide support for a one-seat ride via electric MU cars for service to Grand Central Terminal and Penn Station, making the LIRR more attractive to current and future new riders. Height restrictions in the 63rd Street Tunnel built decades before construction of the current East Side Access project, funded in 2006, prevent the LIRR from running duel-mode locomotives and double-decker coaches into Grand Central Terminal. Larry Penner Great Neck Former U.S. transit employee
Justices need to be credible ‘beyond a doubt’ Michael Zelenak in his letter, “The central pillar of our legal system” published in the Sept. 27 issue has it wrong. Of course, in a court of law, a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty. But the Kavanaugh hearing was not a court trial. It was essentially a job interview. Even the very real dilemma of “guilt by accusation” doesn’t apply since this is a job interview and not a trial. Of course, it was a job interview for one of the most important positions in our democracy. And, of course Kavanaugh should be treated fairly. Nevertheless,
the essential question is not whether he is guilty of sexual assault. We will probably never have proof even with the sworn testimony of others and the FBI investigation which the Republican-controlled committee has been finally forced into by U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Arizona), and is severely limited for political purposes. I suspect, I hope wrongly, that the FBI investigation was limited to protect Kavanaugh and provide cover for senators to vote for confirmation. The real question is whether we, the American people, via the Senate should
“employ” him in a lifetime position on the Supreme Court. It comes down to a judgment call. Since Dr. Ford’s testimony was entirely credible and since Judge Kavanaugh’s response was patronizing, belligerent, showing a sense of entitlement and even probably lying about his yearbook and drinking, I don’t think we should take a chance on him. I think the American people and the Supreme Court deserve a justice who is, beyond a doubt, a person who should be in that position. Adam D. Fisher Port Jefferson Station
The dual hearing of Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh is portrayed as a mere “he said/she said” with the result hinging on relative credibility. Both appeared credible. Many liars and deceivers appear credible. That is part of our sinful condition. As the Bible says, “The heart of man is deceitful and desperately corrupt; who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9). And “There is none righteous, no, not one ... With their tongue they have practiced deceit” (Psalms 8:9, Romans 3:13). God repeatedly tells us in the Bible not to depend on credibility, but that all accusations must be corroborated by at least two witnesses (Deuteronomy 17:6; 19:15-19; Matthew 18:16, Hebrews 10:28).
The Ford/Kavanaugh hearing is not a simple “he said/she said.” It’s a she accuses him of criminal behavior and he says she is mistaken and he holds no ill will against her and his family prays for her. That’s a big difference. All witnesses to the alleged event deny it occurred. Hundreds of witnesses to Kavanaugh’s life and character over decades unanimously speak well of him. None corroborates her testimony and no one attests to her lifetime of demonstrated good behavior or stability. The devil himself depends on credibility. Deception is his game. Jesus said of his accusers, “Your father the Devil was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth” (John 8:44).
The elephant in the room of the Ford/ Kavanaugh hearings was Roe vs. Wade: the “right” to murder, dismember and sell body parts and tissue of the most innocent, vulnerable and defenseless human beings, over half being young women. Liars and murderers are of the same pedigree and mutually supportive. So goes on the anything-goes, no-holds-barred, ends-justifies-the-means, euphemism-filled, media-academia-Democratic-Party-led attempt to perpetuate the American Holocaust. But I suspect the other side is the beneficiary of many more prayers.
Real issues at hand in Kavanaugh hearing
Rev. Ronald Stelzer Our Savior Church & School Centereach
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ith Washington leading the way, we have become a divided nation, bickering, fighting, shouting and disagreeing as if we’re at a competing pep rally. What are we to do? Perhaps we need metaphors to turn the thermostat down. To start with the obvious, perhaps we are a nation of onions. No, we don’t give everyone bad breath D. None and, no, we don’t cause gas. We have of the above layers, as Shrek BY DANIEL DUNAIEF so famously described in his eponymous movie. The surface, which everyone sees, has a layer of anger and frustration, but peel back a few of those layers
and we’re filled with sympathy, empathy and concern for our friends and neighbors who, like us, are pursuing the American Dream. Sticking with the food metaphor, perhaps we’re a kitchen stocked with incredible ingredients trucked in from all over the country. You may never have been to Idaho, but I can assure you that the simple potato in that state is remarkable for its flavor and texture. While we have all these wonderful ingredients, perhaps we have a kitchen filled with too many cooks, who are changing recipes and oven temperatures so often that the food we’re baking will inevitably be unrecognizable and either vastly overcooked or undercooked. Then again, perhaps we’re an enormous cruise ship in the middle of a vast ocean. We’re slowly turning but, because we’re such a huge vessel, we move and change direction at a rate that’s hard to perceive, especially when landmarks are either too far away or are masked by an enveloping fog. Perhaps we’ve become a collection of angry
bees, buzzing loudly, perceiving threats from everywhere and everyone — even inside our own honey-producing hive. Are we truly threatened from within and without, facing insurrection among the ranks of other bees, or are we surrounded by majestic purple mountains? Are we creating such cacophony that we can’t hear the birds singing around us? We may be a batch of apples, looking suspiciously at the other fruit in the bin, wondering if any of us have turned bad, threatening the entire bunch. Maybe we’re on a roller-coaster ride, racing up and down, screaming and shouting as we circle tracks that we fear might need repair, hoping to return to where we were so we can regain our equanimity on solid ground again. Maybe we’ve become a boulder gathering size and momentum as it plunges down a hill. Our anger and frustration propel us forward, even as we ignore the kinds of moments and people who could, and should, unify a country. Have you been to a sporting event lately? I’m
not thinking of the athletes as unifying forces. I’m talking about the salutes to members of the military that often occur during the seventh-inning stretch in a baseball game or during a stoppage in the action in the middle of a hockey game. People throughout the stadium — those who think Trump is either a superstar or an imploding supernova — stand and cheer together, thanking these humble men and women for the sacrifice and service to our country. Those heroes among us are the few who might do the impossible, catching the boulder or slowing it down as it cuts a path of emotional destruction through an outraged nation. Then again, maybe the best metaphor to keep in mind amid the finger-pointing and criticism and self-doubt is the document that got us this far: the Constitution. It is the enduring net that protects the country and its citizens, even when we seem to be shadow boxing against each other on a high wire at the top of a circus tent.
with these particulars when they should be in bed asleep. When I asked, he told me his name and that he was from the 6th Precinct. My hostess instincts rushed to the fore. “Would you like some coffee or a sandwich?” He laughed. It was, after all, a preposterous exchange to be having in the dead of night. “No thank you, but here come the guys from PSEG, right behind the firemen. They will take care of this quickly.” It wasn’t so quick. A courageous soul from PSEG Long Island went up in one of those extending arm buckets mounted on the truck alongside the burning pole to cut the electric wires. At the same time, the entire street was plunged into darkness, no doubt at the direction of the power company. “What caused such a reaction?” my neighbor asked a worker. “Who knows?” he replied with a shrug. “It could be a rodent or a squirrel chewing through the wires.” The responders were a gallant crew, seemingly unperturbed by the excitement. Between the fire trucks and the PSEG trucks, there were interminable blinking lights
and radio noise for a couple of hours. The men went about their jobs in good humor, and when the lines were cut and the fire finally out, they promised to come back the next day. They were able to restore power to the rest of the block but, of course, not to us, before they left. To their great credit, the men were back with trucks by 9 a.m. the following morning. This surface crew dug up the burnt wires, installed a new pole alongside the charred one and reconnected the overhead wires. The underground crew arrived around midday and installed the other wires beneath the soil, laboring until well after dark under bright lights before they finished. By 9 p.m. we had our power back in our house but not the other services that are attached to the pole: cable and telephone. As of this writing, those services are promised shortly. Whatever we grouse about on the national level of our country, it is tremendously reassuring that on the local level we are remarkably well cared for. Three cheers for my helpful neighbors, the police, firemen and PSEG men.
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he lights went out just as I had finished the chapter, and was about to put down my book and go to bed. I looked at my watch, which shines in the dark, and noted that it was past 11 p.m. It was a clear night with no lightning or wind, was my first thought. Probably some driver ran into a telephone pole and disabled a transformer, my brain posited, trying to Between make sense of the you and me sudden blackness. BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF Then the loud noises began. In rapid succession, there was a series of what sounded like firecrackers going off somewhere on our street, close to our house. The acrid smell of smoke began to fill the air.
I briefly thought to go outside, then decided to wait a few minutes before bothering to fumble around for a robe or wake the rest of the house. Within minutes my neighbor across the street phoned. He looks directly at our property. And he said that the telephone pole right beside my driveway was on fire, flames and sparks coming out from the bottom.“We’ve called the fire department, and you seem to be in no immediate danger,” he reassured me. “They said they would be here directly. In fact, here comes a police car now. It’s beaten the fire truck.” Time to wake the house and go outside for a look, I decided, hoping not to trip over any obstacle on my way to the front door. The police car was in our driveway, his lights the only ones piercing the darkness. “What’s happened?” I yelled as he got out and slowly walked toward me. He didn’t want to trip over a tree root or a curb either. “Your telephone pole is burning but not to worry, the firemen will shortly have it under control,” he offered calmly, as if everyone deals
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