Catholic Health News & Stories

Chloe Downey was treated at the Center for Hyperbaric Medicine & Wound Healing at St. Charles Hospital.

Chukwuma Egbuziem loves his job at St. Charles Hospital.

Glenn Femminella saved his life when he went to St. Catherine of Siena Hospital.

Richard DeCicco needed spine surgery to correct herniated discs.

Toni Clemens look back at her December 2021 accident.

Jessica Novak loves her job as Director of Ambulatory Clinical Quality & Value Based Programs

Siegfried Buehler of Farmingdale knows how effective HBO therapy can be.

Ten years ago, Angela Deluna, 48, of Deer Park was diagnosed with benign intracranial hypertension.

Tara Oneill loves her job as Radiology Supervisor at St. Joseph Hospital

“Pretty much everyone in my family has been born there,” says Alida Giannini, reflecting on her family’s many connections to Good Samaritan University Hospital.

Gloria Thompson was treated at Good Samaritan University Hospital.

Thirty-one years ago, Kristen Deluca of West Islip, was born at Good Samaritan University Hospital.

Howard Fine recovered from West Nile virus at Good Samaritan University Hospital.

Craig Bibbs was successfully treated at the St. Francis Heart Center's Cardiac Amyloidosis Program.

Nancy Hilsenbeck of Oakdale, NY, knows the importance of routine breast cancer screenings.

Phoebe Duran loves her job as Nurse Manager, St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center®
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Tiffany Seda was treated at Good Samaritan University Hospital.

Konstantin Kolosov was diagnosed with severe osteoarthritis in both knees.

Richard Jones feels happy and blessed.

A sudden shoulder injury left Paul Mila on the sidelines.

Esau Allen loves his job as Supervisor, Environmental Services, St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center®

Teresa Small is a Dietetic Supervisor at St. Catherine of Siena Hospital.

Gary Emanuel was treated at St Francis Hospital and Heart Center for a widowmaker heart attack.

Brian Browne of West Hempstead, NY, was treated at St Francis Hospital and Heart Center.

Kathleen Nolan, RN, has been with Catholic Health for 20 years.

Kathleen Morrison, RN, is an Assistant Nurse Manager at the Catholic Health Cancer Institute at St. Francis Hospital.

Dawn Nilsson received hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy for radiation proctitis

John Murphy underwent treatment at Center for Hyperbaric Medicine & Wound Healing at St. Charles Hospital for his radiation cystitis

George Marchelos needed three amputations on his left foot due to an infection resulting from diabetes.

Carrie Pascale has advanced the services offered to the patients.

Samantha began her career at St. Joseph in 2022 in the Critical Care Unit.

Gianluca Naccarato is a dedicated physician assistant (PA) in the Orthopedic Surgery Department at Good Samaritan University Hospital.

Gerard Connolly, RN, works as a registered nurse in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) at Good Samaritan University Hospital.

Lily cheers up patients, visitors and staff at St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center.

Clarisa Requena Ortega strives every day to make a difference at St. Catherine of Siena Hospital.

Larry Castello was successfully treated for a heart attack at the St. Francis Heart Center at St. Catherine of Siena Hospital.

Ken Milau, respiratory therapist at St. Charles Hospital, is admired for his dedication to our patients.

Britney Stenos, NP, lives by her guiding motto, “compassion in action.”

TJ is one of less than one percent of adults who have lived their entire lives with an undiagnosed heart abnormality.

Edward Marone received emergency treatment at Good Samaritan University Hospital.

Susan Muller of Smithtown was diagnosed with locally advanced lung cancer.

A dedicated team leader in the Emergency Department (ED) at Mercy Hospital.

Bob Nagle was treated for a heart attack at the St. Francis Heart Center at St. Joseph Hospital

Valerie Castillo used hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy to try to reverse the damage and salvage her finger.

Ralph Simon, of Cleveland, Ohio, says the choice for him was obvious. So the 74-year old retired teacher immediately boarded a plane for New York to receive top notch cardiac care at St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center.

For 21 years, Lisa Pollicino, RN, has been a registered nurse in the delivery room at St. Charles Hospital.