(West Islip, NY) Students from Bay Shore High School recently joined the fight against breast cancer by organizing the 12th annual “Breast Cancer Brunch for a Cure” to promote research and awareness.
Over the past four years, Bay Shore High School has raised almost $18,000 for Good Samaritan Hospital’s breast health services with proceeds benefitting the development of educational materials for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. “We wanted to play an active role in breast cancer awareness in our community,” said this year’s student event chairs, Marc Barreda, Carly Cox, Corinne Schmidt and Jacqueline Side.
Pictured (L-R): The Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation board member Henry Schreiber, Jr., Good Samaritan’s Breast Health Services Coordinator Bonnie Edsall, RN, Bay Shore High School student event chairs, Jacqueline Side, Corinne Schmidt, Marc Barreda, Carly Cox, Bay Shore High School Principle Robert Paskin and The Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation Vice Chairperson Aileen Eppig.
Good Samaritan earned a three-year/full accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered by the American College of Surgeons. Good Samaritan’s nurse navigators guide patients from the moment of diagnosis through treatment and into survivorship, helping them to overcome any obstacles. The entire team is committed to providing timely and expert care until the completion of treatment and beyond.
For more information about The Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation or Good Samaritan Hospital’s breast health services, please call (631) 376-4444.
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center is a 537-bed (including 100 nursing home beds), voluntary, not-for-profit hospital located in West Islip. The medical center, which has more than 3,775 employees and 900 physicians on staff, had nearly 28,000 patient admissions and nearly 100,000 emergency department visits in 2012. Good Samaritan is a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island. Visit the website at www.good-samaritan-hospital.org.
The medical center supplies residents with the tools necessary to maintain good health. This includes community lectures, screenings, health fairs and other community programs and services.
