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Hurricane Harvey relief eff orts
LIJ Valley Stream Rose began her nursing career at Northwell Health in
Emmie Dimayuga-Corso, 1988, specializing in oncology. In 2003 she moved to
Glen Cove Hospital, where she has been ever since.
"People are dealing with tragedy and Assistant Nurse Manager and After Hurricane Harvey, Rose volunteered to help a
a life-threatening illness, so if you Sandra Marion-Armstrong, RN local hospital in Houston with a particular need for
oncology nurses. “There aren’t a whole lot of people
can go and help, it just seemed like Operating Room who are trained in chemotherapy administration,”
On Monday, September 4, 2017 approximately Rose said. “You need nurses with experience,
that was what I should do.” 40 Northwell Health physicians and RNs went and certifi ed nurses to be able to administer
to Houston, Texas to help with hurricane Harvey chemotherapy.”
- Rose Taibbi, RN relief. Emmie Dimayuga-Corso and Sandra Marion- Rose specializes in outpatient oncology, in which
Armstrong were two RNs from LIJ Valley Stream that patients come to the hospital, receive their
made the journey. They were assigned to a variety chemotherapy treatment and go home the same
of units in Houston. Emmie and Sandra spent an day. While treating patients in Houston, she asked
entire day learning systems and equipment, which whether their families were safe, but tried not to pry.
normally would have taken six weeks to learn. If they wanted to talk, she listened.
They were able to provide shift relief for nurses,
including those who were unable to leave the What surprised her was the mood there — one of
hospital for four to fi ve days after the hurricane gratefulness. “It was very rewarding, in the sense that
struck. Some lost homes or had family that lost there were people in such a devastating situation and
homes. Many outpatient oncology patients did not everyone was just grateful,” she said. “Grateful to be
get their chemotherapy and surgeries were put safe, grateful to be alive, grateful to have the help.
on hold. Emmie noted that every time someone People are dealing with tragedy and a life-threatening
saw her Northwell Health uniform, they started illness, so if you can go and help, it just seemed like
crying in gratitude. ”I am so grateful to have had that was what I should do.”
the opportunity to help in some way,” says Emmie.
“Community service is part of who we are.“
Glen Cove Hospital
Rose Taibbi, RN, Oncology
Rose Taibbi was 10 when she decided she wanted to
be a nurse. “I couldn’t think of anything else that I
would love to do as much,” Rose said. “Working as a
volunteer confi rmed that this was the direction I was
supposed to go in.” Rose Taibbi, RN, Oncology
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