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VOL. 19 NO. 15 Week of July 12 - July 18,1984 20 ceitts per copy
29 Years In Bethpage
Oyster Bay Town Gouncilman Salvatore R. Bethpage, on the occasion of the hospital's 29th
Mosca (right) presents a citation to Robert Reed, anniversary. Mosca made the presentation during
Executive Director of Mid Island Hospital in a reception to mark the milestone.
Latest Laser Unit At Central
General Hosp.
Robert Bornstcin,. Administrator pi Central General
Hospital, Plainview. has announced that the hospital has
acquired a Sharplan 734 CO- Surigical Laser Unit and has
already dedicated an operating suite lor its use.
Bornslein said, "This new Laser surigical innovation,
which incorporates the latest state ol the art space age tech­nology
in its lield, is the lirst ol its kind ever to be delivered
and installed in any hospital in the metropblitaii New York
area-. .?:"::,...< •• '•'''•
Current plans lor the $70,000 Sharplan Laser's use at
Central General include the Otolaryngology, (ENT) Neuro­surgery.
Orthopedic Surgery, General Surgery and Plastic &
Demotology. .
1 he new operating room Laser develops a powcrlul, invis­ible
beam ol energy which can be used with great precision as
a cutting tool and to vaporize disease tissue. Bleeding is kept
to a minimum since the Laser seals small blood vessels as it
cuts, while sterilizing adjacent tissue. When desired, the
Laser is capable or removing as little as a single layer ol cells
measuring no more than I / 25,000th plan inch and surgeons
claim that the Laser allpws them tp spare mpre adjacent
healthy tissue next to a diseased site than is ppssible with
cpnventipnal techniques. Laser energy is generated within a
mpvabic llopr mpuntcd cpnsole and delivered tp the ppera-tive
site by an pverhead articulated arm Ipoking much like
the pne used in ypur dentists pHice. The Laser beam is
transmitted thrpugh a small handpiece which the surgcpn
can use Ireehand during Macrpsurgery. In certain cases
where greater precisipn is required, the Laser is connected to
an pperating rppm micrpscppe lor Microsurgery with the
surgeon conirpUjng the action ot the Laser through a small
lever.
In locus. Laser energy spot sizes as small as a tenth ola
millimeter can be used lor precise cutting. As the Laser
locups is changed, the selection ol>lower power allows coagu­lation
ol tissue.and small blood vessels while the use ol
higher power can result in the complete vaporization ol large
amounts or diseased tissue. This is particularly usetul in the
removalol tumors in dilticult-to-reach areas and the Laser
has increased the operable range olsuch patients conditions.
The new Laser at Central General Hopital is one ol
approximately live-hundred units delivered to the North
American Continent by Laser Industries olTel Aviv, Israel,
the world leader in this new technology. Many indications
lor its' use exist within the lield;* ol Neurosurgery, Otplaryn-gology
(ENT), Gynecolpgy and Plastic Surgery since the
invisible beam pi intense energy is absprbed by water which
is present in all tissue.
When the Laser beam is iPcused pn an apprppriate tissue
siirtace, cellular water and matter is instantly vapprizcd intp
a plume plsmpke withput having tp manipulate pr tpuch the
pperativc field. Cpmpared ip cpnventipnal surgery. The
Laser causes less trauma tp adjacent tissue with reduced'
bippd IPSS, swelling and ppsi pperative pain.
Champion
Driver
Joseph DiCesare, a graduate of the 1984 class,
Bethpage Senior High School, has won the
regional and state driving competitions in the
Operation Driver Excellence Program, spon­sored
by the American Veterans of Foreign Wars.
In the contest, Joseph won first place against all
the competing schools ill Nassau and Suffolk
counties. He became the top student driver in
New York State after eliminating other iegional
winners in the New York State Champion Com­petitions
at Niagara.
As the winner in these competitions, Joe was
awarded regional and State trophies and the
opportunity to participate in the National Opera­tion
Driver Excellence Competitions in Cincin­nati,
Ohio.
Mr. John Rager, chairman of the Driver Edu­cation
Program at Bethpage High School, says
that "Joseph DiCesare's winning status is attri­buted
to his meticulous care in driving and to his
prime consideration, for safety and the develop­ment
of proper driving habits.''