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An international non-profit organization dedicated to promoting organ donation awareness, providing support to recipients and candidates, promoting the education of its members and the public and advocating members concerns to the legislatures. Meetings held the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 145 Community Drive, Great Neck NY 11030.

Offers individuals who have had bone marrow or stem cell transplant surgery the opportunity to interact with their peers, share concerns and successes.

Teaches beauty techniques to female cancer patients to help them manage the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment. Includes lessons on skin and nail care, cosmetics, wigs and turbans, accessories and styling, helping people with cancer. Call for meeting dates and times.

Evaluates and treats children in the inpatient unit, aged 5-13 years, for emotional and behavioral problems, using short term stays (1-12 weeks). Discharge planning includes school placement, outpatient follow-up and family support. Also provides outpatient psychiatric evaluations and treatment for children, adolescents and families including medical assessments of medication for behavior disorders, school psychiatric evaluations, preschool assessment, forensic evaluation for various externalizing disorders such as affective disorders, hyperactivity, attention, impulsivity and conduct problems, affective disorders such as depression and/or mania and developmental disorders and language problems.

Provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary outpatient program for children and adolescents with asthma. The team includes sub-specialists in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine and Allergy/Immunology. Treatment includes pulmonary function testing, complete allergy testing and treatment. At the Asthma Learning Center patients and families can learn about asthma through reading, watching videos or playing interactive games

Offers transplant patients an opportunity to meet with peers to discuss how to cope with the emotional aspects of their diagnosis, life post-transplant, gain support and share information. Please call for meeting times and dates.

Offers a patient support group for individuals diagnosed with a blood cancer. Meetings are facilitated by a social worker and an oncology nurse. Call for locations and times.

Offers services including: Diagnostic evaluations, primary care, medical, dental, orthopedic, physiatry, neurology, optometry, podiatry, gynecology, psychiatry, psychology, social work, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, audiology, and rehabilitative services, which includes wheelchair evaluations, seating and mobility, pressure mapping, orthotics, splinting, augmentative communication, power mobility training and computer access.

Helps patients achieve functional independence and helps to improve their quality of life. Rehabilitation can assist patients with proper body mechanics, ambulation, prosthetics, wheelchair mobility, range of motion and strengthening exercises. Therapists address functional tasks including: positioning and splinting of extremities, lymphedema control, wound desensitization, and scar management. Car seat installation program. Call for more information.

Offers breast cancer survivors, who have completed treatment, information and support. Meetings will be held in the Monter conference room every other month depending on speaker availability. Please call for more information.

A state-of-the-art ambulatory care facility offering primary care and family medicine, physical therapy and rehabilitation, massage therapy and acupuncture. Medical specialties include gastroenterology, general surgery, nephrology, neurology,obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, osteopathic manipulative treatment, psychology and rheumatology. Appointments are available and walk-ins are welcome. Weekend hours are available.

Offers breast cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment the opportunity to discuss their experiences with other indviduals.

Provides residential alcohol/drug abuse treatment program to hearing impaired or deaf adults. Offers individual and group counseling which includes relapse prevention, assertiveness, grief, and vocational counseling. Also offers educational lectures, films, group discussions, Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings, Concerned Others Program and Narcotics Anonymous Meetings.

Provides primary care services and subspecialty services in pediatrics including the following: Adolescent Medicine, Allergy Immunology, Cardiology, Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Critical Care, Developmental and Behavioral, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Genetic and Metabolic Disorders, Hematology and Oncology, Pediatric AIDS Center, Infectious Diseases, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Nephrology, Pulmonology. Also offers Cystic Fibrosis Center, Children's Kidney Center, Children's Lung, Allergy and Breathing Center, as well as Counseling, Education and Support for Kids.

Offers a full range of integrated services and innovative treatment strategies for children with brain injuries. Services include: rehabilitation therapies, cognitive remediation, neuropsychology, behavior management, pain management, feeding therapy and complementary care.

Provides consultation, evaluation and individual, group and family treatments for children and adolescents with behavioral and emotional difficulties and their families. Specialized programs under Ambulatory Care include medication evaluation and treatment legal services for divorce, abuse and criminal justice issues psycholtherapy for gay and lesbian youth and parent and professional education. Children with DSM-IV Axis l diagnosis and related significant distress and dysfunction are eligible. Call for further information.

Offers a two hour training session for patients or advocates to help prepare individuals for hospitalization, understand the healthcare system and cope with a medical diagnosis. Call for more information.

A national organization that serves as a liaison between the patient and their insurer, employer and/or creditors to resolve insurance, job discrimination and/or debt crisis matters relative to their diagnosis. Seeks to safeguard patients through mediation assuring access to care, maintenance of employment and preservation of financial stability. Provides legal consultation and referral services for patients facing denial of insurance coverage, employment discrimination and need for negotiating support with public assistance programs. In situations of health crisis, careworkers offer free help in resolving issues. Website offers online request-for-help capability and has a directory of prescription drug patient assistance programs that offer medicines free of charge to physicians whose patients might not otherwise have access to necessary medicine.

Offers breast examinations, training in breast self-examination, and state-of-the-art mammography services and needle localization of suspect masses. Employs services of specially trained surgeons to provide lumpectomies or mastectomies, if needed. Offers radiation therapy. Conducts patient and family support groups. Participates in collection of data concerning possible environmental causes of breast cancer and distributes educational material.

Offers outpatient drug/alcohol counseling sessions for clients and their families.Licensed by The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (NYS OASAS).

Provides a comprehensive obesity surgery program including diet, medication, nutrition, exercise and non-surgical weight loss methods. Offers Gastric Bypass and Lapband Procedure.

Provides an outpatient 10 week (3 visits per week, two hours per visit) program offering diagnosis, exercise therapy and patient education for people with respiratory disabilities. Services include medical evaluation and follow up by Board Certified Pulmonary Physicians,complete pulmonary function studies including supervised cardiac-monitored exercise modalities.

Provides visitation and support for diagnosed breast cancer patients. One-to-one pre-surgery telephone support also available.

Provides care to multiple sclerosis patients and their families including diagnostic services, on-going assessment and management, physical therapy, counseling and resource and referral services.

Offers Latino breast cancer survivors opportunities to discuss their experiences. Call for meeting dates.