South Nassau Communities Hospital to Co-Host LI’s First Annual Medical, Surgical Weight Loss Expo
South Nassau Communities Hospital and New York Bariatrics & Laparoscopy, PC, will host Long Island’s First Annual Medical and Surgical Weight Loss Expo on Saturday, May 21, from 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. at the Uniondale Marriott in Hempstead, NY.
Oceanside, NY, May 17, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Long Island’s First Annual Medical and Surgical Weight Loss Expo to be held Saturday, May 21, from 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. at the Uniondale Marriott in Hempstead, NY. Presented by South Nassau Communities Hospital and Rajeev Vohra, MD, FACS - New York Bariatrics & Laparoscopy, PC, the expo will provide essential, detailed information about weight loss surgery and medical weight loss programs and how to achieve the maximum benefits of all weight-loss options.
It will be highlighted by a fashion show celebrating and showcasing weight-loss patients (whose combined weight loss is in excess of 1,000 pounds) as well as a “cooking lite” demonstration by weight-loss surgery patient and renowned Head Chef Craig Reid of Sheraton NY Hotel and Towers.
In addition, the expo will feature two interactive seminar tracks focusing on healthcare issues related to obesity, weight loss surgery, revisional weight-loss surgery and life after weight-loss surgery (including plastic surgery and staying on track); more than 50 exhibitors of medically approved and acclaimed weight-loss products, services and specialists; and free healthcare screenings and weight-loss product samples.
Admission is free if you register before the day of the expo and $5 for non-registrants. To register or for more information, call 516.374.8650.
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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It will be highlighted by a fashion show celebrating and showcasing weight-loss patients (whose combined weight loss is in excess of 1,000 pounds) as well as a “cooking lite” demonstration by weight-loss surgery patient and renowned Head Chef Craig Reid of Sheraton NY Hotel and Towers.
In addition, the expo will feature two interactive seminar tracks focusing on healthcare issues related to obesity, weight loss surgery, revisional weight-loss surgery and life after weight-loss surgery (including plastic surgery and staying on track); more than 50 exhibitors of medically approved and acclaimed weight-loss products, services and specialists; and free healthcare screenings and weight-loss product samples.
Admission is free if you register before the day of the expo and $5 for non-registrants. To register or for more information, call 516.374.8650.
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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South Nassau Communities Hospital
Damian J. Becker
516-377-5370
southnassau.org
Damian J. Becker
516-377-5370
southnassau.org
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