1. For Immediate Release October 12, 2016
Contact: Damian Becker, Manager of Media Relations
(516) 377-5370
South Nassau’s Center for Breast Health
Earns National Accreditation
Photo Caption: The Center for Breast Health offers the most advanced treatments for breast cancer and breast
health complications and uses targeted surgical techniques that aim to preserve as much of the healthy breast
and surrounding areas as possible.
Oceanside, N.Y. — South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Center for Breast Health has been granted a
three-year, full re-accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers
(NAPBC). The Center for Breast Health earned its initial NAPBC accreditation in 2013.
To achieve the re-accreditation, South Nassau demonstrated its compliance with standards established
by the NAPBC to provide the best possible care to patients with diseases of the breast. The standards include
proficiency in the areas of: center leadership, clinical management, research, community outreach, professional
education, and quality improvement. Administered by the American College of Surgeons, NAPBC
accreditation is awarded only to those centers that have voluntarily committed to provide the highest level of
quality breast care and to undergo a rigorous evaluation process and review of their performance.
“What this means to women across Long Island is that South Nassau is steadfast in its mission to
provide them with outstanding breast health services and care that is tailored to their specific needs,” said
Richard J. Murphy, South Nassau’s president and CEO.
By achieving NAPBC accreditation, South Nassau has demonstrated a firm commitment to offer its
patients every significant advantage in their battle against breast disease. This includes:
• Comprehensive care, including a full range of state-of-the-art services;
• A multidisciplinary team approach to coordinate the best treatment options;
• Information about ongoing clinical trials and new treatment options;
• Quality breast care close to home.
“Our staff of accomplished breast cancer specialists take a team approach to developing treatment plans
that are specific to the unique needs of our patients,” said Rajiv Datta, MD, FACS, FRCS, FICS, chair of the
department of surgery and medical director of South Nassau’s Gertrude & Louis Feil Cancer Center. “The
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2. treatment plans incorporate our range of advanced treatment therapies and surgical technology so that our
patients achieve the best possible outcomes.”
A division of South Nassau’s Gertrude & Louis Feil Cancer Center, the Center for Breast Health offers
a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary breast care program, with a full spectrum of clinical and support services,
from screening and diagnosis to treatment and counseling. Detecting breast cancer in its earliest stage is the
focus of South Nassau’s Center for Women’s Imaging. A designated Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by
the American College of Radiology, the Center uses an array of state-of-the-art diagnostic technologies,
including digital mammography, high resolution ultrasound and MRI of the breast, to detect breast disease in its
earliest stage. Minimally invasive procedures can detect breast cancer long before it becomes a serious threat to
your health and wellness.
If a tumor or abnormality is detected, the Center for Breast Health then offers the most advanced
treatments for breast cancer and breast health complications and uses targeted surgical techniques that aim to
preserve as much of the healthy breast and surrounding areas as possible. This includes Contura™ multi-
channel and Mammosite® single-channel balloon brachytherapy techniques, which utilize a balloon catheter to
deliver highly localized radiation to the lumpectomy bed; breast-conserving surgery (commonly known as
lumpectomy), in which only the tumor or abnormality is removed from the breast; or mastectomy, an operation
in which the whole breast is removed. For invasive breast cancer, these procedures may be accompanied by a
sentinel lymph node biopsy or axillary lymph node dissection if needed.
Oncoplastic surgical techniques are also offered. Oncoplasty combines surgical cancer removal with
plastic surgery techniques to produce a superior cosmetic end result. Recommendations for whole-body or
"systemic" treatments, such as hormonal therapy, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or a combination of two of
the three therapies, may follow either surgical approach. If early-stage breast cancer is present, sentinel lymph
node biopsy is used as an alternative to traditional lymph node dissection.
Treating approximately 1,500 patients annually, the Gertrude & Louis Feil Cancer Center has evolved
into one of the region’s premiere providers of compassionate advanced cancer care. The center is the only one
on Long Island that is equipped with all three of the most effective technologies used to treat and eradicate
cancer: the Varian Novalis Tx™, da Vinci® Surgical System and Gamma Knife® Perfexion.
In addition to the Center for Breast Health and CWI, the Gertrude & Louis Feil Cancer Center
incorporates the following specialty cancer care services:
• Cancer Center (Valley Stream)
• GYN Oncology Department (Valley Stream)
• Long Island Gamma Knife® Center (Oceanside)
• Center for Prostate Health Program (Oceanside)
• Center for Lung Health (Oceanside/Valley Stream)

3. • Radiation Oncology Department (Oceanside and Valley Stream)
• Surgical Oncology Department (Oceanside and Valley Stream)
• RALI PET Imaging (Rockville Centre)
For more information about the Center for Breast Health, Center for Women’s Imaging and/or the
Gertrude & Louis Feil Cancer Center, or to schedule an appointment, please call 1-877-SOUTH-NASSAU.
South Nassau has earned awards for quality, performance and patient safety, including:
• American College of Surgeons Level II Trauma Center Verification
• World Health Organization/United Nations Children's Fund Baby Friendly Designation
• Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Accreditation of Surgical and Obstetrics &
Gynecology Residency Training Programs
• Get With The Guidelines®–Heart Failure Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award by the American
Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Foundation;
• American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®–Target: Stroke
Honor Roll-Elite Quality Achievement Award.
• American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Outstanding Achievement Award;
• 10th consecutive year on the Home Care Elite listing;
• Joint Commission Top Performer on Key Quality Measures;
• Joint Commission Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers;
• Joint Commission Certification for Disease-Specific Care in heart failure, hip and knee replacement,
wound care and end-stage renal disease and bariatric surgery
Designated a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), South Nassau®
Communities Hospital is one of the region’s largest hospitals, with 455 beds, more than 900 physicians and
3,500 employees. Located in Oceanside, NY, the hospital is an acute-care, not-for-profit teaching hospital that
provides state-of-the-art care in cardiac, oncologic, orthopedic, bariatric, pain management, mental health and
emergency services. In addition to its extensive outpatient specialty centers, South Nassau provides emergency
and elective angioplasty, and offers Novalis Tx™ and Gamma Knife® radiosurgery technologies. A Level II
Trauma Center verified by the American College of Surgeons, South Nassau is a designated Stroke Center by
the New York State Department of Health and Comprehensive Community Cancer Center by the American
College of Surgeons, and is an accredited center of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Association and Quality
Improvement Program. In addition, the hospital has been awarded the Joint Commission’s gold seal of
approval as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and
surgical care; and disease-specific care for hip and joint replacement, wound care and end-stage renal disease.
For more information, visit www.southnassau.org.
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