South Nassau Communities Hospital is holding a 5K Walk for Cancer Care & Health Fair on September 25th to raise funds for their Feil Cancer Center. Participants can register online and are asked to raise $100 in sponsorships. The event will include a 5K walk around the hospital grounds from 9-10AM followed by a health fair from 10AM-3PM with free health screenings, entertainment, food, and raffle prizes. All funds raised will go toward assisting cancer patients and their families.

1. News From:
For Immediate Release August 11, 2016
Contact: Damian Becker, Manager of Media Relations
(516) 377-5370
Sign Up Now Online for South Nassau’s 5K ‘Walk for A Cure’
to Help Raise Funds for the Feil Cancer Center
5K Walk & Health Fair to Be Held on Sept. 25 Will Feature
Music, Food, Games & Family Fun
Oceanside, NY – “Walking is man’s best medicine,” said ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, who is
regarded as the father of medicine.
South Nassau Communities Hospital staff and physicians, local civic and business leaders, and elected
officials agree with the historic Greek physician as they gathered to officially kickoff registration and a fund
raising drive for the hospital’s new 5K Walk for Cancer Care & Health Fair. Supported by Hewlett House and
the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce, the event will be held on Sunday, September 25th, with the walk in the
peaceful and pleasant neighborhood surrounding the hospital from 9 -10AM and the free Health Fair from 10AM
– 3PM outside and in the hospital’s Conference Center.
Park Avenue Extended Care in Long Beach is the naming sponsor of the 5K Walk for Cancer Care &
Health Fair, while Lynbrook Restorative Therapy & Nursing is serving as this year’s entertainment sponsor. All
funds raised through the walk and the health fair will support South Nassau’s Gertrude & Louis Feil Cancer
Center. To register to walk and/or create a walking team, go to www.crowdrise.com/SNCH5K.
Each walker this year is being asked to raise at least $100 via the Crowdrise website by finding five
sponsors to pledge at $20 each. Fundraising activities via Crowdrise are already underway. High school and
college students can fulfill public service requirements by participating in the walk and fundraising efforts.
“Cancer is a disease that touches so many families,” said Dr. Rajiv Datta, Chairman of South Nassau’s
Department of Surgery. “Our cancer specialists at South Nassau take a team approach to treating the disease and
we have some of the finest cancer experts on Long Island. We’re grateful for the community’s support.”
All funds raised at the 5K Walk for the Cancer Center will go directly toward assisting patients and
families impacted by the disease.
The Health Fair after the walk will feature fun activities for the whole family. Free flu shots will be
provided at the Health Fair to adults only, 18 years old or above on a first-come, first serve basis while supplies

2. last. Raffle tickets to be entered in drawings for a variety of bountiful gift baskets will be given free to all
residents who visit the health fair’s health and wellness displays set up by departments of the hospital or take
advantage of free health screenings for prostate cancer and cardiac risk factors including cholesterol, Body
Mass Index (BMI) and blood pressure.
From start to finish during the 5K walk and health fair, South Nassau’s main parking lot will be host to
live entertainment featuring local talent sponsored by the School of Rock in Rockville, marital arts
demonstrations by Shaolin Self-Defense Centre in Oceanside, an array of fun and challenging carnival games and
food vendors offering delectable foods and refreshments.
There is no fee for parking or admission. For more information, call 516-377-5370 or visit
www.crowdrise.com/SNCH5K.
Designated a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), South Nassau®
Communities Hospital is one of the region’s largest hospitals, with 455 beds, more than 900 physicians and 3,500
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. A Level II Trauma Center verified by the American College of Surgeons, 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 an accredited center of the Metabolic
and Bariatric Surgery Association and Quality Improvement Program. In addition, the hospital has been
awarded the Joint Commission’s gold seal of approval as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures, including
heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care; and disease-specific care for hip and joint replacement,
wound care and end-stage renal disease. For more information, visit www.southnassau.org.
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