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An international non-profit organization dedicated to promoting organ donation awareness, providing support to recipients and candidates, promoting the education of its members and the public and advocating members concerns to the legislatures. Meetings held the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 145 Community Drive, Great Neck NY 11030.

Offers women diagnosed with breast cancer the opportunity to discuss challenges and experiences with their peers. Please call for exact dates and times.

Provides individualized, preventive medical and psychological care to children with sickle cell disease from birth to 21 years of age. Includes pain management transfusions, stem cell transplantation, newborn screening and genetic counseling and summer camp program.

Offers individuals who have had bone marrow or stem cell transplant surgery the opportunity to interact with their peers, share concerns and successes.

Teaches beauty techniques to female cancer patients to help them manage the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment. Includes lessons on skin and nail care, cosmetics, wigs and turbans, accessories and styling, helping people with cancer. Call for meeting dates and times.

Evaluates and treats children in the inpatient unit, aged 5-13 years, for emotional and behavioral problems, using short term stays (1-12 weeks). Discharge planning includes school placement, outpatient follow-up and family support. Also provides outpatient psychiatric evaluations and treatment for children, adolescents and families including medical assessments of medication for behavior disorders, school psychiatric evaluations, preschool assessment, forensic evaluation for various externalizing disorders such as affective disorders, hyperactivity, attention, impulsivity and conduct problems, affective disorders such as depression and/or mania and developmental disorders and language problems.

Provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary outpatient program for children and adolescents with asthma. The team includes sub-specialists in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine and Allergy/Immunology. Treatment includes pulmonary function testing, complete allergy testing and treatment. At the Asthma Learning Center patients and families can learn about asthma through reading, watching videos or playing interactive games

Offers a two hour training session for patients or advocates to help prepare individuals for hospitalization, understand the healthcare system and cope with a medical diagnosis. Call for more information.

Offers transplant patients an opportunity to meet with peers to discuss how to cope with the emotional aspects of their diagnosis, life post-transplant, gain support and share information. Please call for meeting times and dates.

For newly diagnosed breast cancer patients, up to one year post-diagnosis. Meets on the second and fourth Thursday of each month from 5:30pm to 7pm in 1 North Lounge. Preregistration not required.

Provides consultation, evaluation and individual, group and family treatments for children and adolescents with behavioral and emotional difficulties and their families. Specialized programs under Ambulatory Care include medication evaluation and treatment legal services for divorce, abuse and criminal justice issues psycholtherapy for gay and lesbian youth and parent and professional education. Children with DSM-IV Axis l diagnosis and related significant distress and dysfunction are eligible. Call for further information.

Offers a patient support group for individuals diagnosed with a blood cancer. Meetings are facilitated by a social worker and an oncology nurse. Call for locations and times.

Offers Latino breast cancer survivors opportunities to discuss their experiences. Call for meeting dates.

A national organization that serves as a liaison between the patient and their insurer, employer and/or creditors to resolve insurance, job discrimination and/or debt crisis matters relative to their diagnosis. Seeks to safeguard patients through mediation assuring access to care, maintenance of employment and preservation of financial stability. Provides legal consultation and referral services for patients facing denial of insurance coverage, employment discrimination and need for negotiating support with public assistance programs. In situations of health crisis, careworkers offer free help in resolving issues. Website offers online request-for-help capability and has a directory of prescription drug patient assistance programs that offer medicines free of charge to physicians whose patients might not otherwise have access to necessary medicine.

Offers individuals who have had bone marrow or stem cell transplant surgery the opportunity to interact with their peers, share concerns and successes.

Provides comprehensive intellectual/cognitive and neuropsychological evaluations aimed at clarifying diagnoses. Offers recommendations for remedial procedures/services. Offers assessments only, not treatment.

Provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary outpatient program for children and adolescents with asthma. The team includes sub-specialists in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine and Allergy/Immunology. Treatment includes pulmonary function testing, complete allergy testing and treatment. At the Asthma Learning Center patients and families can learn about asthma through reading, watching videos or playing interactive games

Offers services including: Diagnostic evaluations, primary care, medical, dental, orthopedic, physiatry, neurology, optometry, podiatry, gynecology, psychiatry, psychology, social work, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, audiology, and rehabilitative services, which includes wheelchair evaluations, seating and mobility, pressure mapping, orthotics, splinting, augmentative communication, power mobility training and computer access.

Skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility of 182 beds providing long term care, hospice care, occupational, physical and speech therapy, pain management, respiratory therapy, IV therapy, neurobehavioral unit, tracheostomy care, traumatic brain injury care, wound care and short-term rehabilitation.

Helps patients achieve functional independence and helps to improve their quality of life. Rehabilitation can assist patients with proper body mechanics, ambulation, prosthetics, wheelchair mobility, range of motion and strengthening exercises. Therapists address functional tasks including: positioning and splinting of extremities, lymphedema control, wound desensitization, and scar management. Car seat installation program. Call for more information.

Provides comprehensive care for children diagnosed with tumors of the nervous system(brain and spinal cord).

Offers a patient support group for individuals diagnosed with a blood cancer. Meetings are facilitated by a social worker and an oncology nurse. Call for locations and times.

Skilled nursing facility of 180 beds providing long term care, Alzheimer's and dementia care, venous therapy, hospice care, occupational, physical, speech and respiratory therapies, pain management, respite care, short-term rehabilitation, sub-acute care, parenteral nutrition, tracheostomy care and wound care.

Offers breast cancer survivors, who have completed treatment, information and support. Meetings will be held in the Monter conference room every other month depending on speaker availability. Please call for more information.

A state-of-the-art ambulatory care facility offering primary care and family medicine, physical therapy and rehabilitation, massage therapy and acupuncture. Medical specialties include gastroenterology, general surgery, nephrology, neurology,obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, osteopathic manipulative treatment, psychology and rheumatology. Appointments are available and walk-ins are welcome. Weekend hours are available.