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Parker Jewish Institute releases first COVID-19 patient
New Hyde Park nursing home successfully treats 83-year-old man
This National Nurses Week,
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital (SJEH) would like to thank and recognize
our nurses who serve our patients each day and exemplify our organizational values of
Innovation, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Empathy (ICARE).
Our nurses play an integral role throughout our health care system. Now more than ever, their determination to help those who
are sick and in need continues to shine through as we battle COVID-19 in the communities we serve.
With our dedicated nurses on our team, we have more than 400 COVID-19 related successful discharges since early March!
Thank you SJEH nurses!
NEW HYDE PARK, NEW YORK,
April 23, 2020 – Health care workers
from Parker Jewish Institute for Health
Care and Rehabilitation broke into
applause as the skilled nursing facility
COVID-19 patient.
James Tully, age 83, was admitted to
Parker in February from Flushing
Medical Center when he was diag-nosed
-
security personnel gath-ered around
Tully was released. All were fully
masked.
Mr. Tully said from his Bayside home on
Mr. Tully spent four days in the
was well enough to return home.
worked tirelessly to treat patients during
-
dedication, especially in such trying
Adhering to the strictest and most
up-to-date guidelines put forth by the
of Health, Centers for Medicare and
health-care workers continues to tend to
face of an unrelenting pandemic. In
addition, Parker is in constant contact
with families so that they are kept
informed and can communicate with
Mr. Tully, who was asymptomatic
throughout his illness, said his best
gyms were closed to protect agains the
strength and endurance with the
guidance of occupational and speech
therapists, who conducted sessions in his
room.
great because it kept me in-tune with
Although Parker could not allow
pandemic guidelines Mr. Tully was able
wife, sister, daughter and son-in-law.
or lscacco@parkerinstitute.org
About Parker Jewish Institute for
Health Care and Rehabilitation
Parker Jewish Institute for Health
Care and Rehabilitation, which has
earned the Center for Medicare &
Medi-caid 5 Star Quality rating, is
headquartered in New Hyde Park,
provider of Short Term Rehabilitation
and Long Term Care. At the
forefront of innovation in
patient-centered health care and
technology, the Institute is a leader in
teaching and geriatric research.
Parker Jewish Institute features its
own medical department, and is
nationally renowned as a skilled
nursing facility, as well as a provider
of community-based health care,
encompassing Social Adult Day
Care, Home Health Care, Medical
House Calls, Palliative Care and
Hospice.
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