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SCENE & SEEN
THANK YOU PARADES
1. The team at Life’s WORC
organized parades to thank all of
their front line heroes working in
residential group homes for the
developmentally disabled.
2. The parade visited eight of the
nonprofit’s homes in Long Island
and six homes across New York
City.
3. Over the next several weeks
they plan to visit all 43 homes in
the group.
AIR SALUTES FOR MEDICS
1. The Farmingdale-based Geico
Skytypers flew their World War IIera
ex-military planes to skywrite
“We salute our healthcare
professionals” over Long Island.
2. The Westhampton Beachbased
106th Rescue Wing flew
over LI hospitals to salute local
healthcare heroes.
3. Healthcare workers from
the NYU Langone Medical
Center watch as the U.S. Navy
Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force
Thunderbirds demonstration
teams flew over the New York
Metro area as part of the
“America Strong” tour to honor
first responders and essential
workers. REUTERS/Lucas
Jackson
NORTHWELL CHEERS
10,000TH DISCHARGE
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More than two months after
Northwell Health’s 23 hospitals
saw the first cases of coronavirus
and 31 days after experiencing
the surge’s peak, New York
State’s largest health system
crossed the threshold of 10,000
patient discharges, marking
a significant milestone in the
evolution of the pandemic.
Editor’s note: Life’s WORC was founded by Victoria Schneps-Yunis, owner of Schneps Media, the parent company of Long Island Press.
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