St Johns Episcopal Hospital names Daniel DiNardo DO Chief of Palliative Medicine

NEW YORK - Sept. 24, 2015 - PRLog -- St. John’s Episcopal Hospital is pleased to welcome Dr. Daniel DiNardo as Chief of Palliative Medicine. A graduate of Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, he completed his Internship and Residency in Family Practice at St. John’s before going on to complete a Fellowship in Palliative Medicine at the Brooklyn VA Medical Center.  Dr. DiNardo is Board Certified in Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment.

As a Palliative Care specialist, Dr. DiNardo treats patients suffering from serious and chronic illnesses such as cancer, cardiac disease, kidney failure, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease, as well as end of life issues, with the goal of providing quality of life for patients and their families. Patients receiving Palliative Care are helped with alleviation of symptoms such as pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, nausea, loss of appetite, difficulty sleeping and depression. Palliative Care improves patients’ ability to tolerate medical treatments and helps patients understand their choices for treatment.

Dr. DiNardo sees Palliative Care as a team approach – a patients’ core team includes his/her doctor, nurse and social work palliative care specialist. Massage therapists, pharmacists, nutritionists, chaplains and others may also be part of the team. The team spends as much time as necessary with patients and their families, and acts as  a healthcare partner with patients’ other doctors. Dr. DiNardo looks forward to supporting community residents in need of Palliative Care through every step of the wellness process, helping patients build the strength necessary to participate in, and enjoy, daily life.

About St. John’s Episcopal Hospital

St. John's Episcopal Hospital, the cornerstone of Episcopal Health Services Inc., is the only full-service acute care hospital in the Rockaways. Celebrating 110 years of community care in 2015, the 257-bed facility provides people of all faiths with comprehensive preventive, diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitative services, regardless of ability to pay. Key programs serving the Rockaways, southern Queens County and southwestern Nassau County include an Emergency Department with 45,000 patient visits annually, a growing minimally invasive surgery program, obstetrics and gynecology, imaging, behavioral health, pediatrics, wound care and dialysis.

St. John's Episcopal Hospital is fully accredited by The Joint Commission and is a teaching affiliate of SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. The hospital is also a New York State Designated Stroke Center, a recipient of the Gold-Plus Get with the Guidelines®-Stroke Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association, and is a certified emergency heart care station. St. John's Episcopal Hospital is also designated as a 911/Level II trauma receiving hospital by the New York City Department of Health.

Mission Statement

The mission of Episcopal Health Services Inc. of the Diocese of Long Island is to provide quality health care with an emphasis on patient safety through its hospital and ambulatory care facilities and continuing graduate medical education, recognizing the emerging life-care needs of the communities we serve.

The mission is overseen by the Bishop of Long Island and guided by the teachings and traditions of the Episcopal Church. An essential element of this ministry is pastoral care provided by a chaplaincy program sensitive to the faiths and traditions of those served.

Learn more at www.ehs.org.

Contact Information:

Director of Marketing & External Relations
Thomas Thomson
718 869 7750
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