Physician Alignment Vice President Named at South Nassau Communities Hospital

Oceanside, NY, May 31, 2012 --(PR.com)-- South Nassau Communities Hospital has named Joshua Yedvab, MHA, vice president of physician alignment strategies. Mr. Yedvab has more than 15 years experience in hospital and ambulatory care administration, finance and facility operations.

“Joshua is adept in physician recruitment and setting the foundation for joint venture partnerships that result in enhanced, quality healthcare services for patients,” said Joseph A. Quagliata, South Nassau’s president and CEO. “We are pleased that he is a member of our team as we continue to grow and introduce the services and programs, ensuring that South Nassau fulfills its mission of providing high quality, patient-centered healthcare.”

As vice president of physician alignment strategies, Mr. Yedvab is responsible for enhancing relationships with existing physicians and other providers, growing new physician relationships and assisting in the development and implementation of innovative programs, strategies and partnerships.

Before coming to South Nassau, Mr. Yedvab was the associate executive director for ambulatory care for one of the country’s largest healthcare systems. Previously, he served as a healthcare management consultant at the Hay Group in New York. Mr. Yedvab completed his administrative residency at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in New Jersey and earned a master’s degree in health administration from Cornell University’s Sloan Program.

South Nassau Communities Hospital is one of the region’s largest hospitals, with 435 beds, more than 900 physicians and 3,000 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® Perfexion 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.