South Nassau Communities Hospital to Honor Leading Defense Attorney

The Carnation Ball honoree is recognized for exemplary leadership and contributions in support of South Nassau’s mission to provide cost-effective, high-quality healthcare. Mr. Morvillo has served on South Nassau’s board directors since 2004 and his support and generosity have helped South Nassau continue to achieve unprecedented growth despite a tumultuous economy for the New York’s hospitals.

Oceanside, NY, August 14, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Attorney Robert G. Morvillo will be the honoree of South Nassau Communities Hospital’s 2010 Annual Carnation Ball to be held Saturday, November 6 at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City. Proceeds raised by the event will support South Nassau’s Center for Advanced Orthopedics and Long Island Joint Replacement Institute™ (LIJRI).

“The leadership provided by Mr. Morvillo and his commitment to service excellence have been vital to South Nassau’s ongoing expansion to meet the healthcare needs of the patients and communities we serve,” said Joseph A. Quagliata, president and CEO of South Nassau. “On behalf of the communities and patients that turn to South Nassau for high quality healthcare, I thank Mr. Morvillo for his loyalty and dedication to the hospital’s mission.”

The Carnation Ball honoree is recognized for exemplary leadership and contributions in support of South Nassau’s mission to provide cost-effective, high-quality healthcare. Mr. Morvillo has served on South Nassau’s board directors since 2004 and his support and generosity have helped South Nassau continue to achieve unprecedented growth despite a tumultuous economy for the New York’s hospitals. This is highlighted by:

- the opening of South Nassau’s Center for Cardiovascular Health and Center for Advanced Orthopedics and Long Island Joint Replacement Institute;

- the introduction of state-of-the art medical technologies such as the Varian Novalis Tx (the medical industry’s most advanced radiosurgery system), the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System and advanced medical treatments including minimally-invasive joint replacement surgery, laparoscopic weight-loss surgery and elective angioplasty.

A resident of Rockville Centre, Mr. Morvillo is a member of the New York City law firm of Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, PC. Recognized as one of the most experienced white-collar criminal defense attorneys in the country, Mr. Morvillo received the New York Council of Defense Lawyers’ Norman Ostrow Award for significant contribution to the defense function in March 2000, and is listed in Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, The Best Lawyers in America, and New York Magazine – The New York Area’s Best Lawyers. He was also included among the Top 10 lawyers in New York Super Lawyers – Manhattan Edition and was named Business Crime Lawyer of 2006 by The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers.

To purchase tickets or serve as a sponsor of the 2010 Carnation Ball, call South Nassau’s Development office or Jillian Simeone at (516) 377-5360.

South Nassau Communities Hospital is one of the region’s largest hospitals, with 435 beds, more than 875 physicians and 2,800 employees. Located in Oceanside, NY, the hospital is an acute-care, not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides state-of-the-art care in cardiac, oncologic, orthopedic, bariatric, pain management, mental health and emergency services. In addition to its extensive outpatient specialty centers, South Nassau provides emergency and elective angioplasty and is the only hospital on Long Island with the Novalis Tx™ and Gamma Knife® radiosurgery technologies. South Nassau is a designated Stroke Center by the New York State Department of Health and Comprehensive Community Cancer Center by the American College of Surgeons and is recognized as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

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