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ICYMI: Long Island ER Temporarily Closes Due To Lack Of Nurses

Patients will need to use Oceanside's Mount Sinai South Nassau emergency room for at least a month.

The Long Beach Emergency Department has temporarily closed due to a lack of nursing staff.
The Long Beach Emergency Department has temporarily closed due to a lack of nursing staff. (Alex Costello/Patch)

LONG BEACH, NY — The emergency department in Long Beach, operated by Mount Sinai South Nassau, closed temporarily due to nursing staff shortages related to the state vaccine mandate, the hospital announced.

It was shuttered as of 3 p.m. on Monday.

Patients in Long Beach in need of emergency care will be directed to the hospital's main campus in Oceanside.

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