Weekend at NSUH

Elsie Low from Facilities Services at North Shore University Hospital shared how she was able to pitch in over the weekend. Elsie said the staff worked together throughout the weekend to address all patient needs during the storm. They loaned out over 170 Aerobeds and countless linens for team members who slept at the hospital, to be available around the clock for patient care. 

Elsie said she had a great experience with the incredible staff at NSUH. She shared photos of the bedding distribution areas and from Long Beach where luckily she didn't have any home damage.

Lucky Break

Joyce Donohue from Corporate Human Resources shared these photos of her Hurricane Irene experience.

In the top of the picture, you can see Joyce pulling her car out  slowly from under fallen tree branches. Ironically, Joyce had just gotten her car back from the collision shop after having more than $7,000 worth of damage from the hail storm at the beginning of August. Luckily, she was able to pull her car out and the tree fell on the ground with little damage to her car. The new hurricane damage to her car was able to be quickly repaired Monday night.

This is her grandson, Nicholas who was helping find fish that floated out of neighborhood ponds and into the storm drain in front of his house. 

Still in the Dark?

According to Newsday.com,  LIPA reports there are still more than 240,000 homes without power as of Tuesday at 5pm.

Are you still without power? How has this impacted your week? Share your story with us by commenting below or emailing jmucha@nshs.edu.

Got Power?

A massive tree takes down the power lines in a Plainview, NY neighborhood.  The North Shore-LIJ anonymous team member who submitted this picture said you could turn down a block and there'd be trees down everywhere, and on the next block, no damage at all.

View from a residential area off Washington Avenue in Plainview, NY

Responding To Irene

LIJ - All Hands on Deck

The Long Island Jewish Medical Center staff as always pulled together with all hands on deck to assure that they were ready to accept evacuated patients and that the facility could withstand the storm.  There was plenty of camaraderie, caring and  caffeine in the Command Center.  The number of staff who spent the night was amazing- patient safety truly comes first at LIJMC. Great job LIJMC!

Orzac Rehab Center is "Blown Away" by Dedicated Staff

Orzac is “Blown Away” by how caring the staff was for the patients, families, and each other.  Here at Orzac the staff volunteered to cover shifts for those who lived in flood zones and picked up co-workers to ensure they would be able to get to work safely.  Many employees took part in rounding to the patients and residents whose loved ones were not able to visit.  The staff added activities late into Saturday night and early Sunday morning to keep the building calm.  The PT & OT gyms were cleared to set up sleeping quarters for the staff.  There were so many selfless acts of kindness by the Orzac team members.  The compliments of the visiting patients & their families from Komanoff Center for Geriatric & Rehab Medicine were “pouring in”.  Once again the staff proved what an amazing team we have here at Orzac.  Exceptional Job!

On Sunday,  Barbara Southard, the Deputy Executive Director of Orzac captured the storm slamming into Baldwin Habor in these unbelievable photos.

Long Beach Damage

Ilene Rudy-Slatkin from the Medical Ethics Office shared these photos of the storm damage near where she lives in Long Beach, NY.



This lifeguard house was physically moved during the storm.

 

The middle of West Broadway at National Blvd.



Massive waves in Long Beach



 Patricia Farrell from LIJ Medical Center also lives in Long Beach and snapped these photos of the  storm's aftermath.



Surveying the damage



Beach damage



Hurricane Bingo

Erin O'Brien the Adolescent Unit Child Life Specialist at Cohen Children's was the creative host of "Hurricane Bingo" on Sunday for the MeTV channel at the hospital.

Saturday Night at Cohen Children's Hospital

Jamie Sacca, a Creative Arts Therapist at Cohen Children's Medical Center shared this photo of their Hurricane Irene sleeping arrangements. The members of the Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy team spent Saturday night snoozing in the Med 3 playroom.