Vol. 13, No. 1
April, 2003
Winthrop Researchers Publish Major Breakthrough - Results Impact Life-Threatening Lung Disease in Premature Babies
Winthrop's "Dome of Light and Hope" Dedicated to a Four-Year-Old Miracle of Love
During These Uncertain Times Winthrop Takes Measures to Ensure Health of Hospital and Community
Winthrop's Bioterrorism Plan - a Hospital at the Ready
Winthrop Offers New Hope for Patients Living with Chronic Digestive Diseases
Plans for a New, Expanded Endoscopy Suite Underway
Allergy Season Can Wreak Havoc on Asthmatics - Know the Warning Signs of Asthma and its Triggers
'We Searched the World for You'... Winthrop's International Adoption Program Helps Bring Families Together
Winthrop Takes Giant Leap to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare
Winthrop's New Pre-Admission Testing Center Offers Patients Streamlined Services in One Modern Location
Accolades for Winthrop's Diabetes Education Center's Self Management Program
'Winthrop's New Pediatric Diabetes Program Receives National Recognition from American Diabetes Association
Jay's World Childhood Cancer Foundation Pledges $100,000 to Winthrop-University Hospital's New Pediatric Inpatient Center
Tips for living better with asthma
Winthrop's Newly Renovated Emergency Department Officially Dedicated
18th annual golf tournament
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 inthrop celebrated the opening of its newly renovated and expanded Emergency Department on Tuesday, March 11, 2003 at a special ribbon cutting ceremony. Winthrop President and CEO, Daniel P. Walsh (fourth from right) and Gerald Brody, MD, Chairman of Winthrop's Emergency Services Department (fourth from left), were joined by former Mineola Mayor John P. Colbert (center) in cutting the ribbon. Jack Martins, newly
elected Mineola Mayor (left), Richard A. Newhouse, Jr., Chairman, Winthrop Board of Directors (second from left), Patrick Long, Vice Chairman, Winthrop Board of Directors (third from left), Patricia Benzenberg, RN, Emergency Department (third from right), Maureen Sheridan, RN (second from right) and Elizabeth Conlon, village trustee (right)
also joined in the special ceremony.
As part of the $6.6 million renovation
and expansion project, Winthrop's Emergency Department includes a 9-bed Fast Track Unit, the 15-bed Phyllis and Nathan J. Mistretta
Chest Pain Rule-Out Unit, an expanded triage and adult patient waiting area and a separate
pediatric patient waiting area. The ambulance bay can now accommodate seven emergency vehicles. In addition, a new 10-bed Pediatric Emergency Unit was recently completed to serve the unique health needs of the
community's children. The Pediatric ER
has its own entrance, full support by high
technology and a team of pediatric specialists for the highest level of care.
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