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The EngemanTheater donated 244 tickets to “Rock of Ages” recently to workers at Huntington Hospital. Dr. Nick Fitterman, executive director of Huntington Hospital, presented a plaque to staff of the Northport theater to thank them for the tickets. The theater donated the tickets as a ‘thank Read More …
It was two years ago Sunday that HuntingtonNow.com first reported on the mysterious disease known then as coronavirus. The first of what turned out to be the site’s more than 900 stories–and still counting–about the disease that came to be called Covid-19 was an interview Read More …
The gentle notes of a harp, then humming–a little reluctant at first– followed by singing mixed with laughter filled a conference room recently at Huntington Hospital as workers try to ease the burden of the last two stress-filled years of confronting the consequences of Covid-19. Read More …
Huntington Hospital has created a new center to help support caregivers. Huntington Hospital said Tuesday that the Reichert Family Caregiver Center, a 550-square foot space, will operate in the hospital lobby. The center was funded by a half-million donation from the Charles and Helen Reichert Read More …
As the Covid-19 epidemic wears on, many medical experts are recommending the use of N-95 masks and not the cloth versions that became commonplace back in 2020. Dr. Adrian Popp, head of the infectious diseases department at Huntington Hospital, said that, the Omicron variant of Read More …
The New York State Department of Health offers an explanation of how the Excelsior Pass program works. The pass, which contains Covid-19 vaccination information, is available for free. Here are the details. Paramount Cancels Show The Paramount canceled Friday night’s Jessie’s Girl New Year’s Eve Read More …
Residents lined up in their vehicles at Huntington Hospital Thursday morning for Covid-19 tests. The hospital began offering the tests at 7 a.m. Drivers were directed first into a parking lot by the hospital for paperwork and then across the street at 30 View Acre Read More …
Huntington Hospital will shut down most visitation starting Thursday because of the spread of Covid-19. A partner will be allowed for patients in labor and delivery, and a visitor can attend to someone in end of life care. Otherwise, no visitors will be permitted, the hospital Read More …
The number of Covid-19 patients at Huntington Hospital rose to 45 on Monday. Experts attribute the rise in cases and deaths to an increase in indoor gatherings, from waning immunity from the vaccinations and the spread of both the Delta and Omicron variants. Town Clerk Read More …
Huntington Hospital has created a program to move cancer patients who arrive at the Emergency Department more quickly to other units of the hospital where they can get specialized care. Dr. Nick Fitterman, executive director of the hospital, said that cancer patients often have setbacks, Read More …
Huntington employers are looking to fit numerous jobs. Here are just a few. Read More …
Lori Donahue doesn’t have to think back to March 2020 when she first developed Covid-19 to remember the debilitating effects of the virus. Some of them are still with the Nassau County resident, 20 months after she was infected, and manifest in strange ways, from Read More …