Posts tagged stony brook southampton hospital

‘I’m Rising’: Susie Roden Kickstarts Fundraiser, While Facing Breast Cancer For Third Time

Blog February 24, 2021

When Susie Roden treated herself to a belated birthday massage on Monday morning, it certainly felt relaxing, but also a bit odd — considering she could only lie on her side, not her stomach.

Just 11 days earlier, the president of the Coalition for Women’s Cancers at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital had endured a partial mastectomy and reconstructive surgery, navigating a third bout with breast cancer that comes exactly 30 years after her first.

And it has only reinforced why she’s dedicated her life’s work to the cause.

Two Stony Brook Hospitals Named National Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality

Blog September 19, 2020

Any time Robert Chaloner sees a new doctor, he walks into the medical office with trepidation, often thinking to himself, “I wonder how they’re going to react when I tell them I’m gay.”

It is an experience shared by many members of the LGBTQ+ community, the chief administrative officer of Stony Brook Southampton Hospital explained. And for the past decade, he and his team have made it their mission to end it.