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a 95th birthday to remember
may 7 - 13, 2020
Dr. Gambino is a big hit at the Regency Coast Internal Medicine, has been working independently with the Regency for over a With elder populations among dozen years, dropping in at least the most vulnerable to Covid-19, once a week to treat residents. work being done by physicians His work there, he said, has at the Regency at always been rewardGlen Cove Assisted ing, and his relaL iv i n g i s m o r e tionships with his important now than patients there keep ever. While a half him motivated to dozen or so doctors care for them periodically visit despite the challengthe center, the cones posed by the corosensus among navirus pandemic. Regency staff is that Although he is Dr. Charles Gambidoing some work at no, who lives and his practice online, practices locally, is he has made a point something of a to visit the Regency favorite. whenever possible. “He’s loved by “He is physically the patients, the here,” Eisenberg families and the said. “He’s suited staf f,” said Amy up, wearing his [perE i s e n b e r g , t h e Beth eVaNs son al prote ctive Regency’s commu- Regency Executive equipment] and he’s nity relations liai- Director here seeing patients, son. “He’s compaswhich a lot of other sionate, and he’s p hy s i c i a n s a re just an amazing person . . . He doing virtually, so he’s in the understands the population, he’s trenches.” a good listener, a good communiGambino said he continues to cator and above all, a good diag- drop in at the Regency week nostician.” after week not only because it is Gambino, an internal medi- more effective to treat patients in cine specialist with a private person, but also because he practice in Glen Cove, North Continued on page 7
By mike CoNN
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Courtesy Glen Cove Hospital
DuriNg the paNDemiC, Aimee LoMonaco, left, and Kimberly Rusnack are sharing the title of director of patient care services at Glen Cove Hospital. They discussed the facility’s patient census.
Glen Cove Hospital: a home to heroes amid pandemic By laura laNe llane@liherald.com
The public perception of police officers and firefighters changed after Sept. 11, 2001, when so many lost their lives trying to save others. They were deemed heroes, and there was a marked increase in new recruits for jobs as first responders. Many believe that the coronavirus pandemic may have changed the image of health
care workers. Communities on the North Shore and i s l a n d - w i d e h ave b e e n expressing their gratitude for these workers, posting signs of thanks and delivering food, letters and cards. Medical workers — those busy in hospitals and hometown doctors’ offices — are being described as heroes for their dedication to saving lives, often at risk to their own. But Dr. Bradley Sherman, chairman of the Department
of Medicine at Glen Cove Hospital, says he is doing what he has always done. “Whenever there’s a crisis, I respond, be it a hurricane, 9/11 or Covid-19,” Sherman said. “That’s my calling, so I don’t know about being a hero. I consider myself lucky to have a job that gives me the gratification this does while helping people. The fact that people are recognizing us as being heroic is really nice.” Continued on page 3
e doesn’t let anything go. He loves every single resident, and he’s so thorough in everything he needs to do.