Northwell Opens Sandra Atlas Bass Otolaryngology Center

Thanks to a generous donation, the new center offers state-of-the-art exam, testing and procedure space.

NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Northwell Health today announced the opening of the Sandra Atlas Bass Otolaryngology Center, an 18,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art, comprehensive care facility featuring top otolaryngologists and head and neck tumor experts on the campus of Long Island Jewish Medical Center.

The Otolaryngology Center, located at 444 Lakeville Road in New Hyde Park, was funded through a generous $12.15 million donation from longtime Northwell Health benefactor Sandra Atlas Bass. The center will offer head and neck ambulatory procedures; adult laryngology, rhinology and skull base surgery; facial plastic surgery; general otolaryngology; adult speech language pathology; and audiology testing.

“Northwell Health is eternally grateful for the friendship and support of Sandra Atlas Bass,” said Michael Dowling, Northwell’s president and CEO. “It’s been a three-decade-long philanthropic partnership that’s had a truly profound impact on the communities that we serve. Northwell is able to deliver world-class care because of selfless supporters like Ms. Bass. And we thank her very, very much.”

Ms. Bass is a leading woman philanthropist and her commitment to Northwell has changed the lives of thousands of patients through her extraordinary generosity. Her giving for this project supports Northwell’s Outpacing the Impossible campaign, which Northwell Health announced in 2018 with the ambitious goal of raising $1 billion to advance care throughout the Metro New York region.

“This new center is so important to the health and wellbeing of our communities because it will play a critical role in our ability to communicate and connect with others,” said Ms. Bass. “I’m thankful that I can help advance the science of head and neck conditions and make a difference in people’s lives.”

Her latest gift expands and modernizes Northwell’s flagship otolaryngology practice. The new clinical space features 22 exam and four procedure rooms, testing facilities and conference rooms.

“This incredible gift from Ms. Bass allows us to care for patients with many forms of communication disabilities,” said Andrea Vambutas, MD, senior vice president and executive director of Northwell’s Head and Neck Services. “Our goal is to provide advanced, state-of-the-art treatment for many complicated otolaryngologic diseases that affect our ability to hear, smell, swallow or talk.”

The center is staffed by recognized specialists in head and neck surgery, laryngology, sinus surgery, sleep medicine, plastic surgery and reconstructive surgery and general otolaryngology.

“The Sandra Atlas Bass Otolaryngology Center broadens our ambulatory abilities to treat adult otolaryngology patients with routine and complex disease,” said Allan Abramson, MD, chair emeritus of the Department of Otolaryngology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. “In addition, this beautiful facility will help enable us to recruit and train outstanding otolaryngology residents and fellows.”

Ms. Bass also supports a long-running program that provides hearing aids for children and adolescents from underserved communities. Life-changing hearing aids have been shown to improve communication skills, academic performance, and the ability to socialize.

For more information or to book an appointment, call 888-321-DOCS or go to: https://www.northwell.edu/otolaryngology

About Northwell Health

Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 22 hospitals, 830 outpatient facilities and more than 16,600 affiliated physicians. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 78,000 employees – 18,900 nurses and 4,900 employed doctors, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. We're training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit Northwell.edu and follow us @NorthwellHealth on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.