North Shore-LIJ Health System

The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System was founded in 1997 with the merger of the North Shore Health System and LIJ Medical Center, creating a healthcare network that now includes 15 hospitals ^[1], The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, ^[2] rehabilitation and skilled nursing facilities, ^[3] a home care network^[4], a hospice network ^[5], and progressive care centers ^[5]offering a range of outpatient services.

Headquartered in Great Neck, New York, North Shore-LIJ is the largest integrated health system in New York State, based on patient revenue ^[6], and the second-largest, nonprofit, secular healthcare system in the United States, based on number of beds. ^[7] Its service area encompasses more than 7 million people throughout New York City and Long Island. With more than 43,000 employees, North Shore-LIJ is the largest employer on Long Island ^[8], and the ninth largest employer in New York City ^[9].

Mission statement

The North Shore-LIJ Health System strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care; educating the current and future generations of healthcare professionals; searching for new advances in medicine through the conduct of biomedical research; promoting health education; and caring for the entire community regardless of the ability to pay.

Medical specialties

• Cancer – The North Shore-LIJ Health System Cancer Institute [6] offers a comprehensive patient-centered, disease-specific approach to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer through physicians who specialize in radiation medicine, surgical oncology, medical oncology and hematology, pediatric hematology-oncology, urologic oncology and radiation oncology. Treatment specialists are supported by diagnostic imaging including CT, MRI, PET scanning and nuclear imaging, and laboratory diagnostic programs.
• Cardiac Services — The North Shore-LIJ Health System’s Cardiac Services [7] provide a full range of cardiac care from diagnostic tests and educational classes to cardiac catheterization and surgery.
• Neurosciences – The Cushing Neuroscience Institute [8] offer diagnosis and treatment of Chiari malformation and syringomyelia, neurovascular diseases and stroke, movement disorders, brain and spinal cord tumors, diseases of the spine, neuromuscular and peripheral nerve diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, pain, epilepsy, neurological disease of infancy and childhood as well as neuro-regeneration and neuro-rehabilitation.
• Orthopedics – The North Shore-LIJ Orthopaedic Institute [9] brings together the orthopedic programs of each North Shore-LIJ hospital as part of a multidisciplinary approach to help patients regain mobility and return to active, independent lives. Physicians and other healthcare professionals treat the entire spectrum of musculoskeletal disorders along a complete continuum of care, from diagnosis to surgery to rehabilitation.
• Pediatrics – Through the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York[10], the North Shore-LIJ Health System cares for children’s medical needs in all major clinical areas and provides support for sensitive personal and family needs.
• Urology – The Arthur Smith Institute for Urology [11] is dedicated to the treatment of urological disease through innovative surgical procedures, diagnostics and medical care, including minimally-invasive treatment of the prostate, bladder, and kidneys.
• Women’s Health – The Katz Women’s Hospital at North Shore University Hospital (and opening at LIJ Medical Center in 2012) offers women the highest level of medical expertise and service excellence in a comfortable, supportive, healing environment. The Katz Institute for Women’s Health provides a broad array of services so women can turn to one place when they’re concerned about their own health, caring for an aging parent, finding the right pediatrician for a child or getting their spouse to a doctor.

Hospitals

Tertiary (teaching) hospitals

• Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan [12]
• Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY [13]
• North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY [14]
• Southside Hospital, Bay Shore, NY [15]
• Staten Island University Hospital, North Division [16]

Specialty care hospitals

• The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, New Hyde Park, NY [17]
• The Zucker Hillside Hospital, Glen Oaks, NY [18]

Community hospitals

• Forest Hills (NY) Hospital [19]
• Franklin Hospital, Valley Stream, NY [20]
• Glen Cove (NY) Hospital [21]
• Huntington (NY) Hospital [22]
• Plainview (NY) Hospital [23]
• Staten Island University Hospital, South Division [24]
• Syosset (NY) Hospital [25]

Affiliate hospital

• Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY [26]

Leadership

Michael J. Dowling has been the president and CEO of North Shore LIJ since January 2002. Prior to that, Mr. Dowling served as North Shore-LIJ’s executive vice president and chief operating officer since October 1997, overseeing development, planning and operations following the merger that created the health system.

Executive Vice President Lawrence G. Smith, MD, is North Shore-LIJ's physician-in-chief, the health system's senior physician on all clinical issues.

Jeremy Boal, MD, is North Shore-LIJ’s chief medical officer, responsible for the overall professional management of clinical, education, research and operational issues related to all medical and clinical affairs throughout the health system.

Quality and public reporting

North Shore-LIJ is the 2010 recipient of the National Quality Forum's [27] National Quality Healthcare Award. The honor is presented annually to an outstanding, quality driven healthcare organization.

The health system discloses its hospitals’ quality performance data to the public[28] on its web site which includes information on hospital-acquired infection rates; performance in treating patients for heart attacks, heart failure and pneumonia; and success rates in performing cardiac bypass and joint replacement surgeries. Patient satisfaction scores are also posted.

Research

An integral part of the North Shore-LIJ Health System, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research,[29] Manhasset, NY, is a disease-oriented biomedical research institution. More than 100 scientists study disease at all levels — from molecular biology to patient-oriented research — and translate their scientific findings into practical use.

Corporate university

North Shore-LIJ is home to the Center for Learning and Innovation (CLI)[30] , Lake Success, NY, dedicated to creating a world-class learning organization that links its vision and goals to employees’ goals for personal and professional growth.

CLI’s Patient Safety Institute (PSI)[31], Lake Success, NY, was established to reduce medical errors and hospital-acquired infections. Its full-scale patient simulators based on computer-based, interactive technology and digitally-enhanced mannequins enable instructors to replicate virtually any medical scenario. This gives medical students, surgical residents, nurses and other healthcare professionals the opportunity to practice clinical skills without risk to real patients.

Clinical education

As a clinical medical educational institution, North Shore-LIJ is responsible for more than 1,500 residents and fellows, and 115 resident and fellow programs[32]. North Shore-LIJ maintains relationships with three medical schools; more than 1,200 medical students rotate through health system facilities.

North Shore-LIJ has partnered with Hofstra University to establish a new medical school on Hofstra’s campus in Hempstead, NY. The Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine's first class of medical students began their studies in August 2011.

References

1. ^ [1]
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4. ^ [4]
5. ^ ^{a b} [5]
6. ^ "Verispan IHN 100". verispan.com. http://verispan.com/images/content/2007IHN1001.pdf. Retrieved 2008-08-12. <
7. ^ Modern Healthcare: 10 Largest Secular Not-for-Profit Healthcare Systems, June 7, 2010
8. ^ [Newsday: Top 100 Economy:Largest Employers, June 9, 2003, page A59]
9. ^ [Crain's New York Business: New York City's Largest Employers, December 29, 2007]

External links

• North Shore-LIJ Health System[33]