St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center

You only get one heart — and it deserves the best. St. Francis Heart Center isn’t just the top place to care for it on Long Island — it’s one of the best in the nation, providing the highest standard of cardiac care for our Long Island communities. bit.ly/3GU2dYe

Orthopedic spine surgeon Dr. Daniel Choi successfully completed his 100th cervical disc replacement at St. Francis Hospital, in surgery on June 30. Read more: beckersspine.com/spine/dr-danie…

Congratulations to Josephine GarcesaDuque and the CTICU team for being awarded an $8,520 Nursing Innovation Fund grant, part of the AARP/AACN initiative. Their team is one of just 20 organizations selected nationwide to receive this prestigious 2025 award.

Congratulations to Drs. Omar Khalique and Ziad Ali, site investigators in the DECIDE trial, presented last week at the SCCT Meeting in Montreal. Heartflow, Inc., developed this AI technology to assess coronary artery disease (CAD).

SFH was awarded the following Get With the Guidelines® awards - a true testament to our interdisciplinary collaboration and our commitment to excellence!

Our second installment of the Art Guild/SFH Long Live Long Island photo gallery is now in place! “Long Live Long Island” – a collaboration with The Art Guild, features 39 photographs of Long Island landscapes captured by local artists. Thank you, @artguildpw community! 📸

Catholic Health’s St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center has appointed Albert DiMeo, MD, its new Chairman of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. Read more: catholichealthli.org/news/st-franci…

On Monday June 9, grateful son Mike Kaspar hosted the third annual QXO golf outing in support of St. Francis Hospital at The Vineyards Golf course in Riverhead. Mike is profoundly grateful for the compassionate care his late father, Thomas Kaspar.

St. Francis is the only hospital in NY state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center - and one of 41 hospitals nationwide. Read more: beckershospitalreview.com/quality/nursin…

Earlier this week, Catholic Health held a special event to recognize physicians selected by our patients for providing an exceptional patient experience, as reflected in their outstanding communication skills as scored in Press Ganey surveys.

Phil Wolhar is known as the “Miracle Man,” recovering from a brain clot. 8 years later, Phil makes his annual visit to the Cancer Institute to donate blankets on behalf of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for our patients to help provide a bit more comfort during their treatment

This free shuttle provides much needed transportation to and from appointments, testing, and other services from Queens. Employees can also use this mode of transportation. Details in the images -

On Friday, we celebrated our volunteers with a lunch held in their honor. Our volunteers work across the entire hospital – comforting and assisting our patients, their families, and our visitors. This compassionate and dedicated team is a crucial resource to our staff!

We held our annual Employee Service Awards on June 12.  431 colleagues celebrated milestone years and 251 guests attended the celebration to honor them. This included one employee with 50 years of service, four employees with 45 years of service, and six with 40 years.

Today, we celebrate both a day of freedom and our diverse teams, who showcase their unique talents while providing the best possible care to all who need us, without regard to race, creed, or national origin.

We’re excited to announce Katie Ledecky, one of the greatest professional swimmers in history and the most decorated US female athlete in any sport, as the Health & Wellness Ambassador for Catholic Health. 🏊 Learn more about our partnership 👉 bit.ly/444SMRg

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Dr. Louise Spadaro was recently featured in a Parade Magazine article.  She spoke about the benefits of box breathing for heart health. “Practicing the technique regularly can also help reduce overall stress and improve sleep.” parade.com/health/three-m…

Dr. Louise Spadaro was recently featured in a Parade Magazine article. “I believe that any amount of activity has heart health benefits, so if you can’t follow the recommendations exactly, try to find ways during the day to take some extra steps.” parade.com/health/how-man…