By Rabbi Yair Hoffman After having had three hospital stays at South Nassau hospital since mid-summer, and being duly impressed with the level of care, I interviewed Dr. Glatt, the head of the hospital – about the changes and the future. RYH: In the past ten years South Nassau has undergone some significant improvements in the quality of the healthcare that it delivers. How did that come about. DAG: Part of that has been our relationship with Mount Sinai in virtually every way..recruitment, academic appts, it’s a great 2 way relationship.. it has been a very positive relationship.. I was involved in the search — we thought that Mount Sinai was the best RYH: I noticed, as a patient at the hospital that your nursing staff is particularly nice, friendly and capable. How do you manage that? Is there a particular thing that you do in hiring? Do you have something akin to continuous education in mentschlechkeit so to speak? DAG: Believe it or not, there is a magic secret. But it is called, “Magnet.” [Added later ACC Magnet Recognition] Only 3 or 4 percent of hospitals have it.. the nursing association developed it. We have received Magnet accreditation and various awards. We do a lot of their training and the like. They emphasize many things such as Exemplary Professional Practice, New Knowledge, Innovations, & Improvements; and studying Empirical Outcomes. RYH: In the past ten years South Nassau has undergone some significant improvements in the quality of the healthcare that it delivers. How did that come about. DAG: Part of that has been our relationship with Mount Sinai in virtually every way..recruitment, academic appts, it’s a great 2 way relationship.. it has been a very positive relationship.. I was involved in the search — we thought that Mount Sinai was the best RYH: I noticed, as a patient at the hospital that your nursing staff is particularly nice, friendly and capable. How do you manage that? Is there a particular thing that you do in hiring? Do you have something akin to continuous education in mentschlechkeit so to speak? DAG: Believe it or not, there is a magic secret. But it is called, “Magnet.” [Added later ACC Magnet Recognition] Only 3 or 4 percent of hospitals have it.. the nursing association developed it. We have received Magnet accreditation and various awards. We do a lot of their training and the like. They emphasize many things such as Exemplary Professional Practice, New Knowledge, Innovations, & Improvements; and studying Empirical Outcomes. RYH: A number of older people are moving into the Five Towns to be closer to their kids. How is the hospital preparing for the growing healthcare needs of an aging population? DAG: Yes, that is certainly a correct demographic point. Our hospital is fully geared to deal with the needs of an aging population as well. To keep things even closer, ee just put a new geriatrician in the Mount Sinai Hewlett practice to specifically deal with this RYH: What about strokes? The Joint Commissions has four levels: 1] Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) certification 2] Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center (TSC) 3] Primary Stroke Center (PSC) And 4] Acute Stroke Ready Hospital (ASRH). My understanding is that near the Five Towns area Jamaica Hospital and Northshore are CSC. But for some reason, […]