McCann Endoscopy Center Opens at Winthrop

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November 23, 2005

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MCCANN ENDOSCOPY CENTER OPENS AT WINTHROP

Mineola, NY - Further addressing the special health needs of patients living with digestive disorders, Winthrop-University Hospital recently opened the new McCann Endoscopy Center, an expanded facility with advanced technology to perform endoscopic ultrasound, a state-of-the-art technique that combines endoscopy and ultrasound to permit visualization of the pancreas and other deep-seated organs, as well as the diagnosis and staging of certain lung and gastrointestinal tumors.

Winthrop-University Hospital's McCann Endoscopy Center team members.

Under the direction of expert gastroenterologists, Winthrop's high-tech Center will feature ultra-modern instrumentation to make accurate diagnoses of conditions affecting the gastrointestinal tract in men, women and children.

Winthrop's specialists perform colonoscopies with unparalleled precision, enabling them to visualize and remove polyps in the colon that may eventually become cancerous. Through endoscopic ultrasound they can diagnose and stage with extraordinary accuracy certain lung and gastrointestinal tumors. They also use the technology to perform fine-needle aspiration for biopsies and provide pain relief for many pancreatic cancer patients.

L-R: Lori Spitz, RN, Clinical Coordinator of Endoscopy, Winthrop; Daniel P. Walsh, President and CEO, Winthrop; Jim McCann, Winthrop Board Member, and his wife Marylou, whose generosity and support helped make the new Center possible; James H. Grendell, MD, Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Winthrop; James Campbell, Board Co-Chairman, Building and Grounds Committee, Winthrop; Patrick K. Long, Chairman, Board of Directors, Winthrop; Jim Worth, RN, Administrative Coordinator of Endoscopy, Winthrop; and Michael Niederman, MD, Chairman of the Department of Medicine, Winthrop.

The new space will include five procedure rooms and 12 recovery beds. There will also be a three-bed prep and recovery area exclusively for children.

"The new center was designed with endoscopy in mind," said James Grendell, MD, Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Winthrop. "The facility will provide more access to the Institute for Digestive Disorders' high-level of expertise as well as reduce waiting time. Patients will benefit from the greater comfort and privacy, and the enhanced work environment will provide our skilled staff with all of the tools to deliver the highest level of care."

For more information, call 1-866-WINTHROP.

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