Hospital Resources

Vaccines

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all people age 65 and older, and any younger person with high-risk conditions, receive the influenza vaccine before being discharged from the hospital. Please ask your nurse about receiving the flu vaccine, which is available in this hospital between September 1 and April 2. The flu vaccine is paid for by Medicare. The CDC also recommends that the same group of people receive the vaccine to prevent pneumonia before leaving the hospital. This vaccine is available year round and also paid for by Medicare. In addition, the COVID-19 vaccine can help protect you from the virus and stop community spread. If you have questions, talk to your doctor.

Deaf Health Services

The Deaf Health Services Department is a dedicated team of certified sign language interpreters focused on caring for deaf, deaf-blind and hard-of-hearing patients and families. A variety of interpretation services are available, including in-person and utilizing virtual technology. For more information, please speak with your nurse and/or a member of your care team.

A portable TTY instrument and telephone voice amplifier is available for all deaf and hard-of-hearing patients. Please speak with your nurse and/or a member of your care team to arrange for one of these devices. Closed-captioned television for the hearing impaired may be activated by pressing the C.C. button on your television remote. A video translator device is available in hospital phones.

Charlotte and Roger Blumencranz Caregiver Center

The North Shore University Hospital Caregiver Center is located in the Monti Lobby. Here you’ll find a place of respite, support and resources to help you through the many challenges caregiving can present. Our Caregiver Center is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., to provide emotional support, support groups, caregiver resources, outreach calls, peer-to-peer support from our caregiver coaches, and practical guidance on how to navigate the hospital system.

Memorial Garden

Maternal Child Service has a beautiful Babies Memorial Garden located outside the parking garage. It is open to everyone. For more information, please call the Volunteer Office at (516) 562-4947.

Babies Alumni

Upon giving birth, a mother has the option of registering her baby with the Babies Alumni and receiving a formal birth certificate from the hospital, plus annual greeting cards on the child’s birthday. T-shirts and baby bead bracelets are also available.

Religious and Spiritual Services

Meditation Room: The meditation room is located on the second floor of the Monti Pavilion next to the elevators.

Clergy: In addition to the chaplains from the hospital’s Chaplaincy Care & Education Department, Catholic priests are available daily in the hospital. Eucharist ministers bring the sacrament to those patients who desire it. Other community clergy are available upon request.

Religious Services: Catholic Mass is celebrated every Sunday at Noon in the Radiology conference room as of April 2021. Major Jewish holidays are also marked in the hospital. Islamic services are held every Friday at 1:15 p.m. at the Cardiology conference room as of April 2021. Other religious services are held upon request. Further details can be obtained in Chaplaincy Care brochures at the information desk or from the chaplain.

Sabbath Observance: Electric Sabbath candles and essential kosher resources are available from Volunteer Office, Chaplaincy Office, or Patient Centered Family Care. For more information, call (516) 562-4947 and/or (516) 562-4013. The Sabbath elevator is located in the Monti Pavilion. A “Bikkur Cholim” room stocked with essential Sabbath/holiday resources is located on the fourth floor of the Tower Building, opposite the family waiting room.

Educational Programs and Support Groups

North Shore University Hospital sponsors and hosts self-help and support groups, all professionally or peer-led. Groups meet on a regular basis.

Current groups include:

• Bariatric/Weight Management Support Group
• Bereavement Support Group
• Caregiver Support Group
• Idopathic Intracranial Hypertension Support Group
• LVAD Support Group
• Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group
• Stroke Support Group

Contact our Charlotte and Roger Blumencranz Caregiver Center at (516) 562-4750 for further information.