Via North Shore LIJ Health System: Hofstra Partners With North Shore-LIJ Health System To Launch New Healthcare MBA Programs: New Programs Indicative of a Growing Trend; Programs First of Their Kind on Long Island ...
... "The North Shore-LIJ Health System has demonstrated a strong commitment to educating its healthcare professionals as part of its ongoing mission of delivering superior quality healthcare to those it serves. In cooperation with GE Medical Systems and the Harvard School of Public Health, the health system has fostered a culture of lifelong learning among its employees through its Center for Learning and Innovation (CLI). The CLI is modeled after successful corporate universities in the business sector and is the largest of its kind in the healthcare industry. It includes a Six Sigma Institute to manage process improvement, change management, and a wide variety of clinical, management education and leadership development programs. " ...
Hofstra University is an independent, dynamic, private University with more than 13,000 students in more than 130 undergraduate and 140 graduate programs in liberal arts and sciences, business, communications, education and allied human services, law, and honors studies. With a student-faculty ratio of 14:1, professors teach small classes that emphasize interaction, critical thinking, and development of judgment. At Hofstra, students have access to the resources they need: high-speed, readily available access to the Internet, excellent library resources, and state-of-the-art classrooms and learning and laboratory facilities. With a diverse mix of students, Hofstra University's vibrant campus hosts a wide selection of cultural, social, and athletic activities, providing students with the full college experience.
The nation's third largest, non-profit, secular healthcare system, the
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System provides care for people at all stages of illness throughout Long Island, Queens and Staten Island – a service area encompassing more than five million people. The health system includes 15 hospitals, four long-term care facilities, a medical research institute, four trauma centers, five home health agencies and dozens of out-patient centers. North Shore-LIJ facilities house more than 6,000 beds, and are staffed by over 7,000 physicians, 10,000 nurses and a total workforce of more than 38,000 -- the largest employer on Long Island and the ninth largest in New York City.
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