West Islip, NY 11795 — Our Lady of Consolation is proud to announce the appointment of Amy Blum, RN, as the new Manager of Nursing Operations.

Prior to joining Our Lady of Consolation, Amy was a staff nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center where she worked with her mother Linda Hesekiel, RN. Amy was also employed by IPRO, under a contract with the NYS Department of Health as a State Surveyor.

Amy was recently married in April and resides in Holtsville with her husband David.

Our Lady of Consolation is a 450-bed nursing and rehabilitative care center conducted in the tradition of the Sisters of St. Dominic since 1894 and is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). As a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island, Our Lady of Consolation plays an integral role in the health care delivery system of the Diocese of Rockville Centre and offers expertise in the field of long term care and sub-acute care. In addition to skilled nursing home care including geriatric care, rehabilitative care, respiratory therapy and medically complex care, Our Lady of Consolation offers specialized dementia disease care for individuals with mild to moderate Alzheimer's and related dementia diseases. In addition, Our Lady of Consolation's Long Term Home Health Care Program provides nursing care and other services for patients residing in their own homes in the community. For more information about the services Our Lady of Consolation offers, please call (631) 587-1600 or visit us on the web at http://olc.chsli.org.