MANGANO ANNOUNCES NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MOVES INTO HIGH GEAR IN ANTICIPATION OF MAJOR SNOW STORM THIS WEEKEND

Victor F. Politi, MD, FACP, FACEP                                                                                               Michael B. Mirotznik, Esq.,

President/CEO                                                                                                                              Chairman Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 22, 2016

PRESS CONTACT:

Shelley Lotenberg

shelley@numc.edu

516-572-6055

East Meadow, (NY), Jan. 22, 2016 — Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano joins Nassau University Medical Center President and Chief Executive Officer Victor F. Politi, MD, in announcing that the hospital is moving into high-gear in anticipation of a major snow storm expected to hit Long Island this weekend. NUMC is activating an Emergency Services Center consisting of doctors, nurses and other medical personnel who will be on hand all weekend to assist those in need during the storm.

The hospital has scheduled additional security personnel to transport critical employees to work should the need arise. Emergency generators have been tested, and supplies checked to make sure patients and staff will have sufficient food. NUMC’s ambulances and other life-saving equipment are prepared for any emergency. Snow-removal trucks are standing by to ensure hospital roads are clear. NUMC is a Level One Trauma Center and is prepared to receive patients from other hospitals should those facilities become over-crowded. Additional staff will be available, some on a 24/7 basis. The facility is being secured for high winds and heavy amounts of snow. Nassau’s only public hospital, has served for decades as a critical infrastructure for the County during storms or other natural disasters.