• Press Release

Mount Sinai Five Towns Medical Group Now Offers L.I. Residents Comprehensive Health Care

All physicians and medical personnel at Mount Sinai Five Towns Medical Group are affiliated with the Mount Sinai Health System.

  • New York
  • (March 17, 2014)

With medical practitioners in primary care and pediatrics,  residents from Long Island's South Shore and beyond will now have access to comprehensive health care from Mount Sinai Five Towns Medical Group, a multi-specialty practice located in Hewlett, Nassau County.  The staff of Five Towns comprise board-certified and highly-trained physicians, nurses and medical staff, and features state-of-the-art equipment, same-day lab results and scans, as well as an Urgent Care Center for the treatment of non-emergency medical cases requiring immediate care.

As part of the Mount Sinai Health Network, all physicians and medical personnel at Mount Sinai Five Towns Medical Group are affiliated with the Mount Sinai Health System based in Manhattan.  WESTMED Practice Partners manages day-to-day operations at the facility, which is located at 1436 Broadway in Hewlett. The redevelopment of the medical office building was overseen by Simone Healthcare Development, based in New York.

"As the health care reform debate continues and new approaches to medicine unfold, access to quality care remains critically important for our families and neighbors,"  said Peter J. Tesler, MD, Medical Director of Mount Sinai Five Towns Medical Group.  "Most of the doctors at Five Towns live in the neighborhoods we serve, and we're pleased and honored to help our communities stay healthy and live longer."

"Mount Sinai Five Towns Medical Group is the new standard of health care on Long Island – expanded access to primary care at a neighborhood hub, featuring medical specialists who work collaboratively to provide personalized care for each patient," said Arthur A. Klein, MD, President of the Mount Sinai Health Network.  "We're proud to bring the renowned services of Mount Sinai to serve the residents of the South Shore, Nassau County and beyond."

Mount Sinai Five Towns Medical Group will feature on-site radiology and laboratory services, offering convenient, same-day imaging services and lab test results.  In addition, staff will utilize state-of-the-art electronic health records to allow for rapid and secure exchange of health information to facilitate patients' medical care.

Led by Dr. Tesler, the physicians at Mount Sinai Five Towns Medical Group include Madeline Rose Lalia, MD and Donald P. Lawrence, MD, pediatricians who have had longstanding private practices serving the Hewlett community; Joann Carcaterra, DO is a primary care physician who has practiced in Hewlett for more than a decade.  Also on the staff is Linda Bryant, MD, who specializes in internal medicine and is a local resident; and Carolina Murray, DO, a family medicine specialist who will help lead the Urgent Care practice.

Services offered include:

• Preventive care  and general medical exams, including yearly physicals
• Chronic disease management – COPD (emphysema), diabetes, hypertension (high blood pressure), high cholesterol and asthma
• Treatment for minor injuries
• Acute medical care, including urinary tract, throat and ear infections
• Women's health, including routine gynecologic exams and cervical cancer screenings
• Vaccinations and immunizations

Visit http://www.mountsinai.org/five-towns for more information or to make an appointment.

Simone Healthcare Development was responsible for the acquisition and redevelopment of the former Verizon office building at 1436 Broadway, transforming it into the new, state-of-the-art ambulatory care center that is Mount Sinai Five Towns Medical Group, under a long-term lease agreement with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.


About the Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with 48,000 employees working across seven hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 600 research and clinical labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time—discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it.

Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians and 11 free-standing joint-venture centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida. Hospitals within the System are consistently ranked by Newsweek’s® “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals, Best in State Hospitals, World Best Hospitals and Best Specialty Hospitals” and by U.S. News & World Report's® “Best Hospitals” and “Best Children’s Hospitals.” The Mount Sinai Hospital is on the U.S. News & World Report® “Best Hospitals” Honor Roll for 2024-2025.

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